State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

MDG Summit Media Rundown #3

Financial Times – Sep 20, 2010
Pool resources and reinvent global aid
by Jeffrey Sachs

Financial Times – Sep 20, 2010
Jeffrey Sachs: yearning for happiness – and innovative financing
Blog by Jeffrey Sachs.

Telegraph.co.uk – Sep 20, 2010
US ‘failing to keep up with Britain’ on aid promises

Wasington Post – Sep 20, 2010
U.N. foresees dramatic cuts in poverty

PBS NewsHour – Sep 20, 2010
Progress, But Less Promise for Development Goals
The Guardian – ‎Sep 21, 2010
Millennium development goals summit day two – live updates

The Guardian – Sep 20, 2010
MDGs: a list of the progress reports

National Post – Sep 20, 2010
Canada criticized for doubling its generosity
BusinessWeek – ‎Sep 20, 2010‎
Village becomes lab for curing Africa’s problems

Jakarta Globe – Sep 20, 2010
Nearing a Deadline, UN Summit Takes Stock of Millennium Development Goals

Reuters AlertNet – Sep 20, 2010
Humanitarian emergency appeal system is “dysfunctional”-Sachs

The FINANCIAL (blog) – ‎Sep 20, 2010
Ericsson: Benefits of mobile communication in rural and developing areas

Irish Times – ‎Sep 20, 2010
Words and action on poverty

Africa News – Sep 20, 2010
Malawi: Nation on the Road to Fighting Poverty

Toronto Star – Sep 20, 2010
Summits show stark difference between UN initiatives and private aid

La Stampa – Sep 20, 2010
“Nessuno più considera”

Al Jazeera English – Sep 20, 2010
Plea to refocus UN millennium goals

Toronto Star – Sep 20, 2010
Summits show stark difference between UN initiatives and private aid

Irish Independent – Sep 20, 2010
War on poverty ‘doomed’ by US apathy

Financial Express – Sep 20, 2010
Column : Thou shalt not be poor

Kaiser Family Foundation – Sep 20, 2010
UN MDG Summit Begins; UNAIDS Data Shows 22 African Countries See Drop In New …

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation – ‎Sep 21, 2010
UN millennium goals ‘can be met’

Noticias de Gipuzkoa – ‎Sep 21, 2010
El otro fin de la pobreza

WNCT – ‎Sep 20, 2010‎
World Leaders to Spotlight Goals to Help Poor, UN

Rwanda News Agency (registration) – Sep 20, 2010
UN Summit begins amid usual power-politics in smokefree rooms

El Periodico de Catalunya – Sep 20, 2010
Ban Ki-moon: “Debemos apoyar a los vulnerables pese a la crisis”

elmundo.es – ‎Sep 19, 2010‎
Más capitalismo y menos solidaridad

Comtex Smartrend – Sep 20, 2010
Global Summit Calls for Changes by 2015

Harbus Online – ‎Sep 20, 2010
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Financial Times – Sep 20, 2010

Pool resources and reinvent global aid

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4c510f34-c4fb-11df-9134-00144feab49a.html

By Jeffrey Sachs (requires registration)

Financial Times – Sep 20, 2010

Jeffrey Sachs: yearning for happiness – and innovative financing

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2010/09/21/jeffrey-sachs-yearning-for-happiness-and-innovative-financing/

Blog by Jeffrey Sachs.

Telegraph.co.uk – Sep 20, 2010

US ‘failing to keep up with Britain’ on aid promises

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8013514/US-failing-to-keep-up-with-Britain-on-aid-promises.html

Wasington Post – Sep 20, 2010

U.N. foresees dramatic cuts in poverty

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/20/AR2010092006231_2.html

PBS NewsHour – Sep 20, 2010

Progress, But Less Promise for Development Goals

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/international/july-dec10/mdg_09-20.html

The Guardian – Sep 21, 2010

Millennium development goals summit day two – live updates

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/sep/21/millennium-development-goals-live-updates

The Guardian – Sep 20, 2010

MDGs: a list of the progress reports

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2010/sep/20/millennium-development-goals-progress-reports1

National Post – Sep 20, 2010

Canada criticized for doubling its generosity

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/09/20/canada-criticized-for-doubling-its-generosity/

BusinessWeek – Sep 20, 2010

Village becomes lab for curing Africa’s problems

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9IBL3V00.htm

Jakarta Globe – Sep 20, 2010

Nearing a Deadline, UN Summit Takes Stock of Millennium Development Goals

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/world/nearing-a-deadline-un-summit-takes-stock-of-millennium-development-goals/397189

Reuters AlertNet – Sep 20, 2010

Humanitarian emergency appeal system is “dysfunctional”-Sachs

http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/55867/2010/08/21-122403-1.htm

The FINANCIAL (blog) – Sep 20, 2010

Ericsson: Benefits of mobile communication in rural and developing areas

http://finchannel.com/Main_News/Tech/71123_Ericsson%3A_Benefits_of_mobile_communication_in_rural_and_developing_areas_/

Irish Times – Sep 20, 2010

Words and action on poverty

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0921/1224279362709.html

Africa News – Sep 20, 2010

Malawi: Nation on the Road to Fighting Poverty

http://allafrica.com/stories/201009210011.html

Toronto Star – Sep 20, 2010

Summits show stark difference between UN initiatives and private aid

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/864058–summits-show-stark-difference-between-un-initiatives-and-private-aid

La Stampa – Sep 20, 2010

“Nessuno più considera”

http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplRubriche/giornalisti/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=43&ID_articolo=1795&ID_sezione=&sezione=

Italian interview with Jeffrey Sachs.

Al Jazeera English – Sep 20, 2010

Plea to refocus UN millennium goals

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/09/2010920151454657766.html

No direct citation.

Toronto Star – Sep 20, 2010

Summits show stark difference between UN initiatives and private aid

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/864058–summits-show-stark-difference-between-un-initiatives-and-private-aid

Irish Independent – Sep 20, 2010

War on poverty ‘doomed’ by US apathy

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/war-on-poverty-doomed-by-us-apathy-2345707.html

Financial Express – Sep 20, 2010

Column : Thou shalt not be poor

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/column-thou-shalt-not-be-poor/683980/

Kaiser Family Foundation – Sep 20, 2010

UN MDG Summit Begins; UNAIDS Data Shows 22 African Countries See Drop In New …

http://globalhealth.kff.org/Daily-Reports/2010/September/20/GH-092010-MDGs.aspx

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation – Sep 21, 2010

UN millennium goals ‘can be met’

http://www.kbc.co.ke/news.asp?nid=66512

CRIENGLISH.com – Sep 21, 2010

China Makes Outstanding Achievements in Fulfilling Millennium Goals

http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/09/21/1361s595616.htm

Noticias de Gipuzkoa – Sep 21, 2010

El otro fin de la pobreza

http://www.noticiasdegipuzkoa.com/2010/09/21/opinion/colaboracion/el-otro-fin-de-la-pobreza

Spanish.

WNCT – Sep 20, 2010

World Leaders to Spotlight Goals to Help Poor, UN

http://www2.wnct.com/news/2010/sep/20/world-leaders-to-spotlight-goals-to-help-poor-un-ar-406670/

AP Story.

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation – Sep 20, 2010

UN millennium goals ‘can be met’

http://gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.126697

Rwanda News Agency (registration) – Sep 20, 2010

UN Summit begins amid usual power-politics in smokefree rooms

http://rnanews.com/regional/4209-un-summit-begins-amid-usual-power-politics-in-smokefree-rooms-/

CRIENGLISH.com – Sep 20, 2010

UN Chief Sees MDGs Achievable

http://english.cri.cn/6966/2010/09/20/2021s595504.htm

El Periodico de Catalunya – Sep 20, 2010

Ban Ki-moon: “Debemos apoyar a los vulnerables pese a la crisis”

http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/internacional/20100920/ban-ki-moon-debemos-apoyar-los-vulnerables-pese-crisis/489158.shtml

Spanish.

elmundo.es – Sep 19, 2010

Más capitalismo y menos solidaridad

http://www.elmundo.es/blogs/elmundo/nodoycredito/2010/09/20/mas-capitalismo-y-menos-solidaridad.html

Spanish.

Khaleej Times – Sep 20, 2010

Five years to end poverty

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=/data/opinion/2010/September/opinion_September118.xml&section=opinion

By Jeffrey Sachs.

Comtex Smartrend – Sep 20, 2010

Global Summit Calls for Changes by 2015

http://www.mysmartrend.com/news-briefs/news-watch/global-summit-calls-changes-2015

Harbus Online – Sep 20, 2010

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

http://media.www.harbus.org/media/storage/paper343/news/2010/09/20/News/The-Millennium.Development.Goals.mdgs-3933453.shtml

Broadcast – CNN, BBC, etc at top

BBC News – Sep 20, 2010

UN millennium goals ‘can be met’

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11375847

Video of Ban Ki-moon at UN. Also summary with graph.

BBC News – Sep 20, 2010

Jeffrey Sachs: rich countries can afford MDGs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11377009

Audio interview with Jeffrey Sachs.

NPR Talk of the Nation – Sep 20, 2010

Has The U.N. Made The World A Better Place?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129994840

Audio of discussion with Melinda Gates, Jeffrey Sachs, Amina Az-Zubair.

RFI – Sep 20-, 2010

Kenya : « villages du millénaire » agriculture

http://www.rfi.fr/emission/20100920-kenya-villages-millenaire-agriculture-12

Video in French on Sauri village.

France 24 – September 20, 2010

Leaders meet to revive stalled UN millennium goals

http://www.france24.com/en/20100920-un-millennium-development-goals-world-poverty-us-france-china-iran

No direct citation.

France 24 – Sep 20, 2010

Jeffrey Sachs, economist

http://www.france24.com/en/20100920-sachs-united-nations-sachs-jeffrey

Science for the Planet: In these short video explainers, discover how scientists and scholars across the Columbia Climate School are working to understand the effects of climate change and help solve the crisis.
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments