MDGs
Sprinting To the MDG Finish Line
The Millennium Development Goals are due in less than 1,000 days.
Graph of the Day: 2013 Human Development Report
It may not seem so at times, but we are living in a transformational era in which entire continents are being lifted out of poverty.
Watch Bono’s TED Talk
The rockstar’s charisma is overshadowed by some amazing infographics which tell the story of unrelenting progress against extreme poverty and disease.
Jeffrey Sachs: On the MDGs, the Cynics Lost
Jeffrey Sachs: if there’s one lesson of the MDGs it’s that the cynicism and the skepticism were profoundly misplaced.
Map of the Day: The World You Want, After 2015
The United Nations and partners have launched an exercise to poll the world’s citizens on their top priorities, policies and views as world leaders shape a global development agenda to replace the Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015.
UN Dispatch Podcast: How to Accelerate Progress on Women and Children’s Health
With me today is Dr. Tore Godal, a luminary of the global health movement who currently serves in the office of Norway’s Prime Minister. We discuss why it is that progress has been slower on women and children’s health compared to other MDGs, and what is being done to boost progress.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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