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Lesson 4: Global Development Frameworks – The Millennium Development Goals

Lesson 4: Global Development Frameworks – The Millennium Development Goals. Amy E. Duray EVPP 490 003 26 January 2010. MDGs – the 5 W’s. A. Who? The United Nations

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Lesson 4: Global Development Frameworks – The Millennium Development Goals

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  1. Lesson 4: Global Development Frameworks – The Millennium Development Goals Amy E. Duray EVPP 490 003 26 January 2010

  2. MDGs – the 5 W’s A. Who? The United Nations B. What? Established the Millennium Development Goals in 2000 as part of world summit of global leaders – these were time-bound and quantifiable targets aimed at improving extent of world poverty by the year 2015. – the UN Millennium Declaration C. When? 2000-2015, with bi-annual reviews. D. Where? Everywhere affected by poverty E. Why? To assure basic human rights – defined by UN Millennium Project as: “the rights of each person on the planet to health, education, shelter, and security.”

  3. MDG Movie Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

  4. MDGs and the Environment • Review Table 1.1 GEO-4

  5. Asia-Pacific Region and the MDGs • UNESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (http://www.mdgasiapacific.org/) • MDG Movie: A Future Within Reach

  6. Key Regional Priorities for Asia in the GEO-4 Report • Transport and Urban Air Quality • Freshwater Stress • Valuable Ecosystems • Agricultural Land Use • Waste Management

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