[Gcap-mujeres] UN, GOOGLE AND CISCO UNVEIL ONLINE TOOL IN BATTLE AGAINST GLOBAL POVERTY

[Magaly Pineda]

UN, GOOGLE AND CISCO UNVEIL ONLINE TOOL IN BATTLE AGAINST GLOBAL POVERTY
> New York, Nov  1 2007  4:00PM
> The United Nations has teamed up with technology leaders Google and Cisco
> to launch a new online site to track global progress toward achieving the
> Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - the set of ambitious targets the
> world has set itself for slashing poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy and
> other social ills by 2015.
>
> MDG Monitor is a web application that tracks real-time progress toward the
> Goals in a number of categories in nearly every country in the world.
>
> In addition to featuring information on the MDGs, the new online resource
> will serve as an educational and advocacy platform with the most current
> data in areas such as public health, education and women's empowerment.
>
> Launching the project today at UN Headquarters in New York,
> Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the MDG Monitor the "newest beacon in
> the fight against extreme poverty and inequality."
>
> "Now, for the first time, all information on the MDGs is available in one
> place, for all who seek it, with a few simple clicks of the mouse," he
> stated. "The MDG Monitor will not only help measure progress towards the
> Goals, it will also identify gaps and pinpoint areas where additional
> efforts are required."
>
> The Secretary-General noted that while the world is facing a "development
> emergency," it also has at its disposal the means to cut poverty in half
> in the span of a generation. But ultimately, achieving the MDGs is a
> matter of political will.
>
> "There is no silver bullet, but the resources, knowledge and tools for
> achieving the Goals do exist," he stressed. "Having the tools to closely
> monitor data on the MDGs is one of the most important requirements for
> this endeavour to succeed."
>
> Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said
> accurate data is vital to the campaign to achieve the MDGs.
>
>
> The MDG Monitor fills an important gap, since information on progress
> toward the Goals was not, until now, readily and easily available in one
> place, he noted.
>
> Highlighting the role played by Google and Cisco in this process, he said
> "we really need all hands on deck as we redouble our efforts, and partners
> like you are essential."
>
> Among its features, MDG Monitor allows web surfers to use Google Earth to
> go anywhere on the planet and explore the places where work is being done
> to realize the MDGs, with access to country assessments and data collected
> by the UN worldwide.
>
> The online tool enables more than 300 million Google Earth users to better
> understand the Goals and what it will take to achieve them through the MDG
> Monitor website (www.mdgmonitor.org).
>
> "Google's collaboration with the UNDP represents a belief that the MDGs
> stand for basic and critical human progress," stated Michael T. Jones,
> Chief Technologist for Google Earth and Maps.
>
> "We have multiple legs on our stool and that is one of the pillars that we
> take pride in," said Cisco Senior Vice President Carlos Dominguez.
>
> Noting that the MDGs are "lofty goals and ones that are not easily
> attainable, and really requires a whole community and a global effort to
> attain," he stressed the crucial need for tools to monitor and analyze
> what works and which areas need additional support.
>
> Agreed by world leaders from 189 countries in New York in 2000, the MDGs
> call for quantified, time-bound progress in eradicating extreme poverty
> and hunger; achieving universal primary education; promoting gender
> equality and the empowerment of women; reducing child mortality; improving
> maternal health; combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensuring
> environmental sustainability; and developing a global partnership for
> development.
> 2007-11-01 00:00:00.000
>
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