Jordan / Finding better jobs tops priorities

More than 7,000 Jordanians have so far defined their priorities for the period after 2015 by voting through the United Nations website.

For the 7,123 Jordanians who voted over the past two months, finding a better job opportunity is the main priority, receiving 5,257 of the votes.

The second priority for Jordanians is “good education” (4,702 votes), followed by “an honest and responsible government” (4,052 votes) and “better healthcare” (3,864 votes).

The year 2015 is the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) programme, which has made a “huge impact on the lives of millions of people” since its adoption in 2000, according to the UN.

This recognition triggered the UN and its partners worldwide to accelerate action to achieve the goals that are not yet attained, and also underscored the urgency of designing a post-2015 development framework that would build on the MDGs’ successes, address the weaknesses of the current framework and meet new global challenges, according to a UN statement.

For this purpose, consultations with stakeholders are taking place in 84 countries worldwide, to assess the views of several groups on priorities that should be reflected in the future development agenda beyond 2015.

“Jordan is one of the countries selected to carry out such post-2015 national consultations,” the statement said.

Those wishing to vote can log on to the “MY World” survey (www.myworld2015.org) and select 6 out of 16 possible issues they think would make the most difference to their lives.

The survey will be open until 2015, but the focus for UN Jordan is from June to December 2013.

The target number of votes from Jordan is over 50,000, according to the UN.

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via Finding better jobs tops Jordanians’ post-2015 priorities — UN | The Jordan Times.