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MDGs and European Development tools

MDGs and European Development tools. Objective of presentation. What is Europe’s role in delivering the MDGs? What can we expect of Europe in the September High Level Event? What do we want of Europe? How to advocate for what we want?. Social Watch. Global network of citizens groups

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MDGs and European Development tools

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  1. MDGsandEuropean Development tools

  2. Objective of presentation • What is Europe’s role in delivering the MDGs? • What can we expect of Europe in the September High Level Event? • What do we want of Europe? • How to advocate for what we want?

  3. Social Watch • Global network of citizens groups • 1995 World Summit for Social Development & Beijing World Womens conference • Monitors implementation of commitments of international community

  4. The MDGs • 2000 Millennium Summit • 8 Goals • Focus on poverty • Health, education, HIV/AIDS, etc • Partnership

  5. Origin of the MDGs • UN summits & conferences of 1990s • Copenhagen 1995 • Poverty eradication, employment & social inclusion • Equity and equality • Shaping the 21st Century (1996) • Halving absolute poverty by 2015 • Geneva 2000 • Better World for All

  6. 2005: year of development • Copenhagen + 10 (February) • All-encompassing approach lost • Emphasis on poverty • Employment & social inclusion ignored • Beijing + 10 (March) • Gender dimension weak • G8 (July) • Millennium + 5 (September) • WTO Ministerial (December)

  7. September Summit • Review implementation of Millennium Decelaration • Millennium Project Report • UN reform • Security Report of the Secretary General

  8. What is needed? • Absolute commitment to eradicate poverty & diminish inequalities • Recognise MDGs as a minimum obligation that must be achieved • Strengthen international governance • Urgent radical action on the climate change

  9. Europe’s role • Leadership • Resources for development • Doubling ODA • 0.7% by 2015 • Introduce international taxes • Debt cancellation • Cancel all unsustainable debt • Trade • Abolish distorting subsidies • Allow protection from enforced liberalisation • Global governance • UN Economic & Social Council • Democratic reform of the IFIs & WTO • Civil society • Transparent, open, accessible and consistent processes • Meaningful participation in the Millennium +5 summit

  10. 2005 agenda • February • UN CSD: Copenhagen +10 • March • UN CSW: Beijing +10 • Report of UN SG • April • EU GAERC • Global week of action on Trade • Global week of action on education • IMF, WB Spring meetings • June • UN GA High Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS • UN High level dialogue on FFD • Civil society hearings on millennium + 5 • July • 1st White band day • G8 Summit • September • Meeting with civil society on Millennium + 5 • Second white band day • Millennium + 5 summit • IMF/WB Annual meetings • November • World Summit on the information society • December • Third white band day • WTO ministerial conference

  11. Advocating action • Global call for action on poverty • Mobilising national constituencies • Whiteband days • Social Watch • Benchmarks for September 2005 • National monitoring of government action

  12. Contacts www.socialwatch.org www.whiteband.org

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