From Millennium Development Goals to ... - Jeffrey Sachs

Viewpoint From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals Je rey D Sachs Lancet 2012; 379: 2206 11 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) mark a high-level global sustainability panel, appointed in the Earth Institute, Columbia historic and e ective method of global mobilisation to lead-up to the Rio+20 summit in June, 2012, has issued a University, New York, NY, USA achieve a set of important social priorities worldwide. report recommending that the world adopt a set of (Prof J D Sachs PhD). They express widespread public concern about poverty, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This spring, Correspondence to: hunger, disease, unmet schooling, gender inequality, and Secretary-General Ban indicated that after the Rio+20. Prof Je rey D Sachs , Earth Institute, Columbia University, environmental degradation. By packaging these priorities summit he plans to appoint a high-level panel to consider New York, NY 10027, USA into an easily understandable set of eight Goals , and the details of post-2015 Goals , with UK Prime Minister by establishing measurable and timebound objectives, David Cameron, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang the MDGs help to promote global awareness, political Yudhoyono, and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf For more on the report by the accountability, improved metrics, social feedback, and as co-chairs.

Viewpoint 2208 www.thelancet.com Vol 379 June 9, 2012 been met worldwide, even though some progress has been made on girls’ school enrolment and women’s participation in politics and business.

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