tailieunhanh - Public Choices, Private Decisions: Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Millennium Development Goals

The world has an unprecedented opportunity to improve the lives of billions of people by adopting practical approaches to meeting the Millennium Develop- ment Goals (MDGs). At the request of the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the UN Millennium Project has identified practical strategies to eradicate pov- erty by scaling up investments in infrastructure and human capital while pro- moting gender equality and environmental sustainability. These strategies are described in the UN Millennium Project’s report Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals, which was co- authored by the coordinators of the UN Millennium Project Task Forces | Public Choices Private Decisions Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Millennium Development Goals Millenniumproject The UN Millennium Project is an independent advisory body commissioned by the UN Secretary-General to propose the best strategies for meeting the Millennium Development Goals MDGs . The MDGs are the world s quantifed targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 income poverty hunger disease exclusion lack of infrastructure and shelter while promoting gender equality education health and environmental sustainability. The UN Millennium Project is directed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs Special Advisor to the SecretaryGeneral on the Millennium Development Goals. The bulk of its analytical work has been performed by 10 task forces each composed of scholars policymakers civil society leaders and private-sector representatives. The UN Millennium Project reports directly to the UN Secretary-General and the United Nations Development Programme Administrator in his capacity as Chair of the UN Development Group. Public Choices Private Decisions Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Millennium Development Goals By Stan Bernstein with Charlotte Juul Hansen 2006 .