New York, 22 September 2010 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presented today the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Acceleration Framework, an innovative approach designed to help countries identify and resolve barriers to eradicating extreme poverty, and achieving sustainable development. 

The Framework was presented at an event entitled Turning evidence into practice: Learning from what works to accelerate MDG progress held during the world leaders’ Summit to review progress on the MDGs, eight internationally-agreed goals aimed at reducing poverty and improving education, health, gender equality and environmental sustainability by 2015.

“I look forward to seeing the MDG Acceleration Framework play a successful role in helping to deliver a better life for billions of people around the world,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his keynote address. Read more

To access Unlocking progress: MDG acceleration on the road to 2015, visit here

Here are the photos of President and the Lao delegation at the High-level Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly: “MDG Summit”

And here is the Video of side event

Here is the MDG Acceleration Framework Progress Report for Lao PDR (September 2010)_PDF