Concerning: Continuing Support for the Millennium Development Goals Submitted by: Global Reconciliation Commission

Concerning: Continuing Support for the Millennium Development Goals

Submitted by: Global Reconciliation Commission

 

BE IT RESOLVED THAT THIS _____ CONVENTION OF THE DIOCESE OF _________ reaffirms its commitment to the realization of the Millennium Development Goals to:

 

1.    Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

2.    Achieve universal primary education

3.    Promote gender equality and empower women

4.    Reduce child mortality

5.    Improve maternal health

6.    Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

7.    Ensure environmental sustainability

8.    Develop a global partnership for development

 

And be if further

 

RESOLVED, that this Convention celebrates our commitment to the realization of these goals by reaffirming the dedication of a minimum of 0.7% of the 200_ program budget and 0.7% of all unrestricted endowment income toward ministries that promote the MDGs.

 

And be if further

 

RESOLVED, that this Convention strongly urges all congregations and Episcopalians in the Diocese of _______ to dedicate a minimum of 0.7% of their income toward ministries that support the MDGs. 

 

And be if further

 

RESOLVED, that the secretary of this Convention forward a copy of this resolution to all state and national government officials with constituencies within diocesan boundaries and to all electronic and print media outlets within the diocesan boundaries.

 

RATIONALE

 

At the _______  Convention of the Diocese of _____, we committed ourselves to God’s mission of global reconciliation embodied in the Millennium Development Goals, charged the bishop with calling together a Global Reconciliation Commission and called upon successive Conventions to dedicate 0.7% of the program budget of the diocese toward the achievement of the MDGs.

 

 

 

As we gather for the _____ Convention of the Diocese of _________, we can celebrate that 0.7% of our 200_ budget was indeed dedicated to that purpose and that, on the recommendation of the Global Reconciliation Commission and by decision of _____________, is being used to help achieve those goals through ______________. 

 

This resolution seeks to celebrate what has been done, to cement our commitment to continue to live out our commitment in the future, and to call our wider church down this path that has given us such joy and such an expansive experience of Christ’s living love for all people.