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This section contains information on peace projects from different organisations. It also contains news items related to peace projects. Tree Guru Youth Incubator Belin Wall Millenium Summit Tree Guru Picture from the BBC From the BBC: "His campaign to encourage people to plant trees effectively addresses two burning issues of the world: global warming and shrinking job opportunities." To read more click here . Top Berlin Wall I first wanted to watch the live broadcast of the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the FAll of the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate, this time a symbolic wall of 1,000 big dominoes made by young people and artists was going down! 9 November 1989 has been so important for Berlin, for Germany, for Europe and the whole world, 20 years of freedom and of the breaking down of barriers.... (Pictures taken from tv screen…not the best quality….just to give an impression, Brandenburger Gate, wall of dominoes, fall of the wall) Rita With the assistance of experts, a group of volunteers from Palestine, Israel, France, Spain and Turkey met to elaborate a CD-ROM containing different sections on cultural and religious diversity. This will include music, religious celebrations, history and other themes and will be accompanied by a booklet documenting the project. More information here Top Millenium Summit  "THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR ACHIEVING THE MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS"
The Millenium Summit brought together representatives of 189 UN Member States to discuss the Role of the United Nations in the new century. At the Millenium Summit in 2000, World Leaders agreed on common vision for the Future.
The Millenium Development Goals (MDG’s) encapsulates this vision with a set of quantitative targets to be met by 2015. To achieve the Goals, developed and developing countries agreed to come together to form a global partnership based on deployment of resources and implementation of the policies needed to fight poverty and accelerate development.
The UN family are supporting this global partnership. Each partner brings to
this effort resources, knowledge, experience and leadership.
Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality
Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
All eight Millenium Development Goals and their targets are equally important
Partnership with Governments to the civil society and private sector; a focus on the MDG’s serves to align the important work of the UN system in other mandated areas by providing measurable development outcomes;
Nine years after their adoption, the MDG’s have become a platform for galvanizing international efforts to reduce poverty and hunger and advance the agenda of human development in all countries. Progress in achieving the MDG’s, however, has been uneven both across and within countries. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where the development
Challenge is greatest, show the largest gaps. In middle-income countries, residents in rural areas and traditionally excluded groups are also lagging behind.
Noema Chaplin
UN Observer for Servas International;
United States Servas Main representative to the UN;Political and Economic Scientist
Board Member CCC/UN;
Executive Committee Member, UNA-USA’s COO;
Member of CSVGC;
Member of Committee on Mental Health ;
Vice Chair NCHS;
F. President of International Institute for Entrepreneurship
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