Mission
The Millennium Campaign informs, inspires and encourages people’s involvement and action for the realization of the Millennium Development Goals -- 8 goals agreed to by all nations that would stop the spread of HIV/Aids, imrpove the environment, and end extreme poverty and hunger if achieved. An initiative of the United Nations, the Campaign supports citizens’ efforts to hold their government to account for the promises of the Millennium Declaration.
Programs
Working at both the national and international levels, the ambition of the Campaign is to inspire a global movement to achieve the Goals and eradicate extreme poverty by 2015. Our premise is simple: we are the first generation that can put an end to extreme poverty around the world, and we refuse to miss this opportunity! The ongoing work of the Campaign is led by a secretariat housed at UNDP headquarters in New York”
History
The Campaign was launched in October 2002, two years after 189 government leaders from the highest political level of almost every country in the world agreed at the September 2000 Millennium Summit to a set of eight time-bound targets that, when achieved, will end extreme poverty across the planet.
About
- Website
- www.endpoverty2015.org
- Location
- New York, United Kingdom
- Basic Info
