This week's talk point is focused on the UN summit on the millennium development goals.
Ten years ago world leaders signed the Millennium Declaration, promising to meet eight development goals by 2015. The UN event, being held in New York, will assess what has been achieved, shine a light on what needs to be done over the next five years to "accelerate progress" and seek commitments from world leaders to ensure it happens.
Please use this space to say hello, introduce yourself and discuss the summit. What is your take on progress so far? Will you be there? What would you say to world leaders if you were? Do you have ideas on what should replace the MDGs after 2015?
Or are you ambivalent to the goals and the summit? Do you think development needs a different approach? Do you feel, as Dravazed wrote last week, the term "development" itself is problematic?
Has something happened that deserves a mention in our group blog? Perhaps you've come across an inspiring or thought-provoking blogpost?
This is your space to share your views and post links and tips themed around this milestone conference. We can't promise we'll cover everything, but at least if you tell us here, you are helping spread the word.
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