This week, InterAction[1] published a Millennium Development Goals (MDG) policy paper as a lead up to the MDG Summit at the United Nations being held from September 20-22, 2010.   Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: The Road Forward for the U.S. contains the recommendations and positions of the US NGO community as developed by InterAction working groups and the InterAction MDG Taskforce over the past several months. 

With only five years left to achieve the MDGs, world leaders will gather at the UN for the MDG Summit  to review progress and successes, discuss obstacles and gaps, and recommit to achieving the goals by the intended deadline of 2015.

Ten years ago, 189 States Members of the United Nations adopted the Millennium Declaration, which put on paper previously agreed to goals regarding international development.  From this, a set of specific and measurable development objectives was created and is now known as the Millennium Development Goals.

Learn more about NASW’s work on international issues and how they related to individual MDGs by visiting the NASW Division for Human Rights and International Affairs .