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UN Millenium Development Goals

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.

  "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
Kofi A. Annan

 

UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) -

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

 

World Bank Group Millenium Development Goals

http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/GMIS/home.do?siteId=2

 

Cost of Attaining the Millennium Development Goals

http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/mdgassessment.pdf

 

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger


UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) -

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

 

World Bank Group Millenium Development Goals

http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/GMIS/home.do?siteId=2

 

Cost of Attaining the Millennium Development Goals

http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/mdgassessment.pdf

 

World Bank Group: Poverty Net

http://www.worldbank.org/poverty

 

United Nations Development Programme- (UNDP) Country offices

http://www.undp.org/countries/

 

United Nations Development Programme- (UNDP): Human Poverty Index

http://www.undp.org/hdr2003/indicator/indic_27_1_1.html

 

Millennium Project

http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/

 

US Agency for International Development  (USAID) - provides economic and humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries to provide a better future for all.

http://www.usaid.gov/

 

World Health Organization (WHO)

http://www.who.int/en/

 

Wages, benefits, poverty line, and meeting workers' needs in the apparel and footwear industries of selected countries /. [2000] United States. L 29.2:2000010547.  (online)

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS11654   * excellent references to global poverty statistics and definitions in general

 

Welcome to LABORSTA Internet! 

View and extract data and metadata for over 200 countries or territories from LABORSTA, an International Labour Office database on labour statistics operated by the ILO Bureau of Statistics 

http://laborsta.ilo.org/

 

Global Exchange

an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice. Since our founding in 1988, we have increased the US public's global awareness while building international partnerships for peace and democracy.

http://www.globalexchange.org

 

Development, growth, and poverty reduction in Latin America : accessing the effectiveness of assistance : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, Wednesday, June 28, 2000. 2000. United States. Y 4.IN 8/16:P 86. [[1017-A-01]].

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS6459

 

The role of biotechnology in combating poverty and hunger in developing countries : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, July 12, 2000. 2001. United States. Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106-766. [[1039-A]].
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS10297

 

GAO-02-593 Developing Countries: Switching Some Multilateral Loans to Grants Lessens Poor  Country Debt Burdens (April 2002)

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02593.pdf

 

GAO Reports Overview: Last year the United States proposed that the World Bank and other development banks distribute more grants to the world's poorest countries to help ease their long-term debt burdens. The United States recommended that grants replace up to half of all future lending. The proposal has been controversial because of its potential impact on the resources available to poor countries. The World Bank estimates that the proposal could reduce its resources by $100 billion during the next 40 years. A shift of multilateral loans to grants would reduce poor countries' debt burdens and increase their ability to repay future debt.