GLCDP

Sponsors: Philippines, Peoples Republic of China, Austria, Morocco, Syria, Libya, South
Africa.
Signatories: Iran, Morocco, South Africa, Nigeria, Lithuania, Maldives, Singapore, Indonesia,
Greece, Iran, Brazil, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Central African Republic, Iraq, Myanmar,
United Kingdom, Algeria
Topic: Achievement of MDGs: Comprehensive solutions
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Reaffirming the progress made so far and solutions to rectify deviations of actual progress
from the target, if any,
Reaffirming the commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United
Nations, which have proved timeless and universal, indeed, their relevance and capacity to
inspire have increased, as nations and people have become increasingly interconnected and
interdependent,
Reaffirming ourselves to support all efforts to uphold the sovereign equality of all States,
respect for their territorial integrity and political independence, resolution of disputes by
peaceful means and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, noninterference in the internal affairs of States, respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms, respect for the equal rights of all without distinction as to race, sex, language or
religion and international cooperation in solving international problems of an economic,
social, cultural or humanitarian character,
Recognising that the central challenge we face today is to ensure that globalization becomes a
positive force for the worlds people. For while globalization offers great opportunities,
globalization also leads to urbanization, at present its benefits are very unevenly shared,
while its costs are unevenly distributed,
Noting the problems faced by the sub Saharan countries with regard to health, poverty and
primary education,
Realising the need for gender equality and empowerment of women,
Noting with deep concern the problem of child mortality in the member nations especially the
sub Saharan region,
Noting the problem of maternal health in the LDCs,
Recognizing the need for LPG in countries for development,
Recognizing the need for greater coordination and global cooperation,
Noting, with satisfaction, the improvements in various parameters of standard of living, as
defined by these MDGs, while recognising the need to do more,
1) Emphasises the need to improve infrastructure (building schools, roads, hospitals,
etc.) and providing microfinance to the underprivileged to support self-employment
opportunities and attain MDG 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and hunger:
2) Recommends job facilitation and placement schemes to match young jobseekers with
job offers from companies;

3) Encourages establishment of more schools in rural areas and improving infrastructure

such as roads, trains and other means of transportation to ensure better access to these
schools and achieve MDG 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education;
4) Recommends training of teachers, especially those teaching underprivileged children;
5) Stresses upon the role and importance of microfinance in providing livelihood to
women as well as giving them a sense of belonging and increasing the enrolment of
girls in school by setting up all-girls schools if necessary, in conservative regions in
keeping with MDG 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women;
6) Endorses the idea of Maternity Packages used by the Finnish Government for the past
75 years including the mandatory health check-ups could be replicated in other
countries so as to accomplish MDG 4: Reduce Child Mortality & MDG 5: Improve
Maternal health;
7) Suggests training of midwives in rural areas so as to safeguard the health of pregnant
women and ensure safe deliveries, until enough clinics are built and access is
improved;
8) Recommends that Folic acid, Iron supplements and other generic medicines should be
provided to women below poverty line and Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) be
provided to children so as to reduce the number of deaths due to diarrhoea and
amoebic dysentery;
9) Encourages awareness-building programmes such as periodic visits by para-medical
staff to the homes of villagers to gain their trust and also inform them of the risks of
various diseases and move towards MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other
diseases;
10) Emphasises the need to set up testing clinics and conduct free tests for HIV/AIDS and
dispense medication to pregnant women with HIV so as to not pass it on to the child;
11) Encourages stricter laws are necessary to ensure that needles are not re-used in
syringes and hospitals are kept clean & well-sanitised;
12) Recommends inclusion of these diseases, their causes, mode of transmission and
preventive measures as well as comprehensive sex-education in the school
curriculum;
13) Recommends that more funds should be invested in the DOTS programme,
insecticide-treated bed nets, mosquito-repellent creams and Antiretroviral Treatments
(ART) for solving the problems in MDG 6;
14) Suggests that corporates can play an important role in attaining MDG 7: Ensure
Environmental Sustainability, by practising environment-friendly methods of
production, lean management and waste disposal and marketing them as CSR
initiatives to earn goodwill;
15) Emphasises that a good waste reduction scheme provides financial incentives to
produce less domestic waste, recycle more of what is produced & reduce the amount
of residual waste;
16) Draws attention to the fact that environmental degradation is an economic cost too,
just as much as a decrease in profit;
17) Emphasises the need to support NGOs and government plans for environmental
conservation while advising international NGOs to keep a better check on their local
counterparts;

18) Recommends stricter precautions and protective measures to be taken with regards to
nuclear and radioactive material so as to prevent the radiation from damaging the
environment;
19) Urges that all member nations renew their commitment to the Doha Development
Programme and move towards MDG 8: Develop a Global Partnership for
Development;
20) Urges developed nations to avoid protectionist policies in light of the Global Financial
Crisis and developing nations to remove all barriers over a period of 10 years, LDCs
over 15 years;
21) Urges countries that are providing financial aid to other countries to make sure that
their funds are utilised efficiently;
22) Recommends the need for all member nations to renew their commitment towards the
MDGs;
23) Emphasises the need to improve methods of data collection, making it adequate,
comprehensive and precise;
24) Suggests setting of short-term (5 year) goals for each country to achieve the MDGs
and preparation of progress reports to be made at the end of each 5 year period by
each countrys government, with a member of the UN to oversee preparation to ensure
it is unbiased;
25) Recommends that aid to LDCs be increased, shifting away from middle-income
countries if necessary;
26) Strongly recommends that peace and security also be made an MDG,especially with
regards to undetonated landmines, as without it, all other MDGs would be impossible
to achieve;
27) Expresses its hope that renewed enthusiasm and commitment by member nations will
drive forth progress in the next 15 years that will be even greater than what was
achieved from 2000-2015.