In 2000, the Millennium Declaration articulated a bold vision and established concrete targets for improving the existence of many and for saving the lives of those threatened by disease and hunger.

Eveline Herfkens was appointed Executive Coordinator of the UN Millennium Campaign in 2002. The Campaign encourages citizens around the world in their efforts to hold Governments to account for the ...

In 2000, 189 countries collectively adopted the Millennium Declaration, which evolved into an ambitious set of concrete targets called the Millennium Development Goals, to be achieved by the end of ...

Delegates at the on-going UN South-South conference have warned that many developing countries — including Kenya — may not achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) due to rising food insecurity, ...

Nigeria has been challenged to pursue the Millennium Development Goals on education. Former UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown gave the challenge at the breakfast on MDG/Roll back Malaria which focused ...

In September 2000, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, joined other world leaders to attend the Millennium Summit to map out some developmental goals that the country should achieve. Many ...

There will be no fair world, no abolition of extreme poverty, as long as the calculus of corruption undermines education, health, trade and the environment. Dramatic reduction of corruption levels is ...

Despite significant progress, Ethiopia is still one of the world's poorest countries. While Ethiopia has achieved most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is making progress towards the ...

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