“MDGs- We must finish the job.” says UN Secretary-General

Launching new report, MDG Advocates outline challenges and opportunities for achieving the Millennium Development Goals by end of 2015 Led by the Prime Minister of Norway and President of the Republic of Rwanda, the MDG … Continue reading →

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UN Millennium Campaign tasks African Film Practitioners on human development

Lagos, Nigeria.-The United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) has called on African film practitioners to use their medium to promote good governance and human development on the continent. In a goodwill message delivered at the annual … Continue reading →

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World leaders renew commitment to anti-poverty targets, agree to adopt new development Goals at 2015 Summit

PGA Holds Special Event on Achieving MDG's

UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 25 September 2013 – World leaders agreed today to scale up action against extreme poverty, hunger and disease and called for a 2015 Summit to adopt the next set of Goals … Continue reading →

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5000 Families in Kenya Protect Their Crops

FAO, taking advantage of the rainy season, has helped build more reservoirs for vulnerable farmers rural Kenya to conserve water and to irrigate their crops. Support to agriculture and rural development is essential to ensure … Continue reading →

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Kulanayake K. Laith Holds A Position of Responsibility in Government

Sri Lanka, together with UNDP, has undertaken a leadership training program for women. 23 of the 30 participants have managed to hold office in local government. And while 80.8% of countries and include policies on … Continue reading →

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Turab Family Yano Have to Walk 4 Hours to Get Drinking Water

Sudan, with UNDP support, has built a dam in Kordofan state that benefits more than 10.000 people in the region. Initiatives like this have assured that today, 89% of the population worldwide (6.1 billion people) … Continue reading →

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We Have Improved Nutrition Education in the Philippines

The Philippines, together with the National Nutrition Council and the MDG Fund, has launched a program to improve breastfeeding and nutrition of children under two years. Improved nutrition education has been one of the key … Continue reading →

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School Enrollment Has Increased by 99.6% in Tanzania and You are Also Responsible

The Tanzanian government has made great progress in education achieving a 99.6% enrollment in primary education, eliminating school fees and building schools in every village. Exemplary measures have contributed to the education of 39 million … Continue reading →

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You Are Also Responsible for the Largest Vaccination Campaign in History

The Bangladesh government, with international assistance, has carried out the largest vaccination campaign against measles in the world which immunized 33.5 million children between 9 and 10 years in only 20 days. Thanks to such … Continue reading →

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850,000 Pregnant Women Cared for in Pakistan

Pakistan has installed mobile clinics in remote areas of the country to ensure the health of mothers and children, attending to 43% of pregnant women. Since 1990, births attended by skilled health personnel increased from … Continue reading →

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