These pledges, reformulated as specific, measurable targets, became the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

They agreed on shared universal values, and they ushered in hopes for timed and measurable development goals, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

But many of the potential new goals lack unanimous support, and adding a lot of new goals or goals that are not easily measurable may sap momentum.

The first seven Millennium Development Goals present measurable goals, while the eighth lists a number of 'stepping stone' goals ways in which progress towards the first seven goals could be made.

The Millennium Development Goals have been instrumental in raising public support for development issues and in focusing international efforts on measurable results.

Panama welcomes the fact that the United Nations has set measurable and quantifiable goals in order to evaluate country by country progress towards achieving the Millennium Goals within a broader concept of freedom.

The World Bank is developing an African Action Plan with 25 initiatives to improve education, roads and power, with financing targets and measurable goals.

Moreover, our empirical understanding of how migration interacts with development was limited at the time there was little data with which to shape measurable goals.

The MDGs constitute a set of time bound and measurable goals, targets and indicators for combating poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and gender inequality.

The goals must have measurable, achievable objectives that extend beyond national policy they must inspire regional and local administrations, businesses, civil society, and individuals everywhere to change their behavior.

(c) Ensuring that impact is measurable

Agenda 21, the Millennium Development Goals and the Plan of Implementation adopted at the WSSD form the blueprint of their actions and measurable targets for sustainable development at the national level.

It sets out a number of time bound and measurable goals for the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, universal primary education, gender equality, health, environmental sustainability and a global partnership for development.

Innovation must be oriented to achieving measurable progress.

Such changes should be readily measurable using Sancho.

Well, amazingly, for once, our world leaders actually lived up to that millennium moment and back in 2000 agreed to some pretty extraordinary stuff visionary, measurable, long term targets called the Millennium Development Goals.

As reported by the Board in paragraph 605 of its report, human resources action plans contain organizational goals on geographical distribution with measurable accountability targets and awareness indicators for each participating department and office.

Measurable brain activity stops within 20 to 40 seconds.

Hence, every national youth policy should include measurable goals on how to improve the situation for all young women and young men, with special attention to marginalized youth, in order to secure our full participation in society.

This will be measurable and comparable at national and international levels.

(iii) Development of measurable indicators corresponding to the High Commissioner's five commitments

Burning fossil fuels is having a measurable impact on the earth s temperature.

Most of them remain too general and do not include measurable information.

To demonstrate their seriousness, Japanese officials moved quickly to commit to measurable metrics.

OIOS often found that the performance indicators used were unrealistic or not measurable.

The development of action plans with concrete, measurable targets has proven particularly effective.

The YMCA further recognises that urgent action is needed to obtain commitments from governments and the United Nations to more targeted and time bound indicators and measurable goals for the implementation of the Beijing Platform, as well as adequate resources and technical support.

Even with a weak health system, it is possible to achieve measurable mortality reduction.

When economists examine human capital, they prefer measurable criteria such as years of schooling.

Again, much of this attention is measurable, at least superficially, by watching people s online behavior.

And he said, It's any measurable phenomenon that allows us to indicate the presence of life.

Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

(b) Achieving significant and measurable results in the field of demand reduction by the year 2008.

6. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

5. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

10. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

12. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

More and more donors are also insisting that NGOs provide measurable proof that they make a difference.

The five expected accomplishments seem relevant, but they are not specific, measurable, area defined or time bound.

10. Urges States, in order to achieve a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008

Overall, it is clear that more needs to be done to obtain further concrete and measurable results.

Include in its work plans specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound objectives and indicators (para. 235)

Overall, it is clear that more needs to be done in order to obtain concrete, measurable results

15. Urges States to continue working towards achieving a significant and measurable reduction of drug abuse by 2008