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10 Key Recommendations to Meet MDGs
Achieving MDGs in LDCs
Asia and the Pacific has often been portrayed as a thriving region which has successfully made broad-based and sustained inroads in poverty reduction. While the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) achievements in Asia and the Pacific generally surpass those in other poor areas, an overly broad appraisal of MDG progress in the region could be misleading as it does not reveal the less impressive track record of Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries in Asia and the Pacific. In fact, an assessment of the MDG indicators shows that the LDCs and LLDCs in Asia and the Pacific are not much better off than those elsewhere. Strikingly, for some indicators, progress in achieving the MDGs is even slower in Asian and Pacific LDCs and LLDCs than in other ones.
Gender Review of Natl MDG Reports
Guide To MDG Based National Dev Strategies
This "How-to" Guide to MDG-based National Development Strategies helps to define what an MDG-based strategy is, a description of the steps involved in creating one, a summary of good practices, and a description of some pitfalls that should be avoided.
MDG: A Review Of Good Practices
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a departure from past approaches in addressing poverty. By focusing on a core set of inter-related goals and targets, development partners will now more easily track progress and measure impact of development interventions. The MDGs provide an opportunity to mobilize partners into action, forge new alliances for development and build national capacity for monitoring and periodic reporting.
Toolkit for the Localization of MDG
UNCDF Business Plan
The 2005-2007 Business Plan and implementation arrangements for the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is an integral part of the wider United Nations effort in support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Building on the UNCDF niche and comparative advantages, the plan foresees an expansion of UNCDF investments in and technical support to least developed countries (LDCs) in the areas of local development and microfinance, thus supporting an increased number of LDCs to achieve the MDGs by 2015.
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Brussels Programme Of Action (English)
The governments participating in the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Brussels in May 2001, determined to make progress towards the global goals of poverty eradication, peace and development for the least developed countries and their people, guided by the principles set out in the Millennium Declaration, adopted a Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2001- 2010. They committed to the eradication of poverty and the improvement of the quality of lives of people in the Least Developed Countries by strengthening their ability to build a better future for themselves and their countries.
Brussels Programme Of Action (French)
The governments participating in the Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Brussels in May 2001, determined to make progress towards the global goals of poverty eradication, peace and development for the least developed countries and their people, guided by the principles set out in the Millennium Declaration, adopted a Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 2001- 2010. They committed to the eradication of poverty and the improvement of the quality of lives of people in the Least Developed Countries by strengthening their ability to build a better future for themselves and their countries.
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Global movement against child labour gets a boost
20 May 2010 [MediaGlobal]:
In response to the growing concern that child labour is moving further down the long list of pressing global issues, organizations and representatives from around the world met at the recent Hague Global Child Labour Conference to establish a platform that will eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2016. “The intention of the conference is to re-energize the global movement against child labour,” Patrick Quinn, a senior technical specialist for the International Labour Office (ILO), told
MediaGlobal
. The World Bank and the United Nations International Children’s Fund were also present at the Netherlands-based Conference, which ran the 10 and 11 of May, 2010. “The concern is that the child labour issue is losing a little bit of focus and attention in the face of all the development challenges,” said Quinn. In conjunction with the conference, the ILO published a new report
Accelerating action against Child Labour
, which identifies causes for and approaches to ending child labour. The ILO first reported on child labour in 2006. At the time, the ILO perceived an overall decrease in child labour around the world. The 2010 report indicates that while the number of children ages 5 to 14 engaged in hazardous work fell by 31 percent, hazardous work done by children ages 15 to 17 increased by 20 percent. This means over 62 million teenagers throughout the world continue to be employed in hazardous work. A closer look at the report indicates a rise in child labour in sub-Saharan Africa, but a decrease in Asia and Latin America. The report suggests that child labour persists in Africa due to a lack of social protection systems that provide support to families who struggle economically. One key suggestion made in the 2010 ILO report is establishing programs that give adults a chance to find decent work. It is also feared that the global financial crisis is a major reason families continue to send their children to work, “When family incomes are under pressure there is a tendency to withdraw children from school and send them out to work,” Quinn explained. When a family with multiple children has to choose between sending a child to school or to work, and the choice involves a son and a daughter, the girl is often chosen to go to work. Quinn finds this trend disturbing. The ILO believes that an important part of the child labour solution is tackling barriers to education. Because most child labour is rooted in poverty, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to attend school is crucial to reducing the problem. Eliminating school fees and providing incentives to send children to school will make it easier for children to get an education and keep them out of the labour force. “India has the largest school meals program in the world, so there is incentive for families to send their children to school. Knowing that their child will get a good meal is important to families mired in poverty,” said Quinn. “There are many developmental challenges at the moment: education, health, and the environment. But, in the face of all these challenges, child labour is an issue that must continue to be addressed.”
Kevin James Moore
![Global movement against child labour gets a boost 20 May 2010 [MediaGlobal]: In response to the growing concern that child labour is moving further down the long list of pressing global issues, organizations and representatives from around the world met at the recent Hague Global Child Labour Conference to establish a platform that will eliminate the worst forms of child labour by 2016. “The intention of the conference is to re-energize the global movement against child labour,” Patrick Quinn, a senior technical specialist for the International Labour Office (ILO), told MediaGlobal. The World Bank and the United Nations International Children’s Fund were also present at the Netherlands-based Conference, which ran the 10 and 11 of May, 2010. “The concern is that the child labour issue is losing a little bit of focus and attention in the face of all the development challenges,” said Quinn. In conjunction with the conference, the ILO published a new report Accelerating action against Child Labour, which identifies causes for and approaches to ending child labour. The ILO first reported on child labour in 2006. At the time, the ILO perceived an overall decrease in child labour around the world. The 2010 report indicates that while the number of children ages 5 to 14 engaged in hazardous work fell by 31 percent, hazardous work done by children ages 15 to 17 increased by 20 percent. This means over 62 million teenagers throughout the world continue to be employed in hazardous work. A closer look at the report indicates a rise in child labour in sub-Saharan Africa, but a decrease in Asia and Latin America. The report suggests that child labour persists in Africa due to a lack of social protection systems that provide support to families who struggle economically. One key suggestion made in the 2010 ILO report is establishing programs that give adults a chance to find decent work. It is also feared that the global financial crisis is a major reason families continue to send their children to work, “When family incomes are under pressure there is a tendency to withdraw children from school and send them out to work,” Quinn explained. When a family with multiple children has to choose between sending a child to school or to work, and the choice involves a son and a daughter, the girl is often chosen to go to work. Quinn finds this trend disturbing. The ILO believes that an important part of the child labour solution is tackling barriers to education. Because most child labour is rooted in poverty, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to attend school is crucial to reducing the problem. Eliminating school fees and providing incentives to send children to school will make it easier for children to get an education and keep them out of the labour force. “India has the largest school meals program in the world, so there is incentive for families to send their children to school. Knowing that their child will get a good meal is important to families mired in poverty,” said Quinn. “There are many developmental challenges at the moment: education, health, and the environment. But, in the face of all these challenges, child labour is an issue that must continue to be addressed.” Kevin James Moore](http://assets.mediaglobal.org/documents/Global_Movement_Against_Child_Labour_Gets_a_Boost_Script_Typetextjavascript_Srchttpwsharethiscombuttonsharethisjspublisher72d31755_4b4e_466f_a9e7_f2a2decabd90amptypewebsitescript.jpg){kind=link}