Global Partnerships and Development: Additional Resources

These references supplement the Knowledge Base Essay, Global Partnerships and Development.

Additional Explanations of the Underlying Concepts:

Online (Web) Sources

Mederly, Peter and Novacek Pavel. Global Partnership for Development. American Council for the United Nations University Millenium Project.
Available at: http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/site/pp.asp?c=grKVL2NLE&b=186389  [Backup Link]
This extensive report discusses recent calls, namely in the UN's Millenium Declaration, for global partnerships in working toward international development goals. This paper provides background on historical predecessors to this most recent initiative, and examines critical questions and details regarding how such a global partnership would be developed and implemented.

Foster, John W. The Millenium Declaration: Mobilizing Civil Society Organizations. North-South Institute.
Available at: http://www.un-ngls.org/Foster.doc  [Backup Link]
This report covers the response of civil society organizations (CSOs) to the Millennium Declaration and the Goals it proclaims. The report brings to light significant regional degrees of optimism and pessimism concerning the realisation of the different Millenium Development Goals. It also indicates the importance CSOs attach to policy and institutional reform, along with the ongoing commitment of many to monitoring government performance, as well as to their own practical implementation of strategies for meeting the MDGs within the stipulated timeframe.

Hamilton, Kirk. The Millennium Development Goals and the Environment. Environment Department, The World Bank Group.
Available at: http://www.iadb.org/sds/doc/SOCSes6AmbienteKirkHamilton.pdf  [Backup Link]
This paper discusses the environment objectives with the Millennium Development Goals.

van Tongeren, Paul. The Role of Civil Society in the Prevention of Armed Conflict. European Centre for Conflict Prevention.
Available at: Primary Link  [Backup Link]
This report details plans and goals for an upcoming United Nations conference to take place in 2005. The proceedings of the conference will focus on civil society's role in partnering with the UN to shift from a global policy of conflict management, to one of conflict prevention. This initiative has been endorsed by the United Nations' Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.

The World Bank Millenium Development Goals Site.
Available at: http://ddp-ext.worldbank.org/ext/GMIS/home.do?siteId=2  [Backup Link]
This site is a comprehensive gateway to a broad array of information about the Millenium Development Goals outlined by the United Nations in the Millenium Declaration in September 2000. The goals revolve around the following areas of concern: poverty, education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS and other diseases, environment, and global partnership. The site includes sections on all major world regions of concern.

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Examples Illustrating this Topic:

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A Development Co-operation Lens on Terrorism Prevention.
Available at: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/4/16085708.pdf  [Backup Link]
This policy paper discusses the complex array of links that exist between the causes of terrorism and the role various actors play (government, civil society, business and criminal elements) in promoting or combating them. The paper outlines roles and policy options that these various actors might consider in order to co-operatively fight terrorism around the world, namely through development initiatives.

Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict: Conflict Prevention Dialogue.
Available at: http://www.gppac.net/  [Backup Link]
This site offers basic information about the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict program. It is an integrated program of research, consultation and discussion to take place all over the world in preparation for an international conference to be held at the United Nations headquarters in 2005.

Joseph, Richard. Smart Partnerships for African Development: A New Strategic Framework.
Available at: http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr88.html  [Backup Link]
This report discusses the strategies of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), which is striving to promote investment in poor African nations in order to help them undertake political, legal, and economic reforms. Development efforts in Africa have been regularly hindered by armed conflict and institutional shortcomings. NEPAD aims to promote smart partnerships between peoples and institutions in order to advance efforts at improved governance, state-building, human security, and economic growth.

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