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"Young MDG" - a website for children about the MDGs launches
(Interviews)
30-05-2005
by Franziska Seel
Together with a group of friends from all around the world, Angelicum Oda from the Philippines has started a website centered project called "Young MDG" to educate children and young people about the Millennium Development Goals. I've conducted an...
(MDG Contest) Henry Ford: Bridging the Information Divide in Africa
(Opinions)
27-04-2005
by Richwell Phinias
Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company and is credited with the creation of a middle class in American society. He was one of the first to apply assembly line manufacturing to the mass production of affordable automobiles. This...
Abolissons la pauvreté !
(Opinions)
31-05-2005
by Pouabe emmanuel
Il est tout à fait clair que la lutte contre la pauvreté est le combat que mène l'homme tout au long de son existence. Pour être plus précis dans nos réflexions, nous nous intéresserons seulement au cas de la pauvreté financière et matérielle,...
Acciones Jóvenes para el Desarrollo del Mundo
(Short Story)
2-05-2006
by federico pita
Por medio de alianzas con diversas organizaciones globales de juventud, la Campaña del Milenio de Naciones Unidas , promueve que jòvenes de todo el mundo participen activamente en el desarrollo de su comunidad.
Actualmente la Campaña trabaja...
Adversity of Arbitrary Killing of Innocence
(Poetry)
9-05-2005
by Dmitriy Kokarev
The seed has been planted
Inside the earth the seed will grow
At the instance of the sow
The spirit has been awaken
And life has been granted
Another soul to enter into this world of adversity
With lack of water
And lack of the sun rays...
Alternativa Solidaria y Fundación Vida Jóven -Brindando oportunidades a los pibes...
(Interviews)
16-05-2005
by Leila Mucarsel
En esta tarea de bajar a la realidad los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio , de tratar de mostrar que estamos haciendo los jóvenes en pos del alcance de una o varias de estas metas, me parece muy importante hablar con los líderes de proyectos...
An Overview of the Vietnam MDG Youth Campaign
(Opinions)
30-03-2005
by Romi Nhung
During the last two years of 2003 and 2004, young people in Vietnam were stirred up by a Millennium Development Goal youth campaign launched by the United Nations Vietnam Country Team. Since its first launch in 2003, the campaign has involved more...
Astrid Gustafson: A woman’s story
(Interviews)
11-10-2005
by Fabrizio Scrollini
This is the story of an outstanding woman. She is the first female architect in Paraguay that stubbornly resisted the dictatorship of General Stroessner [one of the worst dictators in Latin America], and the creator of one of the most important...
Battered women in the Arab world
(Short Story)
9-05-2005
by Dmitriy Kokarev
Female abuse is a common phenomenon that takes shape in several forms in Arab societies. However, this phenomenon tends to be extreme in certain communities where women are mercilessly battered by males of their household. The magnitude of the...
Cameroonian Youth and the MDGs
(Opinions)
13-02-2006
by AJI JAMES
-- Presented by AJI James* at the Cameroon Youth Leadership Forum, under the theme Youth Leadership and Sustainable Development, Yaounde Conference Centre, February 6-9 2006. (This paper draws inspiration from the Declaration of the Pacific Youth...
Camino
(Short Story)
5-04-2005
by Rolando Zapata Rumiche
Hoy, al detenerme y reflexionar sobre esta parte de mi vida, trato de interactuar con mis pensamientos, buscando los fundamentos de mi propia existencia. Hoy, que me siento a considerar, a descansar a un lado del camino, pienso en lo que he...
Contra la pobreza en Perú
(Opinions)
22-06-2006
by limberg
Ubiquémonos en los inicios de la vida del hombre....
En el cómo convivía con su constante y desapercibida actividad intelectual y afrontaba numerosos problemas. No es muy raro sentir y pensar que haría lo mismo que nuestra primariedad, ante...
De l'eau pour tous les Hommes!
(Opinions)
11-03-2006
by Mouyaga Lilian Gervil
D’ici à 2015, les objectifs du Millénaires prévoient de réduire de moitié le pourcentage de la population mondiale privée d’eau potable.
Pour y parvenir, deux défis sont à relever : prévenir l’épuisement et la pollution des ressources en eau de...
Déclaration du millenaire: mythe ou réalite pour l’Afrique!
(Opinions)
5-05-2005
by Yambwa, Nziya Jean-Pierre
DECLARATION DU MILLENAIRE: MYTHE OU REALITE POUR L’AFRIQUE!
La Communauté Internationale s’est fixée un nombre raisonnable d’objectifs pour éradiquer la pauvreté en élevant l’accès à l’éducation et le standard de la vie sociale. En lisant cette...
DES IDEES POUR AIDER LE MONDE A ATTEINDRE LES OMD
(Opinions)
18-07-2005
by Desire--clitandre dzonteu
Si l’on se réfère à l’évolution de l’humanité, on se rendra compte qu’en tous temps, l’homme a toujours cherché à progresser, à évoluer : cela signifie rechercher les voies et moyens pour aller de l’avant. Or la recherche de ce progrès n’a pas...
Deuxième Sommet Panafricain des jeunes: la jeunesse gabonaise sur le piédestal
(Opinions)
8-09-2005
by Desire--clitandre dzonteu
Sous la présidence de Sa Majesté, le Roi Mohammed VI du Maroc, en partenariat avec L’ONU(Organisation des Nations Unies), Le PNUD( le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement) et la Global Peace Initiative of Women, la ville de Ifrane a...
Do you think the MDGs will be achieved and what will be the role of youths in their achievement?
(Opinions)
22-03-2006
by Sessi HOUNKANRIN,PCC
Ishmael Dumbaya- 3rd prize- TIG Sierra Leone Essay Contest
In September 2000, world leaders include the President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, in a summit on the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals signed the fundamental...
Ecoclubes: jóvenes concientizando a la sociedad
(Interviews)
27-04-2006
by María Laura Caraballo
Entrevistamos a Gabriela Pereyra , quien se desempeña actualmente como miembro de la Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Red Internacional de Ecoclubes , y que ejerció el cargo de Presidente de la organización durante 2003 a nivel nacional e...
Ein Vertrag für die Zukunft – die Global Marshall Plan Inititaive
(Opinions)
4-04-2005
by Karsten Wenzlaff
Wie kommt es eigentlich, dass bei Naturkatastrophen insbesondere arme Menschen viel mehr Geld spenden als Höherverdienende? Wie kommt es eigentlich, dass auch sehr reiche Menschen von sich behaupten, sie wären arm dran? Das ist auf ein ganz...
Emploi des jeunes en Afrique Centrale et Objectif 8 des OMD : Le cas du Cameroun »
(Opinions)
23-05-2005
by Pascal Bekono
Dans un monde dominé par l’économie de marché qui met au placard l’Etat dans la gestion du circuit économique, il est clair de constater que dans les pays sous-industrialisés, la jeunesse est neutralisée par le chômage.
Dans la sous région...
Entrevista a Victoria Fava, joven voluntaria de OAJNU
(Interviews)
30-03-2005
by Leila Mucarsel
La OAJNU se autodefine como una organización de jóvenes, jóvenes comprometidos con la realidad, jóvenes que intentan buscar mecanismos de progreso para la humanidad , jóvenes que decidieron elegir como el fin último de su organización el...
Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger in the Arab world: Is there hope?
(Opinions)
30-03-2005
by May Fawaz
In her account on famine in Sudan, CNN correspondent Catherine Bond reported about a girl named Aduta Aboim, who walked miles with her parents and two brothers to Ajeip, a campground in the south of the country, where more than 7000 malnourished...
Es necesario innovar, en el momento de interactuar
(Short Story)
26-05-2005
by Diane Andreia de Souza
En la diocesis de Bragança Paulista, interior de la ciudad de San Pablo – Brasil, desde 1999 los jóvenes se organizan para realizar lo que llamamos de Misiones Jóvenes, les cuento que este tipo de trabajo se realiza en la Pastoral Juvenil de...
EU Membership for Albania: The Importance of MDGs and Youth Involvement
(Opinions)
21-03-2006
by Ina GJIKONDI
The political, economic and social challenges of Albania’s integration into the EU is included in the agendas of most of the political and social activists in the country- demonstrating the awareness for the importance of this undertaking.
The...
Extremity for suffering
(Poetry)
16-03-2006
by Henry Ekwuruke
We live in an era of extremity
Poverty and hunger for our people
People of Africa - it is fact and has been
A truth said at the right time
Everything seems possible for the rich
Mighty selfishness and hate
Me, me, me mentality
At the...
Farm work, snakes, ice creams and my lessons
(Opinions)
23-07-2005
by Romi Nhung
You may only have a vague notion of poverty because you were not born and brought up in any hardship. However, you may also have been granted a warm heart, enabling you to be touched by some life stories; and an open mind to learn from peoples’...
Five Minutes to Midnight – Analysis, Research, and Development
(Opinions)
31-03-2005
by Wojciech Gryc
Five Minutes to Midnight (FMM), available at http://www.fiveminutestomidnight.org, is an organization devoted to promoting human rights and international issues among the world's youth. Originally started as a way for young people to share their...
Foreign Aid: Rich Countries’s Promises and Actions
(Opinions)
22-06-2005
by Ajit Rai
There is no denying the fact that pure foreign aid – as opposed to the so-called foreign aid provided with some kind of vested interest by the rich countries – help the poorest countries accelerate the pace of their economic development....
Für einen Balanced Way
(Opinions)
7-10-2005
by Wolfgang Gründinger
Nach dem Kollaps des Sowjetkommunismus und dem Ende des Kalten Krieges hoffte die Menschheit auf eine bessere Welt. Es schien nicht mehr nötig, Milliarden für Waffen und Rüstung zu verschwenden. Mit einer Friedensdividende sollte die Armut...
Hacia un desarrollo sostenible
(Opinions)
10-05-2005
by Paola Canavesio
Cada cultura a largo del tiempo ha interactuado de manera diferente con el medio ambiente. Los aborígenes han cuidado el suelo, han valorado los recursos y también se han preocupado por no contaminar, ni destruir la flora y la fauna. Han sabido...
How to Achieve a MDG in Africa
(Opinions)
16-05-2005
by EMMANUEL AKAPO
My name is Emmanuel Akapo, a young man of about 24, who resides in Lagos, Nigeria. I am the pioneer and executive Director of African Arts Initiatives, an organization whose objective is to bring development to Africa via the Arts.
I would like...
Hunger - Is It History?
(Opinions)
6-05-2005
by Hong-Anh Nguyen
If somebody asked me, “How much hunger have you experienced?” I would recall a day when I refused meals then enjoyed a big dish that day as if I had been starving for the whole week. I was not born with a silver spoon in mouth, but my family has...
I am afraid
(Poetry)
31-03-2005
by oriane
Walking down the street toward my so called home
I sink into the oblivion my mind yearns for
As I fall to my knees I see my final destination
and I'm frightened no more
I know I'm not alone
not only do I long to die
wanting to be free of...
Immigration jugée coupable?
(Opinions)
16-11-2005
by Mouyaga Lilian Gervil
Au moment où chaque peuple s'attèle à participer à la réalisation de la mondialisation pour que la terre soit un espace dans lequel chacun de ses habitants ait accés à une vie meilleure, on peut encore malheureusement lire, dans les discours des...
Inspiration from the Back of Beyond: Interview with a Young Tanzanian
(Opinions)
31-03-2005
by charlton c tsodzo
Robert Browning once said “Man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for?” Here is a young man, who has not only defied the odds but has become an inspiration in a land in where he could use some inspiration himself.
Hailing from...
Interview: Mahdi on the MDGs
(Interviews)
15-10-2005
by May Fawaz
On Monday, September 12, TakingITGlobal interviewed the chief of the Economic Analysis Division at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Dr. Fadhil Mahdi, who is presently a member of a UN task force on the...
It can, It shall, It will come to pass
(Poetry)
28-12-2005
by charlton c tsodzo
Oh my word, what is this vivid and crystal-clear image I do behold?
What is this country, whose visual depiction does resemble my beloved country?
Alas my Lord, what picture is this?
Of a country no longer doomed to death by the dilemma of...
Jeunes haïtiens, faisons nôtre les OMD !
(Opinions)
3-05-2005
by Jean Wesley THOSIAC
Haiti fait partie des 37 pays sur les 155 en voie de développement à avoir signé la déclaration du Millénaire, mais jusqu'à date, ce pays n’a presque pas emboîté le pas vers les OMD .
En effet, de multiples faits expliquent cela.
Dans un mini...
Jóvenes en Defensa del Ambiente
(Short Story)
15-03-2005
by Fabrizio Scrollini
Es un verano como otros en el Arboretum Lussich, una de las principales reservas de flora del Uruguay, la sexta de Sudamérica, ubicado a 200 Km. al este de Montevideo, en el Departamento de Maldonado. Allí se concentra una de las...
Jugendvertreter bei der UN-Nachhaltigkeitskonferenz in New York
(Interviews)
9-10-2005
by Wolfgang Gründinger
Taking IT Global: Nadine, du warst Jugendvertreterin bei der 13. Sitzung der UN-Kommission für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (CSD) im April 2005. Was ist denn diese Kommission genau?
Nadine Braun: Die jährlichen Treffen der Kommission haben...
L'homme sans visage
(Poetry)
18-10-2005
by Fa Sy
Je suis celui qu'ils appellent l'hideux
Je ne suis rien d'autre qu'un gueux
Parmi tant d'autres, un habitant de cette ruelle
Petit etre inconnu dans cette ville immense
Je passe inapercu, me nourissant de leurs restes
Dechet de la...
La citadelle du silence...
(Opinions)
17-10-2005
by Mouyaga Lilian Gervil
L'un des huits objectifs du millénaires est de promouvoir l'égalité et l'autonomisation de la femme.
Autrement dit >
Cependant, le respect des Droits de l'homme est le fondement d'un développement social qui se veut équitable.
Il faut donc...
La información como herramienta
(Opinions)
31-05-2005
by Alejandro Chipana
Yo quisiera empezar mi escrito reclamando la falta de atención que se da a los ODMs por parte de todos y quizás mi escrito no sea una idea creativa ya que lo que busco con esto es hacer pública mi preocupación en el trato y avance de los ODMs....
La pauvreté, ma pauvreté !
(Opinions)
28-07-2005
by Landry N. Mayigane
La pauvreté : Définition
Il n’est pas toujours facile de cerner le concept de pauvreté mais nous pouvons la définir comme un manque ou plus exactement, une absence d’avoir, de savoir et de pouvoir. Il s’agit d’une situation dans laquelle...
La situation des OMD au Togo
(Opinions)
26-07-2005
by Sessi HOUNKANRIN,PCC
En septembre 2000, les Nations Unies ont pris conscience du grand fossé qui sépare les pays riches de ceux pauvres. Pour essayer de combler cette lacune, elles ont adopté une résolution appelée Déclaration du Millénaire dont le but est de créer...
LE COMBAT DE LA JEUNESSE CAMEROUNAISE CONTRE LA PAUVRETE par Stanislas Bineli
(Opinions)
8-10-2005
by Latif M'bengue
par Stanislas Bineli
Tout d'abord, j'aurais souhaité que ce groupe ''MDG west Africa'' se nomme "Jeunesse et Avenir" ou "Jeunesse en action". Car l'avenir de la Jeunesse camerounaise d'aujourd'hui et de demain est dans le combat que nous...
Le sport au service du développement et de la paix
(Opinions)
23-09-2005
by Desire--clitandre dzonteu
LE SPORT AU SERVICE DU DEVELOPPEMENT ET DE LA PAIX.
Faisant partie des priorité des Nations Unies, le sport est devenu une donne fondamentale, une base sur la quelle tabler pour l’aboutissement un tant soit peu des Objectifs du Millénaires...
Les jeunes et les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement (OMD) au Cameroun
(Opinions)
11-04-2005
by Pascal Bekono
Comme plusieurs autres pays en voie de développement, le Cameroun ambitionne de réduire de moitié la pauvreté d’ici 2015. A cet effet, plusieurs actions sont entreprises pour atteindre cet objectif, et la jeunesse victime de cette pauvreté quant à...
Les jeunes leaders panafricains et la déclaration d'Ifrane/ Maroc pour les objectifs du millénaire pour le développement (OMD)
(Opinions)
27-09-2005
by SANDZA MISSIMBALOBA Laurent
Lors de cette cérémonie les jeunes leaders ont adopté la Déclaration d'Ifrane, dans laquelle ils réaffirment leur engagement à réaliser les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement (OMD).
Les délégués africains s'engagent également à...
Les OMD et paradigme de développement
(Opinions)
14-07-2005
by motcho martial
Les 8 objectifs du millénaire qui ont été adopté par un panel de chefs d\' États au sommet du millénaire de septembre 2000 consacrent le début du millénaire à l\'éradication de la pauvreté et la promotion du développement.
Au fait ces 8...
Living While Being Alive
(Opinions)
26-05-2005
by karekoona
“Preparing for death is significantly different than preparing for life,” said Zackie Achamati (2004) a famous AIDS victim who became an activist.
In this essay the author who is himself a youth activist asserts and doubles as a social...
Los Jóvenes y el Compromiso con el Medio Ambiente
(Short Story)
4-04-2005
by Hector Osmar Somovilla
Mayor Buratovich es un pequeño pueblo de 4237 habitantes en el partido de Villarino, al sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires, en la Republica Argentina. En el año 1999 se funda en esta localidad el Ecoclub Buratovich, integrado por jóvenes,...
Los ODM: ¿Utopía o alternativa realista a la hora de reducir la desigualdad?
(Opinions)
30-03-2005
by Leila Mucarsel
LA CAMPAÑA DEL MILENIO DE NACIONES UNIDAS:
¿Utopía o alternativa realista a la hora de reducir la desigualdad?
Desigualdad. Por mucho que nos pese vivimos en un mundo caracterizado por profundas desigualdades de toda índole. Nuestro planeta...
Lutte contre la famine: les Cultures transgéniques, danger?
(Opinions)
29-10-2005
by Mouyaga Lilian Gervil
Le premier Objectif de développement du millénaire de l'ONU est de réduire de moitié le nombre de mal-nourris dans le monde d'ici à 2015;
Pour les pays en voie de développement (PVD), durement affectés par les problèmes nutritionnels liés à la...
Lutte contre la Pauvreté -Pertinence des OMD : Pistes pour l’action
(Opinions)
28-12-2005
by Latif M'bengue
A travers cette contribution je donne mon point de vue de jeune étudiant et activiste camerounais, sur la pauvreté (en relation avec les OMD, Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement), notamment son impact sur le plan social, et surtout les...
Lutte contre la pauvreté, réalisation des OMD, reflections et propositions d’un jeune du Sénégal
(Opinions)
28-12-2005
by Latif M'bengue
Conception de la pauvreté
La pauvreté peut être définie comme un état de manque des populations des besoins les plus élémentaires pour la vie. La pauvreté est généralement considérée comme un phénomène multidimensionnel. Elle revêt...
L’Eau doit être considérée un droit humain fondamental inviolable
(Opinions)
10-11-2005
by Spéro Hector ACKEY
Depuis la nuit des temps, l’eau se retrouve comme une ressource et a toujours occupé une place de premier choix. Comme le citais Antoine de St- Exupery, Il n’a ni goût, ni arôme et donc on peut pas le définir. Mais conclut-il, il est essentiel à...
Making Trade Fair
(Opinions)
31-03-2005
by David Taylor
There can be no doubt that unless there is urgent action we are going to fail to reach the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. This year, 2005, offers a once in a life time opportunity to take that action. Across the world, millions of people...
Maldonado: el drama del desarrollo
(Opinions)
28-03-2005
by Fabrizio Scrollini
Situado en el este del Uruguay, Maldonado es uno de los Departamentos de mayor riqueza natural, contando con playas privilegiadas, lagunas, cerros, excelentes paisajes, así como buenos niveles de seguridad e instrucción en su población....
MDG Contest - Millennium Goals
(Opinions)
30-05-2005
by giullz
Combating all the problems humanity has and achieving all those goals by 2015 looks rather difficult, not to say 'impossible'. The fact is that only by giving our best we will be on our way to success - and I believe that if the people living on...
MDG Contest: Active Youth, the Effective Solution to Environmental Issues
(Opinions)
31-05-2005
by Elvira Nurieva
Man! The time is ripe to rethink!
The environment can’t permanently stand such a tremendous destructive impact!
Remember, if the environment is poisoned, the feedback will soon be the same - it will poison us! Clearly, it is necessary to...
MDG Contest: Another Sky Falling
(Short Story)
22-05-2005
by Saad Javed
4th Place Winner of the Millennium Development Goals writing Contest
She lay there, dying. In fact, she had been in the Intensive Care Unit for about an hour. Mutilated due to the burn scars, her face remained unrecognizable even to me, her...
MDG Contest: Building An Informed Africa
(Opinions)
27-04-2005
by Richwell Phinias
“Information technology has created avenues for development which are not affected by distance or geography. Africa rise and show the world that you are worth it. Speak out loud AFRICA, silence is betrayal.”
In any set-up the most informed...
MDG Contest: How the Youth in Nigeria Can Help Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
(Opinions)
17-05-2005
by nnakaihe friday
The essence of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to bring about a world where hunger, corruption, bad leadership, etc. are eliminated. It is also, a world where all the essential needs of man are provided. The issue is that such a vision...
MDG Contest: How youth in Nigeria can help achieve the Millennium Development Goals
(Opinions)
17-05-2005
by nnakaihe friday
The Millennium Development Goals are in their essence to enthrone a world where hunger, corruption and bad leadership are eliminated. It is also a world where all the essential needs of man are provided. The issue is that such a vision can be...
MDG Contest: Our world and the truth
(Poetry)
31-05-2005
by Abayomi Michael
Beautiful, pleasant and perfect
It’s green, bright and dark, dry and cold
Our earth, our home, children of the third world
We are here
We have seen
We struggle to survive
Faces are drained of color
Appetite lost to hunger
We search for...
MDG Contest: The Breakable piece
(Opinions)
22-04-2005
by Philips Bassey
The breakable piece was created as a whole beautiful object. But over the years, the object has gone through a lot of hardtimes, and these have resulted in cracks inside this beautiful object and even some parts breaking off.
There is something...
MDG Contest: The future hope
(Poetry)
14-04-2005
by Odimegwu Onwumere
The future hope
Are we not the future hope
We that are negated in all sphere of life
In Pub, Politics and Policy making
For being young in their eyes,
Becuase of our character,
But matured at heart,
Because of our knowledge?
Our...
MDG contest: The Way Forward for Ugandan Youths
(Opinions)
28-05-2005
by Ssendagire Paul
I consider poverty and ignorance as the leading setbacks to development in Uganda. The duo has immensely contributed to the birth and or acceleration of millions of other problems like illiteracy, reckless prostitution, political unrest, maternal...
MDG Contest: We need a stadium!
(Short Story)
3-06-2005
by aliya rawji
Hi! My name is Milyausha and I’m from Russia. I live in a small town called Zelenodolsk. I am in the 8th grade of secondary school and I am a member of our school’s sport club. We organize different sport competitions and championships but it’s...
MDG Contest: What Can I do?
(Opinions)
29-05-2005
by Abdul Khalique
The MDGs and Pakistan:
The Millennium Development Goals are a very important project and achievable if our government, non governmental organizations, youth and all nations realize its importance, pay attention to the Goals, show sincerity and...
MDG Contest: What I can do to help achieve the MDGs?
(Opinions)
26-05-2005
by v.rajagopal
There are many ways to make India a rich country. One of the important pathways to be followed is given below:
The investments of the jobholders and farmers are to be encouraged.
Establishment of large number of industries (with water source...
MDG Contest: Youth's contribution to nation development
(Opinions)
2-05-2005
by foy franklin
Introduction
The youth of today have witnessed very hard times and sometimes find themselves hopeless and despaired about the future. Most times they enlist some sort of desideratum in them because of the current ways in which events unfold....
MDGcontest My city
(Poetry)
31-05-2005
by tovmasyan elina
Искусство всегда отражало действительность. Через свои творения художники пытались донести до людей своё видение мира или наоборот предлагали свои пути и методы решения проблем. Известно,что великий Леонардо да Винчи был не просто величайшим...
MDGs and Pakistan: A Realistic View
(Opinions)
30-05-2005
by Abdul Khalique
The Millennium Development Goals are a very important project and are achievable if our government, non government organizations, youth and whole nation realize their importance, pay attention towards the goals, show sincerity and do the hard...
MDGs are our self–expression
(Interviews)
2-04-2005
by Giang Nguyen
We are Phuong Thao and Phuong Ngoc. As close friends, we often do many things together, but the most successful one has to be our participation in the contest “For a better Earth.” This contest was to raise the awareness of youngsters about the...
MDGs Not Enough to End Poverty
(Opinions)
25-04-2005
by Dumisani Nyoni
The MDGs are not a sufficient response to overcoming Global Poverty!
In September 2000, the member nations of the United Nations unanimously adopted the Millennium Declaration (http://www.un.org/millennium/). This was an inspiring act by the...
MDGs? Focus on Household Incomes
(Opinions)
29-05-2005
by Mike Ssegawa
1st Place Winner of the Millennium Development Goals writing contest
My country Uganda, is one of the poorest on the planet. And in my view, needs to focus on raising household incomes to draw itself from the poverty tsunami. With eyes...
Mejorando Nuestra Calidad de Vida a Través de la Economía Solidaria
(Opinions)
5-04-2005
by PAMELA
Nos encontramos en una época de crisis ,donde los bienes y servicios que adquirimos suben día a día, nuestra calidad de vida se ve afectada ,ya que no poseemos los recursos necesarios para adquirir un producto ya se un bien o servicio que...
Merci Mesdames...
(Opinions)
19-12-2005
by Mouyaga Lilian Gervil
La femme à l'honneur...
L'expérience a prouvé que la femme, mis à part la mythique inconséquente de Eve ou de l'épouse de Lot, a toujours soupesé ses actes avant de les poser. Beaucoup plus portée à la réconciliation que l'homme, et ce en...
MGD contest: Wait no more with the waiting world
(Opinions)
24-05-2005
by Oluwafemi Reis
Today in this fast growing world, there exists a great imbalance in practically every aspect of our daily lives - demand and supply, literacy and illiteracy, right and wrong. Each passing day, men and women go about their daily activities with...
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS: Changing Unfavorable Policies And Attitudes
(Opinions)
3-06-2005
by Roderick Manu-Amoah
Believing it or doubting, involved directly or indirectly, we are all affected by a strange and wicked pandemic (poverty) which needs an urgent solution. It’s a big big idea: the world has become a new global village where diverse nations are...
My encounter with poverty - a heartrending reality
(Short Story)
30-03-2005
by Dmitriy Kokarev
As I walk through one of the streets of Lebanon, I notice children, some as young as three, extending their hands in the hope of getting some money to buy a loaf of bread and a bottle of water. Their clothes are ripped and their skin and hair are...
My struggle for education
(Short Story)
13-05-2005
by oriane
I was almost sixteen years old when, on a Saturday afternoon, I was helping my father on the farm. As the sun was beating down on my back, he turned to me and said, “I don’t have enough money to put you through school, you’ll have to quit.” That...
Nueva forma de protesta en Valdivia
(Opinions)
16-05-2005
by Victoria O
Debido a que el alcalde y los concejales de la ciudad de Valdivia apoyan firmemente a la empresa CELCO, la ciudadanía no pudo realizar actividades planeadas, para el día sábado 14 de mayo, ya que el permiso se les fue negado, y otorgado a la gente...
Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio en la Agenda de las ONGs Argentinas
(Opinions)
21-07-2005
by Damian Profeta
Nota: Este artículo desarrolla algunas ideas que surgieron tras una breve entrevista que me realizaron un tiempo atrás en torno a las ONGs argentinas y la cooperación internacional en el marco de los ODMs . Es por ello que no pretende ser una...
OMD- Est-il possible de vaincre la pauvreté ? Si oui par quels moyens ?
(Opinions)
29-04-2005
by fatoumata Diakhaby
Est-il possible de vaincre la pauvreté ? Ma réponse est oui mais tous nos efforts doivent être tournes vers le monde rural ou règne l’extrême pauvreté. Ce sont ces pauvres gens très courageux et braves qui nous nourrissent en nous fournissant le...
Overwiew of MDG related activities in Germany
(Opinions)
17-06-2005
by Wolfgang Gründinger
ACTIVITIES BY GOVERNMENT
In 2001, the German Government launched the Action Programme 2015 (“Aktionsprogramm 2015“). In fact, this programme is only a common platform for development policy and politics but no additional programme to eradicate...
Participación Ciudadana y los Objetivos del Milenio
(Opinions)
5-04-2005
by Rolando Zapata Rumiche
Es interesante, para hablar sobre la participación ciudadana y su relación con los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, hacer mención al actual Código del Medio Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales, en el artículo I de su Título Preliminar:...
Participation = Democracy = Development
(Opinions)
31-03-2005
by Manish
If one carried out a survey among all women and men of Nepal asking them the question, “What are the two highest priorities for you personally and for the nation,” the vast majority would probably say “peace and development.” Peace and development...
PAUVRETE ET INJUSTICE DU COMMERCE : QUELS LIENS ?
(Opinions)
8-10-2005
by Latif M'bengue
PAUVRETE ET INJUSTICE DU COMMERCE : QUELS LIENS ?
Par FATI KANE
La participation au commerce mondial figure en bonne place dans de nombreux exemples réussis de réduction de la pauvreté. Il est en effet établi qu’outre les avantages financiers...
PERCEPTION DE LA PAUVRETE, PERTINENCE DES OMD, PROPOSITIONS POUR SORTIR DU SOUS DEVELOPPEMENT
(Opinions)
28-12-2005
by Spéro Hector ACKEY
La pauvreté en question
La pauvreté est un indicateur essentiel pour la survie de l’être humain. Au sens large, la pauvreté prend en compte les facteurs socio-économiques, politiques et humains. Sous un autre aspect, elle est considérée comme...
Peut-on vaincre la pauvrete? Si oui, par quels moyens?
(Opinions)
19-05-2005
by Latif M'bengue
Partant de mon expérience personnelle de jeune de 29 ans, ayant grandi dans la banlieue Dakaroise connue, pour sa paupérisation, je peux dire que je connais la pauvreté. C’est donc, à partir de mon background de banlieusard que je voudrais aborder...
Piura Educa y Recicla
(Short Story)
5-04-2005
by Rolando Zapata Rumiche
La necesaria reflexión sobre la disyuntiva que trae consigo el desarrollo económico o industrial de una nación, frente a la necesidad de conservar un ambiente equilibrado para defender el derecho de las nuevas generaciones, conlleva la tarea...
POUR UN MONDE MEILLEUR....
(Opinions)
13-07-2005
by Andy Roland Nziengui Nziengui
En ce début du troisième millénaire, une grande partie de l’humanité est toujours dans de mauvais draps. Pauvreté, misère, sida, malnutrition, sous- alimentation, tortures, arrestations arbitraires, enlèvements, prises d’otages, dictature,...
POURQUOI TU EXISTES
(Poetry)
2-06-2005
by FEUSSOM
Pauvréte
Je me refuse de te connaitre,
Je me refuse de t'accepter,
Je me refuse de te voir,
Et pourtant, tu traverse les pays,
Tu n'as pas de frontières, ni de barrière,
Tu n'as des préferences et surtout les pauvres,
Je veux te...
Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
(Opinions)
22-03-2006
by Sessi HOUNKANRIN,PCC
By Isata Mansaray
17 Years old - 2nd Prize- TIG Sierra Leone Essay Contest
Do you think the MDGs will be achieved and what will be the role of youths in their achievement?
MDG Goal #3: Promote gender equality and empower women - Eliminate...
REALISATION DES OMD: PLAIDOYER POUR UNE MEILLEURE PARTICIPATION DES JEUNES EN MILIEU RURAL
(Opinions)
14-07-2005
by Sessi HOUNKANRIN,PCC
Par Cheikh Tidjane Diène
Je salue la pertinence du débat sur les OMD et la nécessite d’inclure la perspective des jeunes pour l'atteinte de ces Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement.
Je voudrais donner mon point de vue sur...
Regard sur la pauvreté
(Opinions)
14-02-2006
by Mouyaga Lilian Gervil
(cf. Rapport du Secrétaire général de l'onu; session d'organisation, 30 avril-2 mai 2001)
La composante sociale du développement durable va de la mise en oeuvre de l'équité au renforcement de l'identité des êtres humains dans la diversité....
Relief
(Poetry)
25-05-2005
by jumoke
Relief
I am a seed in this fertile soil of youthfulness, a
Part,
to this increasing, fervent hunt for an embrace of
Love.
I look towards a changing world. A consistent
Brightness,
and a continued reason to share real, hearty
Laughter...
Seguir luchando
(Opinions)
29-03-2005
by Victoria O
Estuve leyendo los testimonios de la gente que habita en las localidades cercanas a Valdivia, que a la vez rodean a la planta de Celulosa Arauco, estas se han visto afectadas de diversas maneras desde que se puso en marcha la ya mencionada Planta....
Senegalese Youth Leader contributing to MDG
(Short Story)
28-04-2005
by Latif M'bengue
Mr. Dame Diop, 27
Senegalese Youth Leader contributing to MDG as
Founder and President of Association for the Development of Baity (ADB)
I am from one of these villages ( Baity Bacar, Thies, Senegal) and I am very keen on helping people. I...
Silhouettes of neglect
(Poetry)
30-03-2005
by Dmitriy Kokarev
Step into their world
See their lives ruined, shattered and left to rust
Since the early days and up until today
Mere objects of possession in the hands of men
Another trophy on their wall of insecurity and doubt
A vase on display filled...
The Big Blue - Taking ICTs to Rural Youths
(Opinions)
30-03-2005
by charlton c tsodzo
In an era in which revolutions in Information and Communication Technologies--including the internet--have brought about social, economic and political interconnectedness in the world, rural areas in developing countries continue to find...
The Youth - Untapped Potential For Social Change
(Opinions)
28-09-2005
by Himakshi Piplani
With the rapidly changing political-economic scenario the world over, new conflict areas are surfacing in every sphere of societal activity making the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) a distant dream. However it remains to be...
This Time No Excuse!
(Opinions)
28-02-2005
by Wolfgang Gründinger
Nearly five years have already passed since the leaders of the world pledged to implement the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to provide the people of the world “freedom from fear and want.” They signed to implement eight major Goals by 2015....
Triple ‘F’: Setting the Pace for a Sustainable Africa
(Interviews)
31-03-2005
by charlton c tsodzo
It is not everyday that one gets to meet up with such a zealous larger-than-life character so full of zest and passion for youth participation in African development. It gets even better when such a bundle of energy is a rare combination of beauty...
Ukraine: Fertile Ground for Millennium Campaign
(Short Story)
27-02-2005
by Olexiy Kuzmenko
When I proposed a report about the UN-organized All-Ukrainian Youth Summit to the “Young Ukraine” newsletter in July 2004, I received a sharp, growling reply, saying “Why on Earth, should we cover a UN youth-oriented PR action, when the mature UN...
Uniting for a noble cause
(Opinions)
18-04-2005
by oriane
At the gate of the third millennium, more than one billion people still live in poverty. Hundreds of thousands die of famine, poor health and exposure. While in some countries, governments are incapable of altering the status of the poor due to...
We've Got to Keep the Promise
(Poetry)
9-06-2007
by DR PEDUS C EWEAMA
We've got to keep the promise
Made by our leaders
To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
As a millennium development goal
We've got to keep the promise
Let our word be our bond
We've got to keep the promise
The promise of our global...
What I can do to achieve the Millenium Development Goals.
(Opinions)
20-03-2006
by Michael Boampong
Proffer the entirety of your life and your body for the development of Ghana and never forget what George Bernard Shaw once said: “I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for...
Where we are coming from: African reality checks
(Opinions)
28-12-2005
by charlton c tsodzo
The Millennium Development Goals have created a hype of excitement and activity in various countries from individual activism, civil society action, and corporate sector response right through to government activity. While it is positive that this...
Youth Ending Poverty: A Case Study
(Short Story)
18-05-2005
by Latif M'bengue
I am from a village called Baity Bacar, in the region of Thies in Senegal. I began school in Baity Dakhar in 1984 and spent there five years before I left for Tivaouane where I completed secondary school. In 1998, I entered the University of...
Youth Implementing MDGs in Senegal: Dream or Reality?
(Opinions)
11-03-2005
by Latif M'bengue
Senegalese Youth and MDG as a thematic
At first sight, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) might mean nothing to the majority of Senegalese youth. 2/3 of the youth I have questioned, answered that they have no idea about it, or they have...
Youth Participation in the Southern African MDG Process -The missing bit in the Jigsaw Puzzle
(Opinions)
29-03-2005
by charlton c tsodzo
With a wide acknowledgement among development partners in the region of the need to reverse diminishing human development trends that began manifesting as a legacy of colonialism, Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) as well as political and...
Youth Related Views on Female Political Participation in the Arab World
(Interviews)
11-09-2005
by May Fawaz
In June this year, Maasuma Al Mubarak, a professor of international relations and a staunch women’ rights activist, was appointed minister of planning and administrative development in the Kuwaiti cabinet. Mubarak’s appointment came one month...
" Vision 2015: votre futur ".
(Opinions)
30-05-2005
by Jonas BATAWILA
La réalisation des Objectifs Développement pour le millénaire :
Je suis convaincu que le principal défi que nous devons...
"Que puis je faire pour réaliser les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement ( OMD ) "
(Opinions)
30-05-2005
by Jonas BATAWILA
\"Que puis-je faire pour réaliser les Objectifs de Développement pour le Millénaire ( ODM )\".
Les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement appellent à des progrès dans huit domaines: la pauvreté et la faim; l’enseignement primaire;...
الأهداف الإنمائية للألفية
(Poetry)
24-04-2005
by Maged Hassan
ميثــاقُ شَـرَفْ * لـتحقيقِ هَدَفْ
أهتمـامُ الأمـمِ * إليــه انـْصَــرَفْ
لبِـضْعِ سنـيـنَ * عـمـلٌ بشَغَـفْ
فنبنيَ كوْكبَنا * لـسنــيـن ألــفْ
أهـدافُ تنميةٍ * نـُريدُها تُـعْـرَفْ
فـانظُـرْ إليِّ * و سَمْعَـك أرْهِفْ...
“Developed” helping out “Developing” on the way to MDGs.
(Interviews)
5-05-2005
by Olexiy Kuzmenko
For Eddy Orinda just like for many youth in developing countries, words like “Yes, we are Highly Affected but we’re doing something!” are a motto, and he’s the one who produced this formulation.
Eddy’s wealth of experience, skill and ability...
“Nothing happens” – Interview with Dr. Sigrid Skarpelis-Sperk, a renowned German MP working on Globalization
(Interviews)
2-10-2005
by Wolfgang Gründinger
Taking IT Global: Mrs Skarpelis-Sperk, you are member of the German Parliament for now 25 years. You worked in the Parliament's Commission on Globalization, and as an economist and politician, you were an official delegate to a lot of...
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