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Young Professionals & the Millennium Development Goals
Young Professionals & the Millennium Development Goals


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Title: Young Professionals & the Millennium Development Goals
Location: Global
Categories: Human Rights & Equity
Environment & Urbanization

Status: In Progress
Timeline: Ongoing

Description:
Young Professionals have a necessary and vital role to play in the achievement of the MDGs as current and future business, government and community leaders, as employers and trepreneurs, as agents for positive change in their communities and organisations, possessing the skills and talents to help create a better world for current and future generations.

This TIG project page is a tool for the IYPF to facilitate the contribution of young professionals to the MDGs.

Join the e-mail network and discussion group also! Go to http://groups.takingitglobal.org/ypmdg or send a blank e-mail to ypmdg-subscribe@groups.takingitglobal.org.

See http://www.iypf.org/IYPF-projects.htm#YMDGs for more information.

See http://www.mdgyouthpaper.org for an international report on the role of youth and young professionals in achieving the MDGs.

Other links:
* The UN Millenium Project
* The Millennium Campaign
* Millennium Campaign Youth website
* TIG's MDG and Youth website
World Vision Australia's site for youth action

Objectives:
The goals of the YP and MDG project of the IYPF are:

* to network individual young professionals and their organisationsnwho are or want to work towards achieving the MDGs

* to provide a repository of useful information on resources and events related to the MDGs or relevance to YPs

* to communicate to the world how YPs are contributing to achieving the MDGs

* to facilitate discussion and debate about achieving the MDGs and sustainable development beyond 2015




Milestones:
MDG+5 UN World Summit 14-16 September 2005
http://www.un.org/ga/59/hl60_plenarymeeting.html


Needs:
The IYPF's YP and MDG project requires:

* individuals who wish to take a lead role in updating content to this site and facilitating online discussions relevant to YPs and the MDGs

* organisations to link to this page as a key point for individual YPs and their organisations to connect and network on the MDGs


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