XIM, Bhubaneswar Conducts State-level Panel Discussion on "Millennium Development Goals"

XIM, Bhubaneswar Conducts State-level Panel Discussion on "Millennium Development Goals"

Eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been adopted by the international community as a framework for development activities over 190 countries during the Millennium Summit held on 6th September 2000 at the United Nations Headquarters.

India is one of the countries that aims to achieve these goals by 2015. The third goal is to Promote Gender Equality & Empower Women. For this, a short status note, mainly to analyze the progress of this goal in Orissa, was prepared by Dr. Mamata Mishra, Senior Research Assistant & Agnita Lazarus Junior Research Assistant, XIM-B.

It is also true that achieving MDGs in Orissa will put India on the global map of successful nations as achieving MDGs for Orissa is so compelling and impending. In order to assess Orissa's progress and to suggest measures to accelerate the process of achieving MDGs in Orissa, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) and UNICEF, Orissa have taken the lead to form a State-Level Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This forum consists of representatives from the government, international agencies, civil society organisations, corporate, academia, political parties and media.

The third meeting of this Forum was held on 8th April 2009 (after two successful meetings on MDG 1 and MDG 2) at XIM-B. The meeting was graced by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary of Women & Child Development Department, Dr. Mona Sharma, I.A.S. Fr. Panka Toppo, XIM-B, welcomed the august gathering.

A status note and a short video documentary on MDG 3 was presented by Prof. S. Peppin, XIM-B and Mr. Prosun Sen, UNICEF, respectively, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Reeta Ray, Utkal University.

The members, who participated in the panel discussion are, Mr. Zob Zachariah, UNICEF, Ms. Bobby Pattnaik, Infosys, Ms. Birajalashmi Sarangi, IPE, Prof. Achuta Nanda Mishra, L. J. Publication, Ms. Kalpana, CYSD, Dr. B. B. Mohanty and Dr. Amrita Patel, Utkal University, and Ms. Niharika Sahoo, STRC (XIM-B). Faculty members from XIM-B, Human Development Foundation (HDF), Utkal University and other members from civil society, media and UNICEF also participated and offered their views.

Later Dr. Mamata Mishra, Senior Research Assistant, XIM-B proposed vote of thanks.

Concluded.

Contributed by -
Madhukar Subramanian,
Coordinator, IlluminatiX,
Media & PR Cell,
Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.

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