Pretoria – Counting everyone is an integral part of ensuring that we take everyone into account. Good demographic data is critical for planning schools, health systems and public transportation, for designing policies based on future population projections, for monitoring the effectiveness of service delivery and much more.
Pretoria – On 14 May, Helen Clark, the UNDP Administrator and Chair of the UN Development Group, launched 8 Goals for Africa, a song by eight famous African musicians, calling for commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. These are a set of eight internationally-agreed goals to reduce poverty, hunger, disease and maternal and child deaths and promote gender equality, universal education and a sustainable environment as well as a global partnership to achieve these aims by 2015.
Geneva – Today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to South Africa where one of the most anticipated sporting events in history will begin this Friday. For the very first time ever, the FIFA World Cup will take place on African soil, representing an immense opportunity for positive change in the region. The UN’s strong presence at and around the event will emphasize that while the competition will undoubtedly be fierce, the tournament represents much more than victory and defeat. More »
Call for accelerated action to achieve Millennium Development Goal 2: Universal Primary Education by 2015
On 8 June 2010, the Government of South Africa and the initiative “Sports for Peace” supported by the United Nations will host a gala event at the symbolic Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg to draw attention to the Millennium Development Goals, (MDGs) particularly MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education by 2015. 75 million children around the world are still out of school, and it is urgent to invest in education to realize the dream of a world without poverty. More »
8 Goals for Africa music video to be screened across South Africa during World Cup
Johannesburg, South Africa – Helen Clark, the chair of the UN Development Group which brings together all UN agencies working in development, today launched 8 Goals for Africa, a campaign song by eight of Africa’s best known musicians, calling for commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals – a set of eight internationally-agreed goals designed to reduce poverty, hunger, disease, and maternal and child deaths by 2015.
