The UN General Assembly is convening in September an "MDG Summit" (High Level Plenary Meeting) with the primary aim of "accelerating progress" towards achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.

While the first MDG decade has resulted in significant progress, even in some of the poorest countries of the world, much more needs to be done in the countdown to 2015 in order to keep the MDG promise.

The Summit process is an important opportunity to take stock of which development strategies are working and which ones are not, and what strategic decisions and actions at national and international levels are urgently needed to make decisive progress in the next five years.

In an effort to enhance the participation and inclusiveness of this process, the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) and the UN Millennium Campaign are launching today a consultation with civil society across the globe that will compile their views into a single report, which will be issued in conjunction with the General Assembly\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s "Hearings" with representatives of civil society and the private sector on 14-15 June.

The consultation is designed to build on the analysis and recommendations of the UN Secretary-General report for the Summit, ‘Keeping the Promise’, around four themes:

1. Why are we so far behind in key areas?

2. Emerging issues and challenges

3. Proposals to accelerate progress

4. An action- and accountability-oriented agenda for all stakeholders

If your organisation or network is interested to participate in this consultation please visit: http://www.un-ngls.org/mdgconsultation

The Deadline for submissions is 7 May.

For more information on the MDG Summit process and the civil society Hearings in June, please visit: http://www.un-ngls.org/mdg2010

Best regards,
NGLS

www.un-ngls.org/mdg2010

 

The United Nations Millennium Campaign supports citizens´ efforts to hold their governments to account for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. For more information, visit www.endpoverty2015.org

The goal of the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) �is to strengthen the relations between the United Nations and civil society. It was established on the belief that meaningful civil society engagement in UN processes and deliberations is essential for the realization of the goals of the Organization and the pursuit of global democratic governance.