As the MDGs era comes to a conclusion with the end of the year, 2016 ushers in the official launch of the bold and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by world leaders last ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kojo Quartey, president Monroe County Community College You have heard me say it on more than one occasion that the world’s ...

On 8 September 2000, full of optimism and resolve, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Millennium Declaration (resolution 55/2)[1], reaffirming that development, together with peace and ...

* Leaders urged to honour aid, protectionism pledges * U.N. body says risk global targets will be missed By Fiona Shaikh LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - World leaders must honour their pledges on aid and ...

Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.N. Millennium Development Goals, approved in 2000 by U.N. member states and the world's top development organizations, are the theme of next week's General Assembly gathering ...

The European Commission has published its planned approach for upcoming negotiations on the post-2015 UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for eradicating extreme poverty and improving health and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Getting the facts straight on how to make the world a better place. In the year 2000, something remarkable happened: the world ...

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) including poverty reduction can be reached if rich countries keep their aid pledges, but the 2015 deadline will still be missed by up to six years, according to ...

14 August 2012 AMMAN -- The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is committed to supporting the Jordanian government in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) with a focus on woman's health, gender ...