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"Redressing
gender inequality “remains one of the most difficult goals almost everywhere
with cross-cutting implications.”
Global
Civil Society Consultation for the MDG+10 Summit
Deadline
for Submissions - 7 May 2010
The UN General Assembly is
convening in September an "MDG Summit" (High Level Plenary Meeting)
with the primary aim of "accelerating progress" towards achievement
of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. This Summit comes at a
critical juncture for the international community. The global economic and food
crises of 2008-2009 caused devastating setbacks for millions of people around
the world. But even before these recent catastrophes, the international
community –despite some very significant progress, including in some of the
poorest countries – was already falling far short and even going backward in
some key areas. Much more must and can be done in the countdown to 2015 to meet
the MDG promise.
The Summit process is an important
opportunity to take stock of which development strategies are working and which
ones are not, and what strategic decisions and actions at national and
international levels are urgently needed to make decisive progress in the next
five years.
In an effort to enhance the
participation and inclusiveness of this process, the United Nations
Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) and the UN Millennium Campaign have
launched a consultation with civil society across the globe that will compile
their views into a single report, which will be issued in conjunction with the
General Assembly´s "Hearings" with representatives of civil society
and the private sector on 14-15 June.
The consultation is designed to build on the
analysis and recommendations of the UN Secretary-General report for the Summit,
“Keeping the
Promise."
The
consultation is structured around the four themes:
1.
Why are we so far behind in key areas?
2.
Emerging issues and challenges
3.
Proposals to accelerate progress
4. An action- and accountability-oriented agenda for all stakeholders
For more information on the MDG Summit
process and the civil society Hearings in June, please visit: http://www.un-ngls.org/mdg2010
If your organisation or network is
interested to participate in this consultation please visit: http://www.un-ngls.org/mdgconsultation
http://www.un-ngls.org/mdgconsultation/consultation.php
The Deadline for submissions is
7 May.
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