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Grassroots solutions: the most powerful tools to fight poverty and inequality
… agents and the beneficiaries of change if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved. First published in … India’s progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been highlighted … to affordable energy. William French, Head of International Media at The Elders, explains why it has had such a big …
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Was Rio+20 a failure of political leadership?
… world on a different pathway – one leading to sustainable development. But, the leaders gathered here came … and measurable, so that they complement the Millennium Development Goals . Likewise, processes have … responsibility and mobilise ourselves. Helped by social media and easier communication across the globe, we can make …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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The UN's poverty-fighting programme lacks teeth
… human rights and that countries behind schedule with their Millennium Development Goals will stay that way unless they're made … Civil society, the NGO community, business people and the media often rally round issues that are focused on rights. …
admin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Welcoming my fellow Elders to India
… needs and concerns in our conversations with government, media and other influential people.”Ela Bhatt is joined in … closely related in my view. Peace, human rights and human development go hand in hand, and the Millennium Development Goals – the international …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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The success or failure of Rio+20 will be a defining moment for today’s youth
… and protect our environment. Following the example of the Millennium Development Goals, the SDGs can become a powerful … of more than 300 non-profit organisations. Media inquiries media@theElders.org … collective action."In an opinion piece published in newspapers around the world, Gro Brundtland and Fernando H …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31