September UN MDG Summit
On September 20-22, leaders from around the world gathered in New York City for a UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight poverty-fighting goals that would save lives and provide economic opportunity for millions if achieved by their 2015 deadlines.
So what were some of the highlights from the multi-day Summit? UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health; President Obama officially unveiled the U.S. Global Development Policy (the first of its kind!); a number of world leaders speeches focused on results, accountability and ownership; and a host of countries showed that they were determined to make development assistance a key priority, even in these tough economic times.
For greater detail on what happened during the UN MDG Summit (including the key takeaways from above), make sure to read our policy briefs and blog posts below. And in case you missed it, you can check out our live coverage of the MDG Summit from NYC here.
Briefing Center
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ONE’s analysis of the 2010 UN MDG Summit outcomes
At the UN MDG Summit in New York City, world leaders released a strategy to meet the eight MDGs by 2015, called "Keeping the Promise - United to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals." This document offers ONE's analyais of this official communiqué.
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The Millennium Development Goals: How is Africa doing?
Although sub-Saharan Africa remains the furthest of any region from meeting the MDGs, a growing group of countries (Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Malawi) are making significant progress towards multiple goals. Here is a quick snapshot of the continent's progress towards the MDGs. MORE
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ONE's Recommendations for the UN MDG Summit
ONE's recommendations for the UN MDG Summit, titled "Improving Governance & Promoting Growth to Achieve the Goals." MORE
News & Analysis from the ONE BLOG
How well do you know your MDGs?
The Millennium Development Goals or MDGs are mentioned regularly by ONE (and many other campaigning organizations) -- but how well-known are they? Could you list all eight? And do you how many are likely to have been met by their target date of 2015?The MDGs are a set of poverty-busting ... More
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Optimist or pessimist, there's more to this story than a glass of water
We’re big proponents of holding countries to their promises, and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight whoppers. Progress in the developing world is almost exclusively measured against the targets laid out in the MDGs, and with good reason -- every single member of the United Nations (UN) committed to ... More
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13 minutes you just can't miss
I seriously can’t believe Thanksgiving is only one week away. I’m usually pretty bad about taking time to reflect and be thankful, but that changed just 13 minutes ago. 13 minutes ago, I hit play on a stop-you-in-your tracks kind of video. It’s longtime ONE supporter Bob ... More
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For some, poverty begins at birth
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Michaél Martin, T.D., Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, co-hosted the session “Partnering to Reduce Child Undernutrition” at the MDGs, world leaders and international organizations were asked to start putting more of an emphasis on the vital 1,000-day nutrition window that ... More
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Five takeaways from the MDG Summit
As New Yorkers cautiously take back control of the East 40s, and the NGO community struggles with a post-summit hangover, there is no doubt one question on everyone’s mind: Was it all worth it? In the lead-up to the summit, ONE asked world leaders (PDF) to agree to a ... More
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Our take on Ban's new Global Strategy
Initiatives worth $40 billion don’t often go unnoticed, so you may have seen that on Wednesday, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health (PDF), a plan designed to accelerate progress toward Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 by galvanizing ... More
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ONE: President's Long-Awaited Global Development Plan Sets Right Course, Focuses on Results, Growth and Accountability
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