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Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Achieve universal primary education

 Promote gender equality and empower women

 Reduce child mortality

 Improve maternal health

 Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

 Ensure environmental sustainability

 Develop a global partnership for development

World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world. The Forum provides a collaborative framework for the world's leaders to address global issues, engaging particularly its corporate members in global citizenship.

UN Global Compact

The Global Compact is an international initiative that brings companies together with UN agencies, labor and civil society to support nine principles in the areas of human rights, labor and the environment. Through the power of collective action, the Global Compact seeks to advance responsible corporate citizenship so that business can be part of the solution to the challenges of globalization.

World Summit on the Information Society

The World Summit on the Information Society will bring together Heads of State, Executive Heads of United Nations agencies, industry leaders, non-governmental organizations, media representatives and civil society in a single high-level event in 2005. The role of the various partners is to ensure smooth coordination of the practical establishment of the information society around the globe. The anticipated outcome of the Summit is to develop and foster a clear statement of political will and a concrete plan of action for achieving the goals of the Information Society, while fully reflecting all the different interests at stake.

DATA

Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa (DATA) is an organization which aims to raise awareness about the crises of rampant poverty, overburdened economies, and AIDS in Africa. DATA calls upon the governments of the world's wealthiest nations to respond quickly and generously to the emergency in this continent.