As we get updates from people working on the ground, living in, or visiting the Millennium Villages in Africa we will post them here.
Last week, the UN General Assembly held special meetings for the Millennium Development Goals and African Development - the two issues that Millennium Promise works for.
During that week, Jeffrey Sachs and Bono blogged for the Financial Times from the Millennium Development Goals meetings in New York. Check it out at http://blogs.ft.com/mdg/
From the team at Millennium Promise
This fall, students around the world are preparing to go back to school. For these students, a high-quality education is the first step towards a prosperous future; yet, many children living in poverty lack access to even a basic education. That’s why achieving universal primary education is a fundamental target of the Millennium Development Goals – eight globally-endorsed objectives addressing extreme poverty in its many forms.
As part of our mission to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, Millennium Promise is working to ensure access to primary education ...
Happy friday the 13th. Here's a summary of this weeks news items related to Millennium Promise, sustainable development and Africa...
Jen & John Double Date with the Cox-ArquettesAnniston playfully tousled Mayer's hair and discreetly held his hand under the table, uhh, all to support Millennium Promise and extreme poverty!http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20206522,00.html
Toilet cleaners to walk NY rampUsing the catwalk to promote sanitation awarenesshttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Toilet_cleaners_to_walk_NY_ramp/articleshow/3124939.cms
In more serious news..
Uganda announces budget: Africa news round-up - 13.6.08http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/2008/jun/13/background
Wyclef Jean announced the launch ofTogether for Haiti, a new partnership formed in response to the food crisis in his native country.Read More.
Jeffrey Sachs meets with President Kibaki and P.M. Odinga, commending them for forming a Grand coalition government and noting that the unity would assist Kenya in achieving the millennium development goals. Read the article
In other news:
Health workers in Mayange, Rwanda are using cell phones provided by Ericsson to monitor health
John McArthur, Raj Patel and Joia Mukherjee discuss the food crisis in depth on WBUR & NPR.
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In case you are living under a rock, we are amidst a food crisis. Jeffrey Sachs called it the world’s biggest story on CNN’s American Morning earlier this week. Here’s a round-up of the news articles this week on the food crisis. Riots, instability spread as food prices skyrocket http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/14/world.food.crisis/ The silent tsunami: Food prices are causing misery and strife around the world. Radical solutions are needed http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11050146 Ghana's 'hybrid' rice dilemma: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7350856.stm U.N. Panel Urges Changes to Feed Poor While Saving Environment http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/world/europe/16food.html A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/business/worldbusiness/17warm.html ...
Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/magazine/13anthropology-t.html East Africa: High Food Prices Hamper Fight Against Poverty http://allafrica.com/stories/200804110569.html Africa: A New Philanthro-Capitalist Alliance in Continent? http://allafrica.com/stories/200804110620.html EU Accused of Undermining UN Development Goals through Free Trade http://euobserver.com/24/25956 Appearance Legend-ary Thanks to Bodyguard (article about John Legend's Show Me Campaign) http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1086404&srvc=rss Review of Common Wealth by Jeff Sachs http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/common-wealth-by-jeffrey-sachs-807511.html WNYC: Rice Riots (podcast with Pedro Sanchez and others about rising food prices)...
Millennium Campus Network, an organization of Greater Boston schools entirely run by student members will hold its debut conference at MIT on April 18-20 to raise awareness about the MDGs and global poverty. Featured presenters include Paul Farmer, John Legend, Jeffrey Sachs and Ira Magaziner. For more info about the conference and to register, go to:
http://www.dispatchfoundation.org/millennium/conference.php
For more information about the Millennium Campus Network and the work they are doing, go to:
http://www.boston.com/