MDG Report for Thursday Launch
Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday announced that the Government of Guyana will be launching Guyana’s 2011 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Progress Report on Thursday 8th September, exactly eleven years after the signing of the Millennium Declaration, under which the Goals were agreed to by the international community. Minister Singh indicated that the report will take stock of the country’s progress on development, with specific reference to the MDGs.

The event, under the theme Guyana: Keeping Our Promise (Meeting the Millennium Development Goals by 2015), will take place on 8th September from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Guyana International Conference Centre in Liliendaal with participation from a wide cross-section of Governmental and non-Governmental representatives.

The Finance Minister also disclosed that, overall the Report offers a positive outlook on the country’s performance and prospects with respect to the Millennium Development Goals. It highlights the many areas where progress has been made and successes achieved. The Report also identifies key priority areas for sustaining progress, and accelerating efforts where necessary to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

The Report is organized in several sections, and contains an executive summary, eight chapters which offer a comprehensive review of the country’s performance and priorities for each goal, a short discussion on the cross-cutting issues that impact upon Guyana’s attainment of the goals and a ‘status at a glance’ section which tracks and assesses the likelihood of Guyana meeting the goals by 2015.