Millennium Development Goals and Poverty Eradication

2011

“Poverty is the worst form of violence.”   –Gandhi

www.undp.org/poverty
This UN Development Program website features projects and initiatives throughout the world that reduce poverty.

http://social.un.org/index/Poverty.aspx
This section on the official website of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) highlights DESA’s initiatives re: poverty eradication.

www.twnside.org.sg/title/ten-cn.htm
This Third World Network site outlines ten priorities for poverty eradication.

www.socialsecurityextension.org/gimi/gess/RessShowRessource.do?ressourceId=22802
This site offers a power point presentation by the International Labor Organization (ILO) on the Social Protection Floor (SPF). The SPF would provide access to essential healthcare for all, income security for children, assistance to the unemployed, underemployed, those living in poverty, and income security for the elderly and disabled.

www.mdgmonitor.org
The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and locally.

The MDG Monitor is designed as a tool to:
TRACK progress through interactive maps and country-specific profiles
LEARN about countries’ challenges and achievements and get the latest news
SUPPORT organizations working on the MDGs around the world.

www.freepoverty.com
You can donate up to ten cups of water for each correct answer on this test of geographic skills.

http://www.usccb.org/cchd/povertyusa/povfacts.shtml
This official site of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development offers poverty statistics, a poverty quiz, opportunities for personal involvement and Catholic resources about poverty. Materials are also available in Spanish.

www.freerice.com
This site strengthens your vocabulary and enables you to donate rice to the UN world food program.