PART 1 - Questions and Answers

1. Why do we need goals?
2. Who decided what the goals (and targets and indicators) should be?
3. Who will make the plans to hit the targets?
4. How much will it cost to meet all the targets, and who will pay?
5. Who will put the plans into action?
6. How will we know if the plans are working?

PART 2 - Goals, Targets and Indicators

Goal 1 Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Goal 2 Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3 Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4 Reduce child mortality
Goal 5 Improve maternal health
Goal 6 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7 Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8 Develop a Global Partnership for Development

PART 3 - What the big words and ideas mean

1. poverty and pro-poor growth
2. globalisation and the new localism
3. stakeholders and participatory democracy
4. goals, targets, activities and indicators
5. poverty reduction dictionary

PART 4 - Summary lists

• The UN Family
• Six Core Values in the UN Millennium Declaration of Sept 2000
• Four pillars supporting the MDGs
• Key Documents and Web Sites