Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight key objectives which range from halving extreme poverty to providing universal primary education, which were agreed by over 200 nations and international bodies in 2000.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has been a strong advocate of the MDG campaign for several years. He has spoken many times in a range of different forums (detailed below) on the importance of maintaining pressure on governments to achieve these goals. His International Development Secretariat also works with a range of Anglican churches and Anglican development agencies on specific MDGs, particularly education and food security, and also on cross-cutting issues such as gender, climate change and HIV. His office is currently engaged in ongoing dialogue with UN agencies' civil society groups on post-MDG plans.
For more information on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) visit: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
Recent items relating to the Millennium Development Goals are shown below:
July 2008
International Development on the agenda at the Lambeth Conference
24 July 2008
The Lambeth Conference is one of the global Anglican Communion's Instruments of Communion. The current…
'Millennium Development Goals' BBC Radio 4 Today Programme interview
24 July 2008
The Archbishop discusses the Millennium Development Goals on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme.
June 2008
Archbishop and Religious Leaders call for Cooperation to Combat Poverty and Achieve Millennium Development Goals
9 June 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, today hosted religious leaders of different faiths…
May 2008
Archbishop unveils plans for London event to challenge global governments to reach targets on tackling poverty
29 May 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today announced plans to mount an unprecedented…
March 2007
Reflections on Angola, Africa and the Communion
17 March 2007
Transcript of an interview conducted by Dan Damon for the BBC Radio World Service programme Reporting…
Archbishop and President Mbeki - Church and Nation 'Share Common Work'
9 March 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has heard from South African President Thabo Mbeki that…
Archbishop Encourages Zimbabwean Anglican Church to Develop 'Independent Voice' on Human Rights
7 March 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and Archbishop Bernard Malango, Archbishop of Central…
Millennium Development Goals are Key Communion Objectives
6 March 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has said that the Millennium Development Goals provide…
Visit to South Africa and Angola
1 March 2007
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to visit South Africa and Angola as part of a visit to the Anglican Province…
June 2006
'Greetings and Prayers' for New U.S Presiding Bishop
19 June 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has today issued a statement on the election of the Rt…
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