UN Millennium Project

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The Millennium Project

Contributors:

	· Task Forces
	· Secretariat Team
	· UN Experts Group

Statements of Support:

	· by Heads of State
	· by International Organizations
	· by Civil Society and Academia

David Beckmann

David Beckmann is President of Bread for the World, a Christian citizens' movement against hunger, and the Bread for the World Institute. In this role, he has helped to win debt relief for poor countries, improve U.S. aid through the Horn of Africa Act of 1990 and the Africa Seeds of Hope Act of 1998. Prior to this, Rev. Beckmann worked as the Senior Advisor to the World Bank on nongovernmental organizations. He has earned degrees from Yale University, Christ Seminary and the London School of Economics.

As of Jan 1, 2007, the advisory work formerly carried out by the Millennium Project secretariat team is being continued by an MDG Support team integrated under the United Nations Development Program.

Please visit MDG Support to get the latest information.

Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
"Investing in Development brings together the core recommendations of the UN Millennium Project. By outlining practical investment strategies and approaches to financing them, the report presents an operational framework that will allow even the poorest countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015."

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