Partners In World Development
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Welcome to the website for the World Development Network of the Church of England.
On this site you will find links to many kinds of world development work being done around the Church of England’s dioceses, including:
- tackling the root causes of global poverty
- seeking to make trade fair and to bring about trade justice
- highlighting the connection between climate change and poverty
- combating the scourges of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and similar diseases
The strength of the Church of England’s efforts in these fields lies in the commitment of thousands of people in parishes throughout the country, as well as in the support the Church receives from partner organisations – this website is a portal to several of these.
Visit this website for new ideas for world development work in your local area, and if you would like to make your own contribution to this new online network, follow the ‘contact us’ link above
Features -MDG's
2010 is UN year of Millennium Development Goals
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for 2010 to be the year of Millennium Development Goals.
The goals were set by the UN General Assembly in 2000, including halving extreme poverty, universal education for children, ending child and maternal mortality and stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS.
The UN is planning meetings in 2010 to review progress made so far by governments and whether the goals can be reached in 2015.
“Coming amid mixed progress towards the goals and new crises that threaten the global effort to halve extreme poverty, the summit (in 2010) will be a crucially important opportunity to redouble our efforts to meet the goals by the agreed deadline of 2015,” Ban said.
Ban called on government leaders to attend the Millennium Development Goals Summit and “engage fully in ensuring a successful, practical, action-oriented outcome that delivers results for the billions of people struggling to meet their basic needs and to live in dignity and peace”.
Micah Challenge is a global coalition of Christians holding governments to account for their promise to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
What's Your Promise
This year Micah Challenge wants to change the world through millions of tiny promises.
We believe the poor of our world are being forgotten. So we’re asking people to commit to remember them. We’re offering the chance to make a promise as a way of saying ‘I’ll do it’ and the chance to inspire others, including our new government, to say they’ll do it too.
People are already making their promises, will you join them? You can watch the film, make your promise, and tell your friends about it. Follow the link to www.whatsyourpromise.org.uk and get promising!
