In September 2000, 197 member states of the United Nations, including Switzerland, adopted the UN Millennium Declaration. The goal is to halve global poverty by 2015. he means to achieve this are eight verifiable development goals (Millennium Development Goals, MDGs). These include, among others, universal primary education, reducing child and maternal mortality, combating HIV/Aids and other diseases, as well as a sustainable environmental policy and developing a global partnership for development.

 

Documents and Publications

Caritas and CIDSE statement to the G8 (CIDSE/CI 2008)

More than a Numbers Game? Ensuring that the Millennium Development Goals address Structural Injustice (CIDSE/CI 2005)

Europe: A True Global Partner for Development? CIDSE Shadow Report on European Progress towards Millennium Development Goal 8 (CIDSE 2005)

New Resources for Development (CIDSE 2005)

 

Links

Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP)

Centre for the Millennium Development Goals (CMDG) 

UN Millennium Campaign