Civil Society Engagement with the millennium development goals (MDGs).

Saya telah membaca satu kertas kajian yang dikeluarkan oleh World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) berkaitan dengan harapan masyarakat madani (civil society) terhadap perkembangan dunia pada masa akan datang. Kajian yang melibatkan berbagai NGO dari seluruh dunia. Ianya menarik bagi persatuan-persatuan di Malaysia untuk melihat bagaimana NGO lain bergerak ke suatu visi yang besar. Isu-isu tersebut lambat laun turut menjadi bahan diskusi diantara NGO di Malaysia, Asean dan di seluruh dunia.

Goals: The Global Challenge

• 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 environment sustainability.
• Develop a global partnership for development.

Activities can be done;

• Local and regional MDGs awareness program.
• Advocacy the policy change
• Education programs.
• Capasity building programs.
• Campaigns that intergrate different issues.
• Campaigns that promote transperancy and accountability.

It involves participation from governments, members of Parliament and private sectors. Some sectors turn people to participate on MDGs. There are gender (women health care, political rights, economic empowerment), environment (sustainable agriculture, acces to water, loss of environment resources), Youth (education, HIV/AIDS, integration).

Steps forward to consider:

• Putting things in perspectives. Achievable.
• Political will.
• Campaigning.
• Monitoring.
• Policy reform.

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