ARCMDG - ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence for Millenium Development Goals
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Asian Institute of Technology
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In 2008, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was welcome by the United Nations as the site of the world’s first Regional Center of Excellence for Millenium Development Goals. The ARCMDG at AIT is dedicated to the promotion and achievement of the MDGs in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) through education and training. The ARCMDG at AIT focuses on four MDGs, namely Goals 1, 3, 7 and 8. The Center avails of the considerable intellectual strengths of AIT’s world-class faculty and its extensive international partners.
Transcript of ARCMDG - ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence for Millenium Development Goals
Asian Institute of Technology
Millennium Development Goals by 2015
The Challenge for ASEAN
MDG GOALS
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3
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7
8
EnvironmentalSustainability
Eradication of Extreme Poverty
and Hunger
Universal Education
Gender Equality and Women
Empowerment
Child Health
Maternal Health
Combat HIV/AIDS
Global Partnership for Development
GenDer equALity AnD WOMen eMpOWerMent
erADicAtiOn Of extreMe pOverty AnD HunGer
Goal 1 Goal 3
prof. J. K. routray Regional and Rural Development Planning [email protected]
Key Resource Person
Dr. philippe DoneysGender and Development [email protected]
Key Resource Person
The UN Millennium Declaration of 2000 set forth a series of quantified and time-bound goals to reduce extreme pov-erty, disease and deprivation by 2015. The 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent real global needs and international commitments to tackle and reduce pov-erty, hunger, ill-health, gender inequality, lack of educa-tion, lack of clean water, and environmental degradation.
In order to meet the 2015 MDG targets, a strong focus on education, training and dissemination in the ASEAN region is crucial.
GLObAL pArtnerSHip fOr DeveLOpMent
envirOnMentAL SuStAinAbiLity
Goal 7 Goal 8
Mission
In 2008, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) was welcome by the United Na-tions as the site of the world’s first Regional Center of Excellence for Millenium Development Goals. The ARCMDG at AIT is dedicated to the promotion and achievement of the MDGs in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) through education and training. The ARCMDG at AIT focuses on four MDGs, namely Goals 1, 3, 7 and 8. The Center avails of the considerable intellectual strengths of AIT’s world-class faculty and its extensive international partners.
ARCMDG
Dr. thammarat KootatepEnvironmental Engineering and [email protected]
Key Resource Person
Dr. Mokbul Morshed Ahmad Regional and Rural Development Planning [email protected]
Key Resource Person
Our mission is to catalyze the achievements of the MDGs in the ASEAN region through capacity building, education and research programs, coupled with con-sulting and advising services, networking and partnership building activities. We work in close collaboration with national, regional and international organi-zations, inclusive of civil society and non-governmental organizations.
The creation of the ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence on MDGs (ARCMDG) took place during the ASEAN Region Roundtable titled “ECOSOC’s Promotion and Achievement of Millennium Development Goals through Education and Outreach” in March 2008 at the Asian Institute of Technology. The high level event was co-organized by the NGO section of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Institute for Training and Re-search (UNITAR), UN-ECOSOC, and AIT.
United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Ban Ki-moon welcomed the creation of the world’s first regional center of excellence on MDGs in an audio visual remark to the international stakeholders meeting in Thailand. He said: “The new Center and its local and regional affiliates will provide continuity for your initiatives. They will also serve as key MDG hubs promoting development activities throughout the region.”
ARCMDG opened on 1 May 2008.
United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Ban Ki-moonwelcomes ARCMDG
ARCMDG recognized by ASEAN
The joint declaration of the Heads of the State at the 14th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held from 26 February to 1 March 2009 in Hua Hin, Thailand, reaffirmed ASEAN’s regional commitment for attaining the Millennium Development Goals. The joint declaration said the MDGs could be realized by sharing information, experiences and best practices among the member states through relevant ASEAN bodies as well as through the ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence on MDGs at the Asian Institute of Technology and other regional institutions.
Designed and produced by the Media and Communications Unit (MCU), Asian Institute of Technology, in collaboration with ARCMDG. © Asian Institute of Technology 2010.
ARCMDG Objectives
l To popularize the MDGs, by spreading, dis-seminating, and propagating information on MDGs, starting with 4 Goals: Goal 1, Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger; Goal 3, Promo-tion of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women; Goal 7, Ensuring Environmental Sus-tainability; and Goal 8, Global Partnership for Development, throughout the ASEAN Region.
l To develop and offer pedagogical modules, ed-ucational materials and tools for MDGs training in government and academic institutions, civil society, NGOs and the private sector, comple-menting similar initiatives by other Centers of Excellence on MDGs operating elsewhere in the world.
l To help establish National Centers of Excel-lence, starting with the ASEAN Region and to exchange information and competencies on MDGs between the Centers of Excellence.
l To stress the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women as a cross-cutting issue of all MDGs, viewed within the human rights perspective and linked to the MDGs.
l To establish a bank of trainers and of networks of experts in MDGs and to train the trainers and professionals involved with MDGs.
l To conduct research of psycho-pedagogical impacts for the spread of MDGs.
l To collaborate and cooperate with internal units of AIT and external institutions, coun-tries and regional organizations, including UN, NGOs, and civil societies engaged in MDGs fo-cused activities.
l To document research on related themes of the MDGs and to disseminate the impacts of MDGs.
Advisory Board Members
Mr. Apichai SunchindahGerman Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Dato’ Dr. Ahamed bin SiponSoutheast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Bangkok Dr. Donald TambunanSocial Welfare, Women, Migrant and Labour Workers divi-sion (SWWMLW)The ASEAN Secretariat Dr. Francois LoriotInternational Association of MDGs Trainers (AIFOMD) New York Dr. Gothom AryaNational Economic and Social Advisory Council, Bangkok
Dr. Hanifa MezouiPermanent Representative to the United Nations and ECOSOC
Dr. Jean D’CunhaUNIFEM East and SouthEast Asia Regional Office, Thailand Mr. Minar Pimple United Nations Millennium Campaign, ASIA, Bangkok Thailand Mr. Nico BaritoUNITAR, Jakarta
Dr. Piniti RatananukulASEAN University Network, Bangkok
Ait Steering committee
Prof. J. K. Routray Director, ARCMDG Dr. Babel Mukand Singh, Associate Professor Water Engineering and ManagementSchool of Engineering and Technology, AIT Dr. Oleg V. Shipin, Associate ProfessorEnvironmental Engineering and ManagementSchool of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT Dr. Bernadette P. Resurreccion, Associate ProfessorGender and Development StudiesSchool of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT
Dr. Winai Wongsurawat, Assistant Professor School of Management, AIT Dr. Pritam K. ShresthaHead, External Relations and Communications Office, AIT
Mr. Voravate ChonlasinHead CMM, AIT Extension
ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence on MDGsAsian Institute of TechnologyP.O. Box 4, Klong LuangPathumthani 12120, Thailand Tel: (66-2)524-6722/6720, Fax: (66-2)516-2126http: //www.arcmdg.ait.asiaEmail: [email protected], [email protected]
