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others.
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- are a set of eight interdependent goals aimed at
reducing poverty and improving the quality of life,
particularly of the rural poor, and represent a global
partnership resulting from the Millennium
Declaration at the UN’s Millennium summit of 2000
- internationally considered as benchmarks of the
progress a country is making towards sustainable
development.
MDGS: KEY ACTORS
 United Nations Development Group (UNDG) – with
UNESCO as a member
 Chief Executives Board (CEB; formerly ACC) – with
UNESCO as a member
 193 United Nations member states and at least 23
international organizations agreed to achieve these
goals
MDG1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger
Local recruitment.
Local enterprise investment
Local supply purchase
Fair trade.
Poverty awareness campaigns.
In-kind funds.
Staff participation in humanitarian projects.
MDG 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
Funding for schools.
Offering teacher-grants.
Delivering school supplies and computers.
In-company technical and language training
Scholarships and mentorships program for staff and local
community.
Information programs for customers, suppliers, among
MDG 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower
Women
Scholarship programs for managerial coaching.
Professional mobility workshops.
Family support structures for working mothers.
Technical drafting for women in local communities.
MDG 4: Reduce Child Mortality
Social investment in health facilities.
Free medical checkups in-company and community.
Nutrition advice and education programs for women
during pregnancy.
Educational youth programs.
Free dispatch of medical equipment and staff.
Free transfer of children in medical need, medical
personnel, and equipment.
MDG 5: Improve Maternal Health
Free screening and medical care.
Free supply of maternity-related complements.
Education programs.
Investment research and development.
Fund for health facilities and children facilities in-
company.
MDG 6: Combat HIV / AIDS, Malaria & Other Diseases
In-company prevention training and awareness raising
activities.
Host community education workshops.
Free medical checkups.
Social inclusion programs and policies.
Flights for medical staff and equipment.
Investment in research and development
MDG 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Compliance to advanced norms and standards.
Resource efficiency.
Renewable energies.
Recycling and eco-materials.
Wildlife and ecosystem preservations actions.
MDG 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Collaboration between UN bodies, public and private
sectors, and independent associations and civil society
participants to provide resources and assistance to
governments and host communities through tourism
development and growth.
The World Health Organization has a new study claiming
that smoking is on the rise again, but this time in
developing countries. Its most recent research findings
show that, of the 1 billion smokers in the world today,
about 80% are found in the developing countries.
The following is a list of countries with the most
smokers, based on data provided by the World Health
Organization and CIA Factbook.
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
(WHO FCTC) is one of the biggest public health
achievements of the 21st century. It is the world’s first
public health treaty negotiated under the WHO
constitutional framework and is today legally binding in
181 Parties (180 countries and the European Union).
Implementation of the WHO FCTC could also serve as a
critical ingredient in the control of some communicable
diseases where tobacco is an additional risk factor and a
cause of sometimes severe comorbidities.
A framework convention or agreement describes a type
of legally binding treaty which establishes broader
commitments for its parties and leaves the setting of
specific targets either to subsequent more detailed
agreements (usually called protocols) or to national
legislation.
The Convention Secretariat is a global authority
concerning the implementation of the WHO FCTC. It
also works to promote the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit
Trade in Tobacco Products.
The WHO FCTC was developed in response to the
globalization of the tobacco epidemic and is an
evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all
people to the highest standard of health.
WHO FCTC : KEY ACTORS

WHO Strategy: MPOWER

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Goal (SDG) recognizes the importance of tobacco control
as key to sustainable development and incorporates
implementation of the WHO FCTC as one of the SDGs
targets.

The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to

achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They
address the global challenges we face, including those
related to poverty, inequality, climate change,
environmental degradation, peace and justice.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a new,

universal set of goals, targets and indicators that UN
member states will be expected to use to frame their
agendas and political policies over the next 15 years.

The SDGs follow and expand on the Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs), which were agreed by
governments in 2001 and expired in the year 2015.