Crowdsourcing the New Millennium Development Goals: Jamie Drummond at TEDGlobal2012 Photo: Ryan Lash Remember Y2K? Jamie Drummond starts by taking us back to the most anticipated year in human history: 2000. “Remember that? Incredibly, he says, our leaders agreed, and as a result produced the Millenium Development Goals. We’re now approaching the deadline, and we should start to ask the questions, “How did we do? A lot of progress has been made by the private sector, political leaders, activists and grassroots organizations across the world. Life-saving anti-retrovirals have been delivered to 6 million people, up from 50,000.Deaths from malaria have halved.5 million lives have been saved by innoculations.5,000 fewer children are dying every day. This, says Drummond, is “living proof of progress worth saving.” Still, there is a lot more to do. Photos: James Duncan Davidson The overall goals are likely not going to be met. But more than that, there are many things not in goals: Sustainable development goals, natural resource goals, equity, transparency, and more.
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Middle East Analyst U.S. Foreign Aid The majority of U.S. Foreign Aid is managed by the “150 Account.” Function 150 of the Federal Budget contains funding for all U.S. international activities, including: operating U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world; providing military assistance to allies; aiding developing nations; dispensing economic assistance to fledgling democracies; promoting U.S. exports abroad; making U.S. payments to international organizations and contributing to international peacekeeping efforts. Funding for all of these activities constitutes about one percent of the federal budget. Learn more about the Federal Budget How much aid does the U.S. give to the world’s poor? $30 billion goes to programs that assist the world’s needy. How does that compare to other foreign policy priorities? $663 billion goes toward military spending. Did you know? The Major Players in Global Do-Gooding “It’s in our country’s best interest to get economic development in every corner of the world.”– Jeff Immelt, CEO, GE
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