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

Robert Watson

Robert Watson is currently the Chief Scientist for the World Bank and the Director of Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development, where he is charged with developing a multi-sectoral science and technology strategy for poverty alleviation and development. Prior to this, he was a member of the Clinton-Gore White House as the Associate Director for Environment (a Senate-confirmed position), responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the US multi-agency environmental research program. Dr. Watson has won several awards including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Protection Award. He holds a PhD from Queen Mary College at London University.

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