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Millennium Development Goals
The U.N. Millennium Development Goals represent the most
significant opportunity in the history of humankind. In 2000,
the largest gathering of world leaders ever assembled met in
New York City and agreed to a time-frame for addressing the
top global issues facing humankind.
The U.N. Millennium Development Goals represent the most
significant opportunity in the history of humankind. In 2000,
the largest gathering of world leaders ever assembled met in
New York City and agreed to a time-frame for addressing the
top global issues facing humankind.
$40-$60 billion: Annual cost of attaining all goals before 2015.
$540 billion: Annual U.S. Military Budget.
$540 billion: Annual U.S. Military Budget.
The Goals World Leaders Agreed to...
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
President Bush's Record with the Millennium
Development Goals: While President Bush publicly
acknowledged the importance of the Millennium
Development Goals, behind the scenes, the White House was
often obstructing efforts to achieve the plan to end world
hunger. In 2005, less than a month before 165 world leaders
met to discuss global poverty and the Millennium
Development Goals, the Bush administration made 750
amendments to a 29-page draft agreement. Among the
changes, the White House wanted all mention of the
Millennium Development Goals removed and demanded there
be no pledges to increase aid to impoverished nations.
Development Goals: While President Bush publicly
acknowledged the importance of the Millennium
Development Goals, behind the scenes, the White House was
often obstructing efforts to achieve the plan to end world
hunger. In 2005, less than a month before 165 world leaders
met to discuss global poverty and the Millennium
Development Goals, the Bush administration made 750
amendments to a 29-page draft agreement. Among the
changes, the White House wanted all mention of the
Millennium Development Goals removed and demanded there
be no pledges to increase aid to impoverished nations.
Official name: U.N. Millennium Development Goals
Year agreed to: 2000
Number of countries agreeing to it: 191
Location of Summit: New York City
Biggest Obstacle to achieving: Leadership from the
world's agenda-setter (Congress and the White House).
How you can help: Make weekly Hero Calls to your
Congressional leaders telling them you want the U.S.
working to achieve the Millennium Goals.
Year agreed to: 2000
Number of countries agreeing to it: 191
Location of Summit: New York City
Biggest Obstacle to achieving: Leadership from the
world's agenda-setter (Congress and the White House).
How you can help: Make weekly Hero Calls to your
Congressional leaders telling them you want the U.S.
working to achieve the Millennium Goals.
5 WAYS YOU CAN HELP
RIGHT NOW
Direct from the President of The Borgen
Project, these are the five most important
ways you can help advance the cause and
improve living conditions for the world's poor.
1. Call your congressional leaders
The Borgen Project has quickly become a
politically powerful ally for the world's poor
and much of that influence has come from
Borgen Project supporters across the country
who make weekly Hero Calls to their
representatives in Congress. Political leaders
receive a weekly report from their staff that
tallies the number of calls they received on
each issue. Every call you make gets noticed
by your political leaders!
Time requirement: 30-seconds per call.
2. Mobilize your People
Mobilize your friends and family to call their
congressional leaders. Oftentimes a political
leader in Congress will support a
poverty-reduction bill with as few as 6-7
people calling their office.
Time requirement: 60-seconds per person.
3. Donate
President Barack Obama was able to build a
highly-effective, well-funded movement,
because everyday people donated what they
could $10, $25, $50. It all has an impact in
bringing political attention to global poverty.
Time requirement: 3-minutes
4. Build Buzz
Email, call, chat, Facebook... There are many
ways can you build buzz for the cause and
engage those around you.
Time requirement: Varies
5. Sign-up for E-Alerts & News
Our research shows that people who receive
The Borgen Project's E-Alerts become more
knowledgeable of the issues and engaged in
the cause.
Time requirement: 15-seconds
RIGHT NOW
Direct from the President of The Borgen
Project, these are the five most important
ways you can help advance the cause and
improve living conditions for the world's poor.
1. Call your congressional leaders
The Borgen Project has quickly become a
politically powerful ally for the world's poor
and much of that influence has come from
Borgen Project supporters across the country
who make weekly Hero Calls to their
representatives in Congress. Political leaders
receive a weekly report from their staff that
tallies the number of calls they received on
each issue. Every call you make gets noticed
by your political leaders!
Time requirement: 30-seconds per call.
2. Mobilize your People
Mobilize your friends and family to call their
congressional leaders. Oftentimes a political
leader in Congress will support a
poverty-reduction bill with as few as 6-7
people calling their office.
Time requirement: 60-seconds per person.
3. Donate
President Barack Obama was able to build a
highly-effective, well-funded movement,
because everyday people donated what they
could $10, $25, $50. It all has an impact in
bringing political attention to global poverty.
Time requirement: 3-minutes
4. Build Buzz
Email, call, chat, Facebook... There are many
ways can you build buzz for the cause and
engage those around you.
Time requirement: Varies
5. Sign-up for E-Alerts & News
Our research shows that people who receive
The Borgen Project's E-Alerts become more
knowledgeable of the issues and engaged in
the cause.
Time requirement: 15-seconds
Obama Brings New Hope to the Millennium Goals
President Obama is a strong advocate for the Millennium
Development Goals. Below is an excerpt from his foreign
policy strategy:
"Fight Global Poverty: Obama and Biden will embrace the
Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme poverty
and hunger around the world in half by 2015, and they will
double our foreign assistance to achieve that goal. This will
help the world's weakest states build healthy and educated
communities, reduce poverty, develop markets, and
generate wealth."
President Obama is a strong advocate for the Millennium
Development Goals. Below is an excerpt from his foreign
policy strategy:
"Fight Global Poverty: Obama and Biden will embrace the
Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme poverty
and hunger around the world in half by 2015, and they will
double our foreign assistance to achieve that goal. This will
help the world's weakest states build healthy and educated
communities, reduce poverty, develop markets, and
generate wealth."
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