What are the Millennium Development Goals?
In September 2000, member states of the United Nations ratified the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), adhering to eight specific targets and milestones in reducing extreme poverty and worst forms of human deprivation by 2015.


Millennium Development Goals
1.
Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
2.
 Achieve Universal Access to Primary Education
3.
 Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
4.
 Reduce Child Mortality
5.
 Improve Maternal Health
6.
 Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Diseases
7.
 Ensure Environment Sustainability
8.
 Develop Global Partnerships for Development

Why are the MDGs important to business?

“Providing health services, nutrition, education, water, sanitation and so on will unleash poor people’s energies and encourage stronger societies and economies that can actively participate in the global
economy. Supporting the Millennium Development Goals is therefore good for business.”

Mark Malloch Brown
Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
“Business and Poverty: Bridging the gap,” The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, 2002

How Business Developed the Agenda for Action?

In January 2004, PBSP, NEDA and UN took the initiative to organize a square-table discussion on the MDGs bringing business,
civil society, government and donor agencies together to assess the country’s performance, identify gaps in MDG attainment
and pinpoint factors that hinder progress in target setting.

The results —
Organized the Business and MDG Advisory Committee, Core Team and Program Management Team
as lead advocates
Established MDG Clusters on Poverty, Education, Health and Environment
Identified strategic action points and programs for business support




 


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