| Thursday, 9 September
2004
Morning Session 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
The United Nations system has embraced the Millennium Declaration
and the MDGs as the
blueprint for its work in economic and social development
in the coming decade. In many cases, however, the general
public is still not well informed about the MDGs nor prepared
to mobilize the level of support needed to implement them.
This panel will highlight the most serious obstacles for the
United Nations, governments and civil society alike to achieving
the MDGs, and will give specific examples of how these roadblocks
are being overcome.
These obstacles include: the absence of political will among
governments to provide the
resources, policies and information needed to make the goals
a national priority; a lack of commitmentand involvement of
the private sector and individual citizens; inadequate financial
resources caused by shortfalls in Official Development Assistance
(ODA), corruption or the misallocation of funds; and the difficulty
of implementation in areas mired in armed conflict. Insufficient
public awareness and a failure to mobilize community-level
understanding and support through civil society organizations
and the media also thwart progress. Each speaker will focus
on a major obstacle and provide specific recommendations and
strategies for success.
Participate
in the Ongoing Discussion
Your comment may be read on
the conference floor.
Moderator:
Nicholas Kristof, Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times
Speakers:
Bineta Diop, Executive Director, Femmes Africa Solidarité
(FAS), Senegal
Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
of the United Kingdom
to the United Nations
Miklos Marschall, Regional Director for Europe and Central
Asia, Transparency International
Wu Qing, Director, Cultural Development Centre for Rural Women,
China
FILE DOWNLOADS:
Full Conference Programme: (English) -
(Spanish) - (French)
Bineta Diop's Speech: (English - Word Document) - (English - pdf)
Sir Emyr Jones Parry's Speech: (English - pdf)
Wu Qing's Speech: (English - Word Document) - (English - pdf)
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