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- Stand Up Campaign launched in India
- United Nations Millennium Campaign today launched the Stand Up Take Action 2009 in the Indian capital urging citizens and civil society to hold government ...
- Amnesty condemns attack on farmers in Nandigram
- Human rights body Amnesty International has expressed concern at the recent political violence and displacement of hundreds of local inhabitants in the eastern ...
- Rising oil prices a threat to MDGs
- A new report from UNDP uses the Oil Price Vulnerability Index (OPVI) to measure the brunt of rising oil prices on Asia’s poor. While India may fare better than ...
- Corruption denies people human rights: UN chief
- Corruption is impeding the achievement of Millennium Development Goals and realisation of people’s fundamental rights, notes UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. ...
- UN chief speaks of perilous times
- Delivering the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture in the Indian capital, the UN chief Ban Ki-moon delved on several issues that the world is grappling with, from ...
- The world debates on MDGs
- On the sidelines of the recent UN High Level Event on MDGs in New York, leaders from global politics, business and civil society debated current critical ...
- Biggest global mobilization to hold governments accountable
- Citizens from poor and rich countries will stand in solidarity from October 17-19 to directly address their governments to fulfill promises to reduce poverty, ...
- More than one percent of global population to stand up for MDGs
- Halfway to the deadline in 2015, the UN Millennium Campaign and Global Call to Action Against Poverty have planned diverse events on October 17-19 across the ...
- Pledging for a better world
- It was a day to Stand Up and Take Action against poverty and exclusion. Amnesty International India and National Confederation of Dalit Organisations brought ...
- Social inclusion must for achieving MDGs, says Millennium Campaign
- Nepal needs to focus on social inclusion in policy plans and implementation, said UN Millennium Campaign head Salil Shetty during his recent trip to the ...
- Record 13 million Stand Up for MDGs in Bangladesh
- An unprecendented 13.23 million people including political leaders, sportsmen, artists, businessmen, teachers and students participated in the Stand Up And ...
- Group of Indian lawmakers to take forward MDGs
- Parliamentarians’ Group on MDGs in India is a unique formation that can inspire lawmakers in other countries to form similar groups in their respective ...
- Economic crisis looms over MDGs
- Five eminent economists along with UN chief discussed the impact of the current global economic crisis, especially on developing economies. The team of experts ...
- ‘Achieving only some of the MDGs is not an option’
- Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary, UNESCAP says world leaders must demonstrate strong political will at the UN high-level event so that all MDGs are ...
- Total sanitation in rural India still a far cry
- Financial incentives and awareness programmes to promote safe sanitation have not really changed old habits in India. A study done by a Delhi based NGO reveals ...
- Assessing Asia’s progress on MDGs
- The Compilation of MDG Case Studies: Reflecting Progress and Challenges in Asia by the UN Millennium Campaign is a timely publication in run-up ...
- Make way for fair trade, says Millennium Campaign
- Ahead of the conference on Financing for Development in Doha this weekend, the United Nations Millennium Campaign has called upon rich countries to commit to a ...
- 'Funding shortage in AIDS could lead to millions of deaths'
- Despite notions of excess funds for AIDS, the $10 billion in resources worldwide fell short last year. Bertil Lindblad, director, UNAIDS Office in New ...
- Elderly demand a better deal
- Observing the International Day of Older People, HelpAge International has launched a worldwide campaign called Age Demand Action. In 36 countries, delegations ...
- Empowering communities through local monitoring
- A recent consultation in the capital focused on developing a tool that will empower local communities to track government programmes. The Millennium Campaign ...
- 'Public accountability on MDGs is growing'
- Poor around the world remain powerless in wake of privatisation of basic services, corruption and inefficiency says Salil Shetty, Director, UN ...
- Global financial crisis threatens MDG realisation
- Experts feel the prevailing global economic crisis will discourage donors to continue with the current aid despite the promise of fresh allocation of US$16 ...
- Delhi youth Stand Up to Take Action
- On the International Day against Poverty, Indian students took forward the message of MDGs amongst the capital's citizens. The two hour event at a popular ...
- Nepal PM calls for action against poverty
- Observing the World Anti-Poverty Day, Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) called for actions against poverty, requesting citizens to Stand ...
- Indian village Stands Up to Take Action
- In the fringes of the capital of India resides a small village without any basic facilities. Tired of unkept promises by political leaders it decided to Stand ...
- India's urban poverty in Agra slums
- Situated along the banks of river Yamuna, the northern Indian city of Agra takes pride in being the land of the Taj Mahal. But behind this veneer, lie the ...
- Parliamentarians’ handbook on MDGs
- Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy’s latest publication Handbook for Parliamentarians on the MDGs details existing policy on MDGs in ...
- Millennium Campaign calls for $300 billion bailout of world's poor
- Ahead of tomorrow's G-20 economic summit in Washington, the UN Millennium Campaign has called on the world leaders to commit a bailout package of $300 billion ...
- Spend more on education, Indian students tell government
- The United Nations Millennium Campaign's global Stand Up and Take Action programme this year enthused many in India to come together and demand action on MDGs. ...
- Securing the world against hunger
- FAO’s The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008 reviews the impact of high food prices on global undernourishment. The report raises ...
