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"Mit dem Millennium-Projekt hat die amerikanische Entwicklungspolitik Demokratie und Entwicklung als integrierende Bestandteile einer entwicklungspolitischen Zielperspektive definiert. Das Projekt soll politische Reformen unterstützen und Wachstumsprozesse fördern." (Autorenreferat)

Der Verabschiedung der Millenniumserklärung im Jahr 2000 war ein jahrelanger Streit über die entwicklungspolitischen Ansätze der 1980er- und 1990er-Jahre voraus gegangen, unter anderem während der verschiedenen UN-Weltkonferenzen der 1990er- Jahre. Insbesondere die Kritik an den gescheiterten Strukturanpassungsprogrammen der Weltbank und des Internationalen Währungsfonds rückten die Armutsbekämpfung wieder in das Zentrum der Entwicklungspolitik. Auf halbem Wege zwischen Verabschiedung der Millennium-Entwicklungsziele und dem angestrebten Zieljahr 2015 verdichten sich inzwischen die Anzeichen dafür, dass die anvisierten Ziele nicht überall erreicht werden. Doch dieser Befund kann nach Meinung des Autors auch anders gedeutet werden: So sehr die Millennium-Entwicklungsziele zeigen, dass eine veränderte Politik auch zu veränderten Realitäten führen kann, so sehr ist damit auch das Risiko für die Erreichung der Ziele beschrieben: Diese ist ganz wesentlich davon abhängig, dass Regierungen in Nord und Süd dem Ziel der Bekämpfung extremer Armut eine anhaltend hohe Priorität zuweisen. Dass dies keineswegs gesichert ist, lässt sich anhand der neueren Diskussionen über eine Rücknahme von bereits beschlossenen Erhöhungen der Entwicklungsmittel, aber auch anhand der teilweise sehr schwachen Umsetzung der Armutsbekämpfungspolitik im Süden belegen. (ICI2)

Throughout history the masonry arch has been considered as the most characteristic construction component of Architecture and Engineering ever since it was first conceived in Roman times and predating Hellenistic culture. Ever since these times the arch has been employed as en efficient construction solution to span openings with materials which cannot withstand tension. The technical originality of the arch has led to its use in monumental architecture and its symbolisation of military feats, as was the case of the triumphal arch. With the change of century and millennium there has been a fundamental technical advancement, which is revealed in this conference, under the name of the Integral Masonry System and which broadens the field of application of masonry by means of the incorporation of steel within perforated units which allow the three-dimensional reinforcement of any type of masonry wall. The Millennium Arch commemorates this 12th IBMAC in Madrid and reveals the technical advances provided by the Integral Masonry System, as the arch is inclined and is built in header bond using the Ladriflor or Flower Brick and reinforced with bars and hoops. The Millennium Arch has been designed on the basis of a 14m diameter cylinder angled 30º to the ground and built in one brick thick masonry, alternating one course of yellow brick with six of red. The arch has a clearance of 10m wide by 5.5m high and the masonry is regulary reinforced with truss type bed joint reinforcement every 6 courses. The area of the arc (structurally speaking an angled curved beam) is reinforced with longitudinal bars and hoops of 10mm which pass through perforations set in a universal clay brick. The Millennium Arch shall remain in the gardens and form the main access to the Palacio de Congresos from the principal artery of the Paseo de la Castellana.

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Mi

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Mi

The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015?income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter?while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Mi