General Information about the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
Millennium Development Goals
Learn about these clearly-defined, measurable and broadly-endorsed development objectives, adopted by all UN member states in 2000, that are the focus of an unprecedented global effort to alleviate poverty, hunger, and environmental degradation. Contains a link to an MDG PowerPoint presentation.
What are the Millennium 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 leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world's poorest. This site contains links that provide detailed information including the background, documents, news, and related sites on the UN MDGs.
Cyber School Bus: The Millennium Goals.
This website contains an interactive flash presentation explaining each one of the eight Millennium Goals and how to become involved.
UN Millennium Project
The homepage of the Project includes links to the Goals, reports, the Millennium Villages, resources & related information, and press archives.
Under the direction of international economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs, the Earth Institute supports pioneering projects in the biological, engineering, social, and health sciences, while actively encouraging interdisciplinary projects in pursuit of solutions to real world problems. Sachs also serves as Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and is head of the United Nations Millennium Project. Earth Institute faculty lead several MDG task forces.
UNICEF UN Millennium Development Goals.
This site contains videos, press releases, news feeds, and discussion boards pertaining to progress being made for each of the MDGs.
Missouri State University's World Affairs Council.
The library of MSU in Springfield, MO is the only UN depository in the state. Its holdings are available through the MOBIUS consortium of which Fontbonne is a member.
The Center for Global Development (CGD)
An "independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community.
Reports and Updates
Millennium Development Goals Monitor
This website tracks the progress of each specific goal by country.
The Millennium Development Goals Reports 2007 (PDF file)
This is a 21-page progress report for the year of 2007 that tracks the achievements of each goal with charts, graphs, statistics, detailed narrative and beautiful color photos.
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2006 (PDF file)
A progress report for the UN Millennium Project, it contains charts and graphs displaying statistics for the achievement of each goal region by region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Eastern Asia South-Eastern Asia and South-Eastern Asia, Oceania, Latin American & the Caribbean, Northern Africa and Western Asia, and transition countries of South-Eastern Europe.
The Millennium Development Progress Chart 2007 (PDF file)
This one page color-coded chart tracks the progress of each goal to indicate if the goal has been met, if it will be met by 2015, if it is not expected to be met by 2015, or if no progress has been made.
Development and the Next Generation: World Development Report 2007 (Links to PDF and Text versions)
The theme of the World Development Report (WDR) 2007 is youth, aged 12 to 24. To mobilize the economic and political resources, countries must resolve three issues: better coordination and integration with national policy, stronger voice, and more evaluation. In addition, the WDR examines both youth migration, and their increasing use of new technologies.
Teaching Materials
Online Atlas to Millennium Development Goals
The Online Atlas of the MDGs is an innovative visualization of the Millennium Development Goals. Explore maps of key indicators for each of the eight MDG goals; resize countries to reflect comparative values; zoom in on countries and pull up quick tables of supporting indicators.
The United Nations Cyberschoolbus - The Global Teaching & Learning Project
High quality teaching materials and activities designed for educational use (at primary, intermediate and secondary school levels) and for training teachers. Most of these teaching materials are adaptable to higher education as well. The vision of this Project is to provide exceptional educational resources to students growing up in a world undergoing increased globalization.
UN Related Teaching Materials.
This site offers a list of printed resources that can be ordered through the UN Publications Website.
YouThink!
The World Bank's website has an entire section devoted the UN Millennium Development Goals. There is also a section devoted to students and teachers with information on economic and sustainable development issues such as micro credit. Multimedia content includes YouThink! Quiz about MDGs, MDG Online Chart, and Worldbank Atlas of MDGs. It is designed especially to appeal to college students.
Fontbonne DVD Series (Bullfrog DVDs)
Description of and links for each DVD in the Bullfrog Series on the Millennium Development Goals.
Links for Specific Goals
UN Chronicle December 2007 Issue Specifically addresses each goal. Persistent links to articles in this issue can be found here.
Goal 1 - Addressing Poverty and Hunger
The American Dietetics Association Journal's Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development.
The Journal of the American Dietetic Association devoted its entire 2007 November issue to this vital topic, with new research, review articles, editorials, perspectives, news stories and other articles. In keeping with the Global Theme Issue's spirit of collaboration and outreach, the Journal has designated all research articles in November as "open access," meaning they will be freely available to members and non-members alike.
End Poverty 2015 Millennium Campaign
The United Nations Millennium Campaign supports and inspires people to take action in support of the Millennium Development Goals and to be part of the generation that puts an end to poverty. Many multimedia resources are available at this website.
The Global Poverty Mapping Project
Site "seeks to enhance current understanding of the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live."
Goal 7 - Addressing the Environment
The UN Environment Program TUNZA for Youth.
The word "TUNZA" means "to treat with care or affection" in Kiswahili (a sub-regional language of Eastern Africa). This site offers ideas about doing good things for the environment.
The UNEP Art for the Environment initiative
The world of art has always played a critical role in provoking thought and generating dialogue. The Initiative aims to generate environmental awareness using the universal language of art as a catalyst for individuals, communities and leaders to focus on environmental values.
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