This meeting is co-organized by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It will bring together ministers and representatives of international organizations and civil society, and will aim to bridge the outcome of the 2010 MDGs Summit with concrete and effective actions through a global dialogue among a broad range of stakeholders. The meeting will host a Ministerial discussion on “Human Security and Equity in the Achievement of the MDGs,” and discuss the “way forward” beyond 2015, using the lessons learnt in a decade under the MDGs.  

dates: 2-3 June 2011   location: Tokyo, Japan   contact: Takafumi Iwasaki   phone: +03-5501-8000 (ext.: 2759)   e-mail: mdgs.followup@mofa.go.jp   www: http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/event/2011/4/0426_01.html