United Nations in the Philippines | Stand Up, Take Action 2010

Stand Up, Take Action 2010

CONGRATULATIONS to all who participated in the STAND UP TAKE ACTION Campaign!

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	Bike for the MDGs Flash Dance Mobilization for the MDGs MyStreet Concert Ultimate Frisbee for the MDGs Women Deliver Philippines Conference CODE NGO Citizens' Roadmap Launch Social Watch Citizens' MDG Report Launch MDG Awards Balanga, Bataan DENR Central Office Zone One Tondo (ZOTO) Other Local Events
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Features

Disaster Proofing The MDGs

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) form a blueprint agreed to by 189 member states of the UN and major international development agencies at the Millennium Summit in 2000.

Palace eyes 17 priority bills

Malacañang will push for 17 priority legislation when President Benigno Aquino III meets leaders of Congress in the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) for the first time this month, Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. said on Sunday.

Avoiding an ‘Empty PDP’

ONCE UPON a time—during the Ramos presidency in 1992-1998, specifically—it fell on my shoulders to lead the work of formulating the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP).

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Releases

CSOs cited PNoy’s MTPDP largely wanting, needs improvement

An alliance of civil society groups and networks following the administration’s process of crafting the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) found the emerging document largely wanting and may not be able to address the President’s campaign promise to lead the country out of poverty and towards sustainable economic prosperity.

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Decent and productive work is one of the most effective ways to fight poverty and accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, says the United Nations Millennium Campaign in observance of the 2010 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Filipinos make noise against poverty; legislators commit to achieve the MDGs

The Stand Up, Take Action Campaign successfully concluded in the Philippines with the adoption of a global action plan to achieve the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 during the MDG+10 Summit in New York and the announcement of local commitments from the country’s own legislators.

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