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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com. 

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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A Manual on Parliamentary Engagement with the Millennium Development Goals

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This manual outlines mechanisms that can be used in parliaments to improve engagement around the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Published by the United Nations Millennium Campaign and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Parliamentary Development team, the manual highlights examples of best practice in making MDGs a central part of Parliamentary work, and provides practical advice on how to effectively implement some legislative mechanisms to utilise the MDGs in Parliaments. It also suggests some practical advice and possible tools to use in implementing these mechanisms.
The manual includes the following contents:
  • What are the millennium development goals (MDGs)?
  • Ensuring parliaments are well informed of the MDGs
  • Why and how parliaments can use the MDGs?
  • Engaging the MDGs in the legislative process
  • Engaging the MDGs in the oversight function
  • Engaging the MDGs through budget scrutiny
  • Engaging the MDGs in the representative and leadership roles of parliamentarians
  • A checklist for your parliament
  • More information and useful links
Publication Date
Languages

English

Number of Pages

32

Source

UNDP website on March 9 2012.