Lesson 4: Global Development Frameworks – The Millennium

Development GoalsAmy E. DurayEVPP 490 003

26 January 2010

MDGs – the 5 W’sA. Who? The United NationsB. 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 DeclarationC. When? 2000-2015, with bi-annual reviews.D. Where? Everywhere affected by povertyE. 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.”

MDG Movie

Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

MDGs and the EnvironmentReview Table 1.1 GEO-4

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

Key Regional Priorities for Asia in the GEO-4 Report

Transport and Urban Air QualityFreshwater StressValuable EcosystemsAgricultural Land UseWaste Management