The Asia Pacific MDG Community of Practice (AP-MDG-CoP) was launched
jointly by Noeleen Heyzer, the Executive Director of UNESCAP, Ursula
Schaefer-Preuss, the Vice President of ADB, and Omar Noman, Chief,
Policies and Programmes, UNDP RCC, at the 64th Ministerial Conference
of ESCAP on Monday 28 April.
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The Asia Pacific MDG Community of Practice (AP-MDG-CoP) was launched
The Asia Pacific MDG Community of Practice (AP-MDG-CoP) was launched
jointly by Noeleen Heyzer, the Executive Director of UNESCAP, Ursula
Schaefer-Preuss, the Vice President of ADB, and Omar Noman, Chief,
Policies and Programmes, UNDP RCC, at the 64th Ministerial Conference
of ESCAP on Monday 28 April.
Asia-Pacific Region Will Miss MDGs If "Gaps" Are Not Filled Immediately
The report, entitled A Future Within Reach 2008,
was launched today, at a high-level panel meeting on the MDGs, during
the annual session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It is the third regional report on
MDGs produced by ESCAP, ADB and the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Millennium Development Goals Initiative team, based in Colombo.
ESCAP Chief Outlines the Pathways for Taking India to the Next Level
Bangkok (UN Information Services) - Speaking in New Delhi, Dr. Noeleen Heyzer,
UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),
said that considerable progress had been achieved by India on many
fronts, but much more needed to be done if India was to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
Dr. Heyzer was a special guest speaker at a roundtable, entitled
"Taking India to the level" and organized by The Economist. Among the
speakers were several senior government ministers and around a dozen
business leaders from India and abroad.
Migiro stresses role of philanthropy in achieving global development goals
Corporate giving can play an important role in advancing the global
anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),
the Deputy Secretary-General told more than 200 top executives and
business leaders at a special event of the United Nations Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC) today.
43.7 Million People Break Guinness World Record for Stand Up Speak Out on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
UPDATE: Over 43.7 million people, in 127 countries have broken the Guinness World
(24 October 2007, http://www.standagainstpoverty.org)
School kids in Soweto, South Africa, announce new world record. (PRNewsFoto/Global Call to Action Against Poverty)
NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over 38.7 million people, in 110 countries have broken the Guinness World Record -- set last year at 23.5 million -- for the largest number of people to "STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY" in 24 hours.
The "Stand Up and Speak Out" record attempt took place over 16th and 17th October and was jointly organised by the United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) and the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) with a wide range of other partners. The challenge saw millions of people physically and intentionally standing up against poverty, inequality and in support of the Millennium Development Goals. They spoke out to demand a more urgent political response to the growing crisis of global poverty. United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, who led a stand up action at UN Headquarters in New York, said, "Today tens of millions of people are making their voices heard by standing up and speaking out against poverty and for the Millennium Development Goals. They are sending messages that call on their leaders to keep their promises. They are calling for the actions of citizens to be matched by the actions of Governments, in developing and developed countries alike, to demonstrate the political will required to end the scourge of poverty once and for all."
