This session will assess the contribution of the science centre community to achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals established in the UN’s Declaration on Environment and Development at Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The Toronto Declaration and the UN’s Agenda 21 are also in alignment with the MDGs. This session will identify further avenues for global cooperation to improve science literacy and build citizens’ capacity to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. How else can we prepare the next generation of leaders, decision makers and global citizens to assume responsible stewardship of the planet.