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

Alain Durand-Lasserve

Alain Durand-Lasserve is currently the Director of Research at the National Centre of Scientific Research in France. Prior to this, he served as Scientific Co-ordinator of the European Science Foundation Network on "Innovative practices and emerging concepts for sustainable urban management in developing countries: a European contribution." His research interests include urban land management in cities in developing countries, regularization of irregular settlements and local development, and tenure upgrading and tenure security policies. Dr. Lasserve holds a PhD from the University of Paris-Sorbonne.

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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