During the month of September 2010, the Australian Development Gateway held an online campaign and 'call to action' to support progress towards the achievement of the critical United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This campaign coincided with the United Nations MDG Leaders Summit held in New York from 20-22 September 2010, and an approaching target date of only 5 years remaining to achieve these goals.

The online campaign to 'Shine the spotlight on the MDGs' was undertaken in consultation with AusAID and syndicated through the Development Gateway and Country Gateway Network.

Thank you to the following organisations who supported the online campaign, by placing the banner on their home page:

Key aid partners: ACFID | B4MD

Supporters: Assai Consult | Benin Development Gateway | Care for Kids Indonesia | Caritas Australia | China Development Gateway | CONEXIÓN | Cross Cultural Consultants International Development | Development Gateway El Salvador | Health Communication Resources | Lasallian Foundation | Micah Challenge | People With Disabilities | Rwanda Development Gateway | Vietnam Development Gateway | World Relief Australia

Please see below to view current resources on the ADG against each MDG-goal.

MDG #1: Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty

TARGETS

- Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day

- Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people

- Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

Relevant links on the ADG:

- The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010 (We can End Poverty 2015) - Agriculture & Achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Millennium Develoment Goal 1 (Newsletter June 2010, No 16) - FAO & the Eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Strengthening Efforts to Eradicate Poverty and Hunger - UN Council Dialogues - ILO's approach to MDG #1 - Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty - Microfinance & Poverty Alleviation - Microfinance & Poverty Reduction in India - Disability & the Millennium Development Goals

 

MDG #2: Achieve universal primary education

TARGET

- Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling

Relevant links on the ADG:

- EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010 - Overview - A forward-looking review to promote agreed action towards the MDGs by 2015 - Thematic paper on MDG 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education - Education & Millennium Development Goals - Disability, Poverty & the MDGs - Challenges & Opportunities for DFID

 

MDG #3: Promote gender equality and empower women

TARGET

- Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015

Relevant links on the ADG:

- Taking action: achieving gender equality & empowering women - Pursuing Gender Equality through the MDGs in Asia & Pacific - Women and Girls: the Breakthrough Strategy for Achieving All the MDGs - From Promises to Delivery: Putting Human Rights at the Heart of the MDGs - Impaired Millennium Development Goals - Gender Justice: Key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals

 

MDG #4: Reduce child mortality

TARGET

- Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate

Relevant links on the ADG:

- Countdown to 2015: Maternal, newborn, child survival - World Report on Violence against Children - Disability and the Millenium Development Goals: ACFID issues paper

 

MDG #5: Improve maternal health

TARGETS

- Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio

- Achieve universal access to reproductive health

Relevant links on the ADG:

- Achieving the MDGs by Investing in Human Resources for Health - Sexual and Reproductive Health and the MDGs - Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in SRH Services - Hear Our Voices: A Global Report - Making Health Global: United Nations MDG Summit

 

MDG #6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

TARGETS

- Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS

- Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it

- Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

Relevant links on the ADG:

- 2010 Reality Check: Time is running out to meet the health MDGs - Beyond the Midpoint: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals - MDG Monitor: Goal 6 - Implementation of the World Programme of Action on Disabled Persons

 

MDG #7: Ensure environmental sustainability

TARGETS

- Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss of environmental resources

- Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss

- Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation

- Have achieved by 2020 a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers

Relevant links on the ADG:

- Climate Change and the Millennium Development Goals - The 2015 Millennium Goals 'End Poverty' Campaign - Climate Impacts on the Millennium Development Goals - Disability and poverty: lessons from the Disability and Knowledge Research Program

 

MDG #8: Develop a global partnership for development

TARGETS

- Address the special needs of least developed countries, landlocked countries and small island developing states

- Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system

- Deal comprehensively with developing countries’ debt

- In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries

- In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications

Relevant links on the ADG:

- 2010 Pacific Regional MDGs Tracking Report - Millennium Development Goals Report Card - Learning from Progress - Millennium Development Goals Report 2010 - The path to achieving the MDGs: A synthesis of evidence from around the world - Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2010 - Asia and the Pacific: Accelerating Achievements of the MDGs - Developing a Global Partnership for Development - Economic Growth and the MDGs - A Briefing Paper - The Role of Employment in Promoting the MDGs - The Impact of the Business Environment on Young Firm Financing - Partnership approach in Microfinance - Include Everybody: Disability and the MDGs

 

Other online sites: UN MDG Summit 2010 | End Poverty 2015