3. UN Millenial Development Goals

Question to consider:

• In 2002, ALL the world's nations of the UN, in alliance with numerous global corporations, signed on to tackle the world's most pressing issues through achievable and focused goals. They set their sites for 2015 (eg end poverty and hunger by 2015) with agreed upon clear action items attached to each goal. If consensus and collaboration was the case, and the world chose manageable goals, why was so little progress made in achieving these goals in that 13 year project?
• Some of the goals actually lost ground in progress made. Are there forces in the world that created this massive failure to act in meaningful ways?
• In 2015, the goals were slightly revised, and the outcomes updated. Visit the UN site and CHOOSE a goal from the golbal action list that resonates with your interests and the work you might best be prepared to do. Once you've chosen the goal for your work in the course, be able to address the following:
  • Why does it resonate for you?
  • How can your interest be applied locally?
  • Where can you make the greatest contribution?
  • Is there a feature of social media that can be uniquely applied to this goal?
    • You'll be using your interest as anchor for the work ahead.