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Background
In his September 2009 opening address to the UN General Assembly, President Barack Obama announced a countdown to the September 2010 Millennium Development Goal (MDG)-focused summit that will take place at the United Nations. The President stated unequivocally that the United States “will support the Millennium Development Goals, and approach next year’s Summit with a global plan to make them a reality.”
The MDGs are the world’s goals, and are dedicated to advancing the wellbeing of the billion poorest and most marginalized people on the planet still living on less than $1/day. They have spurred an unprecedented common global agenda for partnership. Bill Gates has called them “the best idea for focusing the world on fighting global poverty that [he has] ever seen.” The 2010 Summit will be the last major opportunity for the world to put in place a coherent and practical plan for achieving the integrated set of targets in time for the internationally agreed 2015 deadline.
The Young Global Leaders’ MDG Working Group has three main goals: (1) To mobilize individuals, companies, and non-governmental organizations to make concrete, action-oriented pledges that contribute to the achievement of the MDGs. Pledges are made under any of three headings: delivering services, raising awareness, or raising funds., with emphasis on numbers of real people affected. (2) To leverage these pledges in a manner that builds awareness and thereby supports the adoption of a robust intergovernmental MDG action plan at the September 2010 UN summit, and (3) To recommend a mechanism by which broader elements of society can make concrete MDG contributions on an ongoing basis through to 2015 – a “people’s plan” for the MDGs.
Leaders
Co-chairs: Johann Koss, John McArthur
Task Force Members: Wilmot Allen, Mina Al-Oraibi, Tewodros Ashenafi, Alja Brglez, Amy Butte, Erik Charas, Jo Cox, Jamie Drummond, Salimah Ebrahim, Mack Gill, Piia-Noora Kauppi, James Kondo, Ellana Lee, J. Julianne Lee, Acha Leke, Nancy Lublin, Efrat Peled, Dina Powell, Kate Roberts, Cameron Sinclair, Kirstine Stewart, Michael Tarazi, Mabel van Orange, Andrey Zarur
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Posted January 22nd
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David Aikman
Posted January 22nd
Looking forward to the official launch announcement but already feeling very proud of the pledges we have seen from YGLs. YGL leadership is about DOING.
Wendy Smith
Posted February 3rd
An outstanding endeavor! The MDGs cannot be reached without involvement from everyday citizens. I may not be “young”, but I pledge to use my book and the forums I have thru Twitter, Facebook and my website to educate people about affordable ways THEY can help meet the MDGs!