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

Richard Laing

Richard Laing is an Associate Professor at the Center for International Health at Boston University, where he teaches courses on Health Systems Research, Maternal and Child Health, and Promoting Rational Drug Use. He is also the director of the 12-week, International Health certificate program and the two-week National Drug Policies course. Originally trained as a doctor in Zimbabwe, Dr. Laing worked for 18 years at all levels in the Ministry of Health. He regularly consults in Africa, Asia, and the Balkans and serves on the WHO Expert Committee on National Drug Policies.

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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