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View ArticleQuick Post: Putting Women at the Center
Here at the Digital Media Lounge, I was just handed a folder with information about the new initiative that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will be speaking on this afternoon: to invest over $40...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the MDGs: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
This week, MADRE has been taking a closer look at each Millennium Development Goal in response to the United Nations Summit being held in New York City to discuss the progress of the eight goals. MDG 6...
View ArticleQuick Post: Obama Speaks at the UN General Assembly
Earlier today, US President Obama spoke at the opening of UN General Assembly, addressing a wide range issues from global economic crisis to the war in Iraq. A video of his speech, provided by the UN...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the MDGs: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
We're almost done with our week-long examination of the United Nations' eight Millennium Development Goals! MDG 7 seeks to Ensure Environmental Sustainability. Its targets are: integrate the principles...
View ArticleQuick Post: Five Years Left – MADRE Talking Points on the Millennium...
*Reposted from the MADRE website. In 2000, world leaders representing all 191 countries that belong to the United Nations pledged to achieve eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. These...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the MDGs: The Missing Target
After an in-depth look at the eight UN Millennium Development Goals, one key target is noticeably absent: Violence Against Women. The Millennium Development Goals fail to address violence against women...
View ArticleA Closer Look at the MDGs: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
We've reached the eighth and final Millennium Development Goal! MDG 8 recognizes the need to Develop a Global Partnership for Development. The targets MDG 8 outlines deal primarily with finances,...
View ArticleIndigenous Women: ‘No More Promises, a Call for Action’ at UN MDG Summit
The International Indigenous Women's Forum (known by its Spanish acronym FIMI, Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indígenas), a longtime MADRE partner, headed to the UN last week to take part in the...
View Article1.8 Billion Strong: Young People Driving the MDGs
Last week, UNFPA (the United Nations Population Fund), IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) and the Inter-Agency Network for Youth Development held an insightful panel discussion...
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