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WE ARE THE FIRST GENERATION THAT CAN END POVERTY
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Point 7 Now. Point 7 Now was a conference held in San Francisco on October 26-27, 2006 with the goal of increasing America’s foreign aid to .7% of National Income. Notable speakers included Jeffrey Sachs among a variety of other influential world leaders. The CSC is tentatively planning a video feed of this event. More info to come. |
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Check out some of these related websites! Perhaps you can gain insight as to what we at ND-8 are trying to achieve and ways you can help us. |
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Millenium Campaign “The Millennium Campaign informs, inspires and encourages people’s involvement and action for the realization of the Millennium Development Goals. An initiative of the United Nations, the Campaign supports citizens’ efforts to hold their government to account for the Millennium promise.” |
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Notre Dame Forum This is the link to the Notre Dame Forum which in 2006 addressed the global health crisis. Keynote speakers include Paul Farmer and Jeffrey Sachs. |
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Notre Dame center for Social Concerns “Rooted in the Gospel and Catholic social tradition, the Center for Social Concerns of the University of Notre Dame creates formative educational and service experiences in collaboration with diverse partners, calling us all to action for a more just and humane world.”
The CSC has been our sponsor, mentor, inspiration and lifeline from our inception to the present. |
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Millenium Project “The Millennium Project was commissioned by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2002 to develop a concrete action plan for the world to reverse the grinding poverty, hunger and disease affecting billions of people. Headed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, the Millennium Project is an independent advisory body and presented its final recommendations, Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals to the Secretary-General in January 2005. The Millennium Project has been asked to continue operating in an advisory capacity through the end of 2006. “ http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/
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“The Global Campaign for Education promotes education as a basic human right, and mobilizes public pressure on governments and the international community to fulfill their promises to provide free, compulsory public basic education for all people; in particular for children, women and all disadvantaged, deprived sections of society.” |
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Millennium Promise “Millennium Promise’s mission is to end extreme poverty by 2025. In support of this goal, Millennium Promise’s unique focus is to build coordinated action and collaborations among individuals, governments, corporations and non-governmental organizations to address the root causes and symptoms of extreme poverty.” |
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Malaria No More “Malaria No More is an inclusive, grassroots movement to control malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that kills more than one million people annually, especially in Africa, where one child dies from malaria every 30 seconds. Malaria No More was created in 2006 by leading non-governmental organizations to give individuals and private and non-profit organizations the opportunity to support a comprehensive approach in the fight against malaria, and to help coordinate those efforts with governments, and the multilateral and international organizations at the forefront of this fight. “ http://www.malarianomore.org |
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World Bank DATA Website This is the World Bank Website which offers numerous resources on the MDGs. Their data is the most comprehensive and detailed in the world. Check it out. |
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