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Follow UsUK inquiry into the 2010 MDG review summit – submissions invited
Submissions close 8 October 2010.
The UK International Development Committee invites written submissions to its short inquiry into the outcomes of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit in New York on 20-22 September, and the Department for International Development's (DFID) role in taking these forward.
The MDGs are a series of targets for human development that were adopted by world leaders in 2000, with a deadline of 2015. They consist of eight over-arching goals with 21 quantifiable targets, measured by 60 indicators. Achievement of the MDGs is one of DFID's central strategic objectives.
On 20-22 September 2010, a summit in New York will review progress towards the MDGs and look ahead to the remaining five years before most of the Goals' deadlines in 2015.
The Committee invites short written submissions from interested organisations and individuals, with a particular focus on the following issues:
- Key outcomes from the Summit
- DFID's role in delivering agreed strategies
- The role of the UN, the World Bank, the European Commission and NGOs in securing and delivering Summit outcomes, and how these organisations will be held accountable for achieving them;
- The role of developing countries in securing and delivering Summit outcomes
- Looking ahead to after the MDG deadline of 2015.
- The deadline for submitting written evidence is Friday 8 October 2010.
Submission guidlines are available on the International Development Committee website.
Deadlines for submissions is 8 October 2010.
World leaders will attend a summit in New York on 20-22 September to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. more
