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Since
the adoption of the Millennium Declaration, civil society
organizations (CSOs) have strived to contribute and influence
the discourse relating to the Millennium Development Goals.
Through this process, the view points emanating from these
groups have varied: some have expressed disappointment in
the lack of political commitment coming from governments,
while others have remained more hopeful as to the achievement
of the Goals by 2015. Whether critical or optimistic, it is
evident that the nature of CSO engagement has served to enrich
the dialogue and debates surrounding the Millennium Development
Goals.
It
is in this spirit that this section will showcase the reflections,
research and campaigns originating from the work of CSOs.
The reflections and research
incorporate CSO commentaries, statements, and critical
analysis regarding the working framework established for the
MDGs, but it also includes some introspection as to the role
of civil society organizations in the MDG decision-making
process. As for the campaigns
, promotional websites are listed and cover both national
and international undertakings organized by CSOs. This may
serve as a means for those interested to get directly involved
in campaigns, coordinate efforts or simply learn more on what's
happening in different regions across the globe.
In
September 2004, over 750 non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
-- including 1,800 NGO representatives -- from across the
globe took part in the 57th
Annual NGO Conference in New York organized by
the United Nations Department of Information (DPI) in partnership
with the NGO/DPI Executive Committee. Through a series of
plenary sessions and interactive workshops, the conference
aimed to galvanize civil society action towards the Millennium
Development Goals.
-
New Website : Informal Hearings of the General Assembly with
Non-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations
and the Private Sector (31 May 2005)
visit
- "We
Will Spare No Effort", A
Civil Society Call to Action for the Five Year Review of the
UN Millennium Summit and the Millennium Development Goals.
A joint initiative of CONGO and the NGO/DPI Executive Committee.
(22 June 2005)
more
- Letter to the SG on Gender Mainstreaming and the MDGs (31
March 2005)
more
- Letter to the SG on Gender Mainstreaming and the MDGs (31
March 2005)
more
- NGO Responses to the SG's Report on Modalities for the M+5
Summit
(November 2004)
more
- Millennium +5 NGO Network
The Millennium+5 NGO Network is an informal grouping of NGOs
brought together by CONGO and the NGO
DPI Executive Committee. The Millennium +5 NGO
Network is organizing a series of NGO consultations that will
take place at a number of UN Commissions and fora between
January and June 2005, including the
Commission
on Social Development,
Commission
on the Status of Women ,
the Commission on Human Rights, the Commission on Sustainable
Development, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and
other key gathering points for different civil society networks.
Groups are encouraged to bring to the open forums their priority
areas for action that they wish governments to act upon at
the Millennium +5 Summit in September. These various inputs
will be brought together into a compilation document to be
submitted to the General Assembly in June. To join the
Millennium + 5 Network email listserv go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/millenniumplus5ngonetwork/.
Other
documents prepared by the M+5 NGO Network:
Paper on Modalities for the GA Hearing
more
Background
Paper on NGO Participation in the Preparation and Conduct
of the GA Hearings
more
(Listed
in alphabetical order by organizations)
Ad
Hoc Working Group for Youth and the MDGs
- Youth and the Millennium Development Goals: Challenges and
Opportunities for Implementation (November 2004)
more
Afrodad
-
Owning the Loan: Poor Countries and the MDGs (2004)
more
Alliance
2015
-
The EU's Contribution to the Millennium Development Goals:
Special Focus on HIV/AIDS (May 2004)
more
Asia
Pacific Civil Society Forum
-
The Millennium Development Goals and the Eradication of Extreme
Poverty and Hunger (October 2003)
more
Association
for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
-
Women and the Millennium Development Goals (November 2003)
more
Bread
for the World Institute
-
Millennium Development Goals: What's at Stake? (June 2003)
more
Canadian
Council for International Cooperation
-
A Plan to Increase Canadian Foreign Aid to Achieve the United
Nations' Targets by 2015 (November 2004)
more
CAFOD,
Christian Aid, Eurodad and OXFAM
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Debts and the Millennium Developments Goals - A New Deal for
Low-Income Countries: Financing Development Through Debt Cancellation
and Aid (September 2003)
more
Center
for Global Development
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The Trouble with the MDGs: Confronting Expectations of Aid
and Development Success (May 2004)
more
-
Aid Effectiveness and the Millennium Development Goals (April
2004)
more
Centre
for Human Rights & Global Justice
-
A Human Rights Perspective on the Millennium Development Goals
(November 2003)
more
CIDSE (Coopération international pour le
développement et la solidarité)
-
Justice Not Charity: Policy Recommendations to Donors Ahead
of the G8 Summit (January 2005)
more
CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis
-
More Than a Numbers Game: Ensuring that the Millennium Development
Goals Address Structural Injustice (April 2005)
more
Citizen's
Network on Essential Services (CNES)
-
Millennium Development Goals in an Unaccountable Global Order
(December 2003)
more
CIVICUS
-
MDGs - What Role for Civil Society?( April-May 2004)
more
Civil
Society Division of the UNDP
-
CSO Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals (2005)
more
Chronic
Poverty Research Centre
-
Chronic Poverty Report 2004-2005
more
Conference
of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations
- CONGO
-
Asia Civil Society Forum Final
Statements and Reports (June 2005)
more
- ACSF
website
-
"Latin American and Carribean
Consultation" Report (June 2005)
more
- LACC
website
-
Connecting the global to the local to reach the MDGs (October
2004)
more
-
Latin America Consultation Plan of Action (June 2004)
more
(Spanish only)
CONGO
NGO New York Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global
Concerns
-
The Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of the MDGs (September
2004)
more
Countdown
2015
-
Countdown 2015 Magazine (Launched 2004)
more
Development
Alternatives With Women for a New Era (DAWN)
-
MDGs, Major Distractions Gimmicks (November 2003)
more
Development
Gateway
-
Aid Harmonization: What Will
It Take to Meet the MDGs? (July 2005)
more
ELDIS
-
Can NEPAD Help Africa Meet the Millennium Development Goals
Targets? (2002)
more
Europe
External Policy Advisors
-
The Millennium Development Goals: A Reality Check on their
Past, Present and Future (October 2004)
more
Focus
on the Global South
-
Good Governance and the MDGs: Contradictory or Complementary?
(October 2004)
more
-
Anti-Poverty or Anti-Poor? The Millennium Development Goals
and the Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger
more
Gender
and Development Network
- Gender,
the Millennium Development Goals, and Human Rights in the
Context of the 2005 Review Process (October 2004)
more
Genta
Positiva Association
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The Millennium Development Goals: Report on Progress in Guatemala
(2002)
more
ID21
-
Far From the Front Line: How Likely is Universal Primary Completion
by 2015 (May 2004)
more
Interaction
-
The Millennium Challenge Account: A New Vision for Development
(May 2002)
more
Interact
Worldwide
-
The Millennium Development Goals: Hitting the Targets through
Reproductive and Health Rights (Review 2003)
more
International
Institute for Environment and Development
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The Millennium Development Goals and Local Processes: Hitting
the Target or Missing the Point?
more
International
Women's Health Coalition
-
Global Health Policy: The Millennium Development Goals
more
IPAS
- Reproductive rights for women affected by HIV/AIDS? A project
to monitor Millennium Development Goals 5 and 6
more
Jubilee
Research
-
The MDG Drumbeat gets louder -- But is the World Bank Listening
(October 2002)
more
Minority
Rights Group International
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Minority and Indigenous Peoples' Rights in the Millennium
Development Goals (2003)
more
Nepal
Network for Sustainable Development (NNSD) & Nepal Forum
of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ)
-
"Millennium Development Goals, Monitoring Report of Civil
Society, Nepal 2004".
more
(2.3Mb)
New
Economic Foundation - Jubilee Research
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The Unbreakable Link: Debt Relief and the MDGs (2002)
more
North-South
Institute
-
"We the People 2005 — Mobilizing for Change: Messages
from Civil Society".
more
-
The Millennium Declaration: Mobilizing Civil Society Organizations
more
Overseas
Development Institute (United Kingdom)
-
Can we Attain the Millennium Development Goals in Education
and Health through Public Expenditure and Aid? (April 2003)
more
- The MDGs and the Use of Targets in Development Policy (2003)
more
-
Aid and the Millennium Development Goals (2002)
more
Oxfam
International
-
Paying the Price: Why Rich Countries must Invest Now in a
War on Poverty (December 2004)
more
Population
Reference Bureau
-
Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals in the Middle
East and North Africa (March 2004)
more
RTI
International
-
The Enabling Environment for Implementing the Millennium Development
Goals: Government Actions to Support NGOs (May 2004)
,more
Social
Watch
-
Benchmark for the 5-year Review of the Millennium Summit (10
March 2005)
(press
release) - more
-
Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals (2003)
more
-
Civil Society and the MDGs
more
South
Centre
- The United Nations Millennium Assembly: Contributions to
the Debate (2000)
more
Southern
Africa MDGs Forum
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The Millennium Development Goals: Towards Reframing a Civil
Society Perspective on Reframing Poverty Reduction Strategies
in Southern Africa (July 2003)
more
Third
World Network
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Rich Nations Urged to Keep Pledges to Meet Millennium Development
Goals (2003)
more
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Mainstreaming Development in Trade and Finance: A Key to Global
Partnership (2003)
more
West
African Civil Society Forum on the Millennium Development
Goals
-
Report on Strategies (February 2003)
more
WIDE
Austria (Network Women Development Europe)
-
Focusing on Human Rights and Gender Justice: Linking the MDGs
to CEDAW and the Beijing Platform (February 2005)
more
Women's
Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
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Women's Empowerment, Gender Equality and the Millennium Development
Goals
more
Women's
International Coalition for Economic Justice
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Seeking Accountability on Women's Rights: Women Debate the
Millennium Development Goals (2004)
more
World
Federation of Trade Unions
- Contribution to the Millennium+5 Summit
(February 2005)
English
version - Spanish
Version
World
Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
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Civil Society and the Global Agenda: From Evaluation to Action
(Pamphlet of the We the Peoples Report 2005)
more
(2.17 Mb)
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Civil Society Survey: We the Peoples 2005 (2004)
more
-
Mainstreaming Gender to Achieve the MDGs (June 2003)
more
World
Vision International
-
No Excuses! (April 2004)
more
-
Global Future - The Millennium Development Goals: more
Broken Promises? (First Quarter, 2004)
more
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The Millennium Development Goals: Framework for a Better World?
(2004)
more
From Johannesburg to Boston, people are mobilizing around
the Millennium Development Goals by getting involved in campaigns
to raise awareness and build political will for the achievement
of the Goals by 2015. We invite you to be part of this global
movement. Here are a few suggestions on how you can start
campaigning:
- For
a hands-on approach for advocating for the MDGs, please
refer to the United Nations Development Programme's Blue
Book, which includes, among other things, communication
strategies on how to effectively deliver your message on
the MDGs.
- If
your organization is planning activities or events, we encourage
you to connect with the Millennium
Campaign, which is aiming to inspire a global movement
by working at the national and international levels to achieve
the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The campaign is
currently working with youth groups, civil society organizations,
faith-based groups, celebreties and other stakeholders to
hold developing and developed countries accountable to their
promises.
- Below
is a list of campaigns spearheaded by civil society organizations.
Please contact these organizations if you are interested
in joining these specific campaigns.
Alliance 2015
more
Arab
NGO Network for Development
more
Better
Safer World, DATA, Bread for the World, Global Health Council,
World Vision and the National Basketball Association (US Petition
Campaign for AIDS and Poverty)
more
CIDSE
& Caritas Internationalis
more
Civicus
- (Tool Kit for Campaigning)
more
Countdown
2015
more
DATA
more
European
NGOs
European NGOs officially present their recommendations on
the Millennium Development Goals to the representatives of
the European Union, the United Nations and the World Bank
(25 April 2005)
more
Global
Call to Action Against Poverty -- Action Rights Week
more
Global
Campaign for Education
more
Global
Movement for Children
more
Info
Change India - Challenge 2015
more
Interaction
more
Jubilee
Research -- Debt Cancellation Campaign
more
Make
Poverty History
more
Medicines
for Malaria Venture (MMV)
more
Médecins
Sans Frontières (MSF) -- Campaign for Access to Essential
Medicines
more
NetAid
more
Oxfam
-- Millennium Development Goals Campaign
more
Tavola
Della Pace
more
Trocaire
more
For
links to civil society organizations involved with the Millennium
Development Goals, please visit: Links
& Listservs
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