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UN Millennium Development Goals

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The Summit

As world leaders gather for the 65th United Nations General Assembly, they will review progress made toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set in 2000 to halve extreme poverty by 2015. Leading humanitarian agency World Vision, whose projects reach more than 100 million people in nearly 100 countries, will be present to push for further concrete action on child and maternal health.


UNGA Summit Discussions Include:

  • Stand Up NYC: Global Call to Action against Poverty
  • Five Years for Children: World Vision, UNICEF, Save the Children, Plan International
  • UN Private Sector Forum 2010
  • Saving 16 Mill. Lives: The Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health
  • Every Women, Every Child: UN Secretary General's Special Event

Nutritious food is a critical building block for children’s growth and development.

Additional resources

Malnutrition: An obstacle to the MDGs?




Expert Spokespeople

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  • Martha Newsome, M.P.H., Senior Director of Global Health and HIV and AIDS Initiatives
  • Stefan Germann, Leader, Models of Learning, World Vision International


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