Millenium Development Goals (MDGs)

The Millenium Development Goals (or MDGs) were agreed by representatives from UN member countries at the UN General Assembly in New York in 2000. They contain eight goals and 18 targets, from halving the number of people suffering from hunger by 2015 to reversing the spreading of HIV/Aids. The year 2005 marks the first third of the timeline in which the MDGs are meant to be achieved and from September 14-16 2005 a General Assembly of the UN will discuss the progress to date.

On April 13 the European Commission launched three new communications, dubbed the - "MDG package".

CAN members are engaged in highlighting the sustainable development objectives of the MDGs in line with the demands by Development NGOs.

Related links

The European Commission's package on the Millennium Development Goals
UN MDGs website
UN Millenium project
UN NGO liaison service - MDG pages
UNDP MDG pages
Danish Climate and Development Action Programm