Global call  to action: It’s time for gender equality and women’s  empowerment

From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

A wave of  initiatives – started just two months ago

Half way to 2015  we are far from achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). If we  don’t get on track, we will fail on gender equality, women’s empowerment and  the other goals.

A new, global  campaign has started a call to change this situation. So far a hundred  torch initiatives in North America, Africa, Asia and Europe have within two months been initiated to  do something extra. And the action has just begun… Day by day more initiatives  from companies like Cisco, from government, business and grassroot  organisations, from individuals and many more register on the website.

On  7th of  March 2008 the  Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Ms Ulla Tørnæs launched the MDG3  Global Call to Action to put gender equality and women’s empowerment (MDG3)  higher on the international agenda.

Visit  the MDG3 Call to Action website

We would very much  appreciate that you:

Spread the word about the website through  your organisation’s sphere of influence and to relevant staff  members.

Create links to MDG3  Action on your website. The “2015 Call to Action” logo can be downloaded for  this purpose.

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The website is developed to highlight the  global wave of resolve on the third millenium development goal (MDG3), towards  the UN High Level MDG3 meeting, 25. September  2008.

How you can benefit from  the website:

·          Find information on the MDG3 Global Call to  Action

·          Join the action: sign up your commitment to do something extra  for MDG3

·          View commitments by the UN, the World Bank and others to do  something extra

·          Follow the (MDG3 Champion) Torch

·          See the film – and spot yourself/someone you know in the  conference crowd

·          Download campaign materials as part of your own MDG3  activities

·          See commitments from all around the world for  MDG3

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