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8 Millennium Development
Goals
In the year 2000, at the dawn of a new
Millennium, all the countries at the United Nations summit agreed
a plan to make the world a better place. They identified eight
things that could be done within the following 15 years that
would change all our lives. |
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Mary
next to Richard with Bob and Cll. Jackie Stockman bringing the
message to Brixham. |
On
Saturday 7th July The Brixham for Global Action Group placed
a large egg timer filled with red lentils on their campaign
table.
With the offer of
fresh cut oranges to passers by people were reminded about the
8 Promises made in 2000 United Nations Summit.
Passers by were informed
about the Millennium Development Goals and asked to list their
priorities for action by placing a dot next to the issue they
thought needed addressing first, then second and then third.
Now exactly half-way
through the years to 2015 what changes have been made?
Visit: www.un.org/millenniumgoals
for the up to date details and how you can help or read on for
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| They listed them. They agreed them.
They called them the Millennium Development Goals. It was a bold
vision, but not an unrealistic one. Targets were set. Promises
were made. They range from halving global poverty and hunger,
to protecting the environment, Improving health and sanitation
and tackling illiteracy and discrimination against women. |
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The hour
glass has turned. We're exactly half-way to 2015. But we're
not half-way to meeting many of those targets. In many cases
progress is patchy, too slow or non-existent.
The Millennium
Development Goals have a crucial part to play in all our futures.
Understand them. Talk about them. Keep up the pressure on our
elected representatives and particularly on the European Union.
Make sure we keep our promises to: |
This
poster identifies the 8 promises and make sure we keep them. |
1. Eradicate extreme
poverty and hunger.
2. Achieve Universal
Primary Education.
3. Promote gender equality
and empower women.
4. Reduce child mortality.
5. Improve maternal health.
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria
and other diseases.
7. Ensure environmental
sustainability.
8. Develop a global partnership
for development. |
| For further info visit: www.un.org/millenniumgoals
or contact: The Global Centre, 17 St David's Hill,
Exeter, EX4 3RG. Tel 01392 438811 or email: dde@globalcentredevon.wanadoo.co.uk
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| "We
will have time to reach the Millennium Development Goals - worldwide
and in most, or even all, individual countries - but only if
we break with business as usual.
We cannot win overnight. Success will require sustained action
across the entire decade between now and the deadline. It takes
time to train the teachers, nurses and engineers; to build the
roads, schools and hospitals; to grow the small and large businesses
able to create the jobs and income needed. So we must start
now. And we must more than double global development assistance
over the next few years. Nothing less will help to achieve
the Goals."
United
Nations Secretary-General |
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