Media Centre

The following resources have been collated for media use. For immediate media queries please contact the Povery and Development Division, UNESCAP

Ph: +66 2 288 1902
Fax: + 66 2 288 3007
Email: escap_pdd@un.org


Background Information:
UNESCAP/UNDP/ADB Tri-partite initiative

 
 

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2007

We are now at the midpoint between the adoption of the MDGs and the 2015 target date. So far, our collective record is mixed. The results presented in this report suggest that there have been some gains, and that success is still possible in most parts of the world.

 The Millennium Development Goals: Progress in Asia and the Pacific 2006 (Oct 2006)

This report is the latest update on the progress towards MDGs in Asia and the Pacific. By zooming in on specific indicators, the report highlights the region's achievements and exposes issues on which much work remains to be done.

 

The Asia-Pacific Media Awards

The Asia-Pacific MDG Media Awards honour distinguished reporting on the MDGSsby producers and journalists in print, radio and television covering the Asia-Pacific region.

The competiton attracts a US$7,000 winning prize ($2,000 for runners up) for each media category and aims to generate better awareness and understanding of the MDGs in Asia-Pacific. Entires are open until 25 March 2007 - so get your entries in soon!

The competition is open to all radio and TV producers/journalists from public service broadcasting organizations, private networks and free-lance producers covering the Asia and the Pacific.

 


MDG's general:

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2006

This report shows where we stand in 2006 in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The challenges the Goals represent are staggering. But there are clear signs of hope.

 
 
 


Press Releases:

4 Oct 2006 MDG Awards to be launched in Kathamndu
11 Oct 2006South Asia MDG Forum opens with urgent call to cut down maternal mortality and reduce poverty
12 Oct 2006Asia Pacific MDG Media Awards - accepts entries in local language
18 Oct 2006South Asian Action Plan adopted at Nepal meeting