22 September 2008
Amid growing concerns that Africa is lagging behind other regions in the global campaign to halve poverty by 2015, the General Assembly is convening a high-level meeting today on “Africa’s development needs: the state of implementation of various commitments, challenges and the way forward”.
ACCRA – On 18th July 2008, the UN Millennium Campaign launched a book written by Richard Kavuma, the 2007 CNN Multichoice Africa Journalist of the year.
Governor of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Aliyu Akwe Doma, has been chosen to receive an international award by the United Nations Organisation in recognition of his “Directional Leadership and Good Governance” in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
A letter to the governor, dated May 21, 2008 and signed by Ms. Claire Jackson of the MDGs International Conference Committee, London, showed that Doma, along with co-recipients drawn from Nigeria and across Africa, will be formally presented with the international award today, July 25, in London.
Originally Published Jun 22, 2008 (IPS) – The director of the Millennium Campaign, Salil Shetty, is an angry man. Last year he was confronted with the climate change issue and now it is the global food crisis.
The Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, met today with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter at FIFA headquarters in Zurich. They agreed to deepen cooperation between FIFA and the UN to further advocate for the role of sports as a effective tool for development and peace, in the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and the 2015 deadline for the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
