UN Millennium Development Goals - Singapore Foreign Policy
SINGAPORE AND THE UN'S MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
During the Millennium Summit in September 2000, world leaders adopted the UN Millennium Declaration, committing their nations to a new partnership to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women, and agreeing to a set of measurable goals and targets to be achieved by 2015. Expanding on the proposals in the Millennium Declaration, the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with specific time-bound and measurable targets, were identified. More information is available at the UN's MDG website
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- Achieve universal primary education
- Promote gender equality and empower women
- Reduce child mortality
- Improve maternal health
- Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- Ensure environmental sustainability
- Develop a global partnership for development
Singapore supports the achievement of the MDGs and recognises the challenges that many developing countries face in achieving them. We are happy to share our development experience with other developing countries, if they find it useful. The Singapore Cooperation Programme (SCP) is one of the main means through which we provide development assistance to other countries. Since 1992, Singapore has sponsored training courses and study visits for more than 56,000 officials from developing countries in the Asia-Pacific, Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean regions under the SCP. The courses that we have conducted include areas such as education, environment and healthcare, and cost more than S$280 million. We believe the training will contribute to the achievement of the MDGs in the countries of the participants.
Examples of Singapore's contributions towards the MDGs
- We have been active in promoting the MDG of environmental sustainability and working with others to achieve its objectives. Singapore and China are currently cooperating to build an Eco-City in Tianjin, which is intended to be a model for sustainable development which can be replicated in other parts of China.
- Through hosting international conferences such as the inaugural World Cities Summit in June 2008 and the establishment of the Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore is also committed to sharing its expertise and development experience with countries interested to learn from Singapore in areas such as good governance, urban and environmental sustainability and efficient transport systems.
- Water will be a critical resource in the 21st century and we have singled it out as an area for critical attention. Through events such as the Singapore International Water Week, the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize and the newly formed Institute for Water Policy, Singapore hopes to promote innovative solutions to address water shortages around the world. In August 2007, Singapore and the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed a partnership agreement to jointly promote the safe management of drinking water globally. Singapore’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) is also working with the Asia Pacific Water Forum and Asian Development Bank to help the region attain water and sanitation-related MDGs.
- Another initiative to help developing countries is the Initiative for ASEAN Integration , which was launched at the ASEAN Informal Summit in Singapore in 2000 to help narrow the development gap among ASEAN countries. The IAI is targeted towards capacity building in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, and covers areas such as human resource development, regional economic integration and tourism. Today, there are more than 200 projects under the IAI.
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ONE (SINGAPORE) is dedicated to raising public awareness and taking concrete actions to Make Poverty History. Every three seconds a child dies from extreme poverty. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The resources and technology exist in the world today to transform the hopes and dreams of an entire generation. From 17th to 19th October 2008, ONE (SINGAPORE)’s supporters joined 117 million people from 131 countries in “Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty” to call on world leaders to do the right thing and honor their commitments to end poverty.
ONE (SINGAPORE) is dedicated to raising public awareness and taking concrete actions to Make Poverty History. Every three seconds a child dies from extreme poverty. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The resources and technology exist in the world today to transform the hopes and dreams of an entire generation. From 17th to 19th October 2008, ONE (SINGAPORE)’s supporters joined 117 million people from 131 countries in “Stand Up and Take Action Against Poverty” to call on world leaders to do the right thing and honor their commitments to end poverty.
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Stand Up 2009 is a powerful symbolic action that can have real impact. It's a global initiative to remind world leaders to honour their promise to end poverty, to meet and exceed the Millennium Development Goals.
Be a part of the global movement to end poverty within one generation! Please add your voice to the millions who say "it's not right that we live in a world where every three seconds a child dies from extreme poverty." Please take a moment to commit yourself to a better world. Please Stand Up on 16, 17 or 18 October to remind world leaders of their commitments to end poverty. It's easy to do. Learn how.
Stand Up 2009 is a powerful symbolic action that can have real impact. It's a global initiative to remind world leaders to honour their promise to end poverty, to meet and exceed the Millennium Development Goals.
Be a part of the global movement to end poverty within one generation! Please add your voice to the millions who say "it's not right that we live in a world where every three seconds a child dies from extreme poverty." Please take a moment to commit yourself to a better world. Please Stand Up on 16, 17 or 18 October to remind world leaders of their commitments to end poverty. It's easy to do. Learn how. http://www.indexmundi.com/singapore/millennium-development-goals.html
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