Madurai Symposium

The MDGs

"Looking ahead to 2015 and beyond, there is no question that we can achieve the overarching goal: we can put an end to poverty. In almost all instances, experience has demonstrated the validity of earlier agreements on the way forward; in other words, we know what to do. But it requires an unswerving, collective, long-term effort." United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

Theme 3: Women and Children

Focus of the theme

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education
- By accessing quality education through activity based learning
- By promotion of vocational education
- Through innovative education system such as bridge school education, remedial education, montessori education
- Alternative education system to arrest child labour and ensure 100% enrollment
MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
- Women empowerment through social, economic and political interventions
- Gender mainstreaming in government women development programmes
MDG 4: Reduce child mortality
- By health intervention strategies of under one and five
- By creating access to quality health services for children and institutional delivery for pregnant women
- By government health programme
MDG 5: Improve maternal health
- Through RCH and Anaemia control programmes
- Through behavioural change communication
MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- Through innovative health programmes
- Intervention strategies on HIV/AIDS and Malaria
Themes

The MDGs

Past Events

Voices

Theme 3: Women and Children

Day 3: September 16, 2009

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

MDG 4: Reduce child mortality

MDG 5: Improve maternal health

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

People Convention

Focus of the theme

MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

MDG 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

MDG 4: Reduce child mortality

MDG 5: Improve maternal health

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Themes