This Saturday, 07/07/07, marks the halfway point in the international campaign to halve absolute poverty by 2015. All around the world people will be meeting to "Blow the Half Time Whistle". If you're in Auckland why not join me at 11:45am at Eden Park for a public event to raise awareness of this vital campaign?
If you're not in Auckland have a look at your local Micah Challenge web page to find out what's happening near you.
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Micah Challenge is a global Christian campaign. Their aims are to deepen engagement with impoverished and marginalised communities; and to challenge international leaders, and leaders of rich and poor countries, to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, and so halve absolute global poverty by 2015!
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During the Millennium Summit held in New York in September 2000, all 189 UN Member States adopted the Millennium Declaration, which contained a group of goals and targets that have since become known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These goals, working together, aim to halve poverty by 2015.
Goal 1: Hunger
Goal 2: Ensure access to primary schooling for all children
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development (trade/aid/debt)
The Goals are measurable, time-bound targets addressing poverty and hunger, education, maternal and child health, the prevalence of diseases including HIV/AIDs, gender equality, the environment, debt, trade justice and aid.
For further information check out these web sites:
International Micah Challenge
New Zealand Micah Challenge
The Millennium Declaration
The Millennium Goals (In More Detail)
