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

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy Smith is currently (from 2002) Secretary-General of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, and also (till the end of 2003) Secretary-General of the International Union of Local Authorities.

A barrister by background, he has worked for cities and local governments since 1983. From 1989 to 1995, he was Chief Executive of the London Borough of Camden, a diverse inner city municipality, and from 1996 to 2002, Director of the UK's Local Government International Bureau.

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."

For a Q & A on the UN Millennium Project