United Nations

Erthbeet’s #1 goal is to ultimately assist a particular program that is being run by the United Nations. The program has just completed it’s first 15-year phase, which was called the Millennium Development Goals. Now in its second 15-year phase, the new Sustainable Development Goals project is under way & Erthbeet is only one of many companies that are seeking to become active & real supporters of this critical international endeavor.

Millenium Development Goals

MDG  July 2000 – July 2015

So many great things happened in 2000! The 2nd millennium, the modern internet, smart mobile phones, y2k bug,  public GPS, 1st Harry Potter book is released, & more. But almost nothing compares with July 2000: the Millennium Development Goals summit.  2015 was the goal-post & summit for much of the MDG program. Despite some of the MDG goals not reaching fulfillment, what was achieved through them was nothing short of a miracle! For those who followed the program from the start, the conclusion of MDG in July 2015 was an emotional time.

But like anything old that must make way for the new, the planning for the following 15-year SDG program began immediately. The SDG planning summit was held in the United Nations New York headquarters & brought an entirely new outlook & perspective on the new way to proceed.

It is extraordinary that in such a short life time of social media platforms, that people are coming together socially, politically & compassionately to empower the weak & minority groups to gain access to the most basic human needs & expectations: food, shelter, medicine & the compassionate duty of other human beings.

The United Nations MDG (Millennium Development Goal) progress report is now available along with the future path of the MDG initiative:     MDG 2015 Report

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Sustainable Development Goals    

SDG July 2015 – July 2030

Following on from the MDG (Millennium Development Goals) is the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals). The MDG program started in mid-2000 & ran for 15 years, through to  mid 2015. It represents one of the most historic & profoundly positive endeavors of people. Now, following on from the MDG program is the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) UN program, to ensure that we maintain our resolve to learn to live with the earth & with each other, via a set of 17 goals to be striven for over another 15 years, maturing in 2030.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

The MDG & SDG programs are profoundly significant. They represent our only concerted attempt to reverse our path of self-destruction & irresponsible consumption. Coupled with these problems are the issues of over-population & capitalism. It is only through population reduction that we can hope to achieve the SDG goals. An increasing global population could well make the SDG goals impossible to reach. Rapid population reduction is one of two critical needs to save the world from impending ecological disaster. Have a look at this site for population information: population reduction.

Capitalistic consumption is also a significant ecological problem. The high-affluent class layer typically consumes many times that of the lower & middle-classes combined. Put simply: Money = consumption. In some situations, there is a bigger picture such as where a wealthy individual uses their wealth & power to influence & further the cause of global responsibility. In such cases, such individuals can ironically be leaving a negative carbon footprint.

Achieving the SDG goals cannot be done by United Governments alone, because time has literally run out. YOU must become part of this picture & YOU must be armed with a purpose in order to pass on new habits & outlook to your children. You are encouraged to become aware of each individual SDG Goal & to pass this link on to others. You cannot worry about this tomorrow anymore. Now has arrived.

Now that the MDG goal has been reached in 2015, we continue our commitment via support of the new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) project which is again co-ordinated by the United Nations.  Though the MDG program achieved miracles in most of the 8 goals, large pockets around the world still remain in extreme poverty, where people are powerless to change their destiny or to provide basic nutrition or medical care for their families. People in this demographic profile initially succumb to despair & then hopelessness. People in extreme poverty need the help of others who are able to care and act. The affluent population can afford money & compassion. The destitute cannot afford either.

the 2015 Global Action has evolved into the 2016 SDG program.

Global Action 2015              #action2015

The United Nations must deal with many facets of the world of people & politics as well as the ecology. If you haven’t yet ‘wet your toes’ with the UN agenda generally, here is a good place to start: Key Issues. Finding out more about the United Nations programs can be empowering & liberating.

Global Action 2015              #action2015

As you read about the various United Nations programs you will be amazed at how easy it is to get involved & really help people for so little of your own time & resources. More detail on the United Nations Millenium Development Goals (MDG) can be found here

Global Action 2015              #action2015

The MDG program has arrived at it’s goal-post, & now the time has arrived for a summit where representatives from all parts of the world will meet & decide on the future program called SDG Sustainable Development Goals. SDG is expected to build on the eight levels of the MDG model.

You ARE our future. They must have opportunity & hope

Global Action 2015              #action2015

Oceans are the bottom of the food chain for terrestrial life

United Nations & Renewable Energy

It is hoped that renewable energy will evolve as the global answer to our future energy requirement, as both a cleaner & safer alternative for us & future generations. The important point here is ‘future generations’, because we should remember that we are making important decisions on their behalf, about their world & their health.

Businesses using renewable energy is on the high priority list

Global Action 2015              #action2015

SDG will move forward with the urgent global energy need

Global Action 2015              #action2015

MDG to SDG Transition

It’s been an incredible 15 years in terms of the planet’s social development, as a result of the internet. Since the world has connected online, so many things have become possible that previously were not. The birth of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in mid-2000 would have to stand as one of the most important & socially profound events, where the largest collection of world leaders in human history gathered and met at the start of our 2nd millennium. At the summit all leaders committed their respective nations to a global partnership to begin a 15-year plan to aim for 8 goals that would end extreme poverty,  galvanize social equality, primary education & so much more. The MDG program matured in mid-2015.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) will run over another 15-year period, ending in 2030. They will follow on from & build on the 8 MDG goals, & will call on all governments to pull together to make a world of peace, equality & ecological responsibility. The goals will be challenging. The SDG will rely on the organized mobilization of funds, purpose, drive & partnerships as well as many unexpected objective needs that will materialize along the way. Erthbeet intends to be one of many entities involved in a successful outcome of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030.