UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network / 9 May 2008 -- The Millennium Development Goals were officially established at the 2000 Millennium Summit when 189 world leaders adopted the United Nations Millennium Declaration.

An eight-goal plan, the MDGs include the following: 

1.) eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, 

2.) the achievement of universal primary education, 

3.) the improvement of maternal health, 

4.) the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women, 

5.) the combating of malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases, 

6.) the reduction of child mortality, 

7.) the establishment of environmental sustainability including the halving of the world population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation, and finally 

8.) the establishment of a global partnership for development that includes an open trading and financial system as well as the implementation of programs that address the special needs of least developed countries.

At a recent conference program in London organized by the UN Development Programme and the United Kingdom, the President of the United Nations General Assembly (Srgjan Kerim) declared that closer partnerships with the private sector are critical in order to make more significant headway in the efforts to achieve the MDG’s by 2015.

President Kerim emphasized the need for the business sector to explore new opportunities and develop new initiatives that could more effectively unleash the expertise, investment, and technological capabilities of the private sector in an effort to support growth in developing countries.  

Specifically, Srgjan Kerim stated that private sector companies should be encouraged to cultivate new markets in the developing world by providing goods and services for the poorest “bottom billion.”

As part of his presentation to this “Business Call to Action” conference program, Srgjan Kerim highlighted a special meeting that will take place in late September at the UN headquarters which he would convene jointly with the Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. 

The meeting will include the participation of Heads of State and other senior level UN officials. 

As one of its goals, the meeting will seek to re-affirm the dedication and commitment by Member States and the UN System to unconditionally meet the MDGs. 

Since partnerships with the private sector are essential for achieving the MDGs, President Kerim noted that many business leaders would be invited to the meeting for the sole purpose of announcing new initiatives that would champion specific elements of the MDGs.

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