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MDGs: Make the Most of the Next Five Years

jallen — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:21:25 +0000

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 20 (IRIN) - A decade after world leaders adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there is no consensus on what impact they have had on global poverty.

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Bridging the Chasm Between Aid Rhetoric and Reality

jallen — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:35:27 +0100

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 (IPS) - On the eve of Monday's highly-anticipated U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit in which world leaders will gather here to reaffirm their commitment to the eight goals, civil society remains deeply sceptical.

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Banging a Drum for the MDG Summit

jallen — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:56:41 +0100

NEW YORK, Sep 7 (IRIN) - Activists are pulling out all the stops ahead of a development summit at UN headquarters on 20-22 September. Pro-aid and anti-poverty lobbyists are trying everything from giant letters to banging pans to raise awareness of the high-level event.

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UN Report Optimistic on Anti-Poverty Strides

jallen — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:15:41 +0100

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Despite the ongoing financial crisis, global poverty rates are expected to fall by half in the next five years compared to 1990, according to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report 2010 launched on Wednesday by Secretary-General Ban Ki- Moon.

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Leaders Walk in the Shoes of a Refugee

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:13:31 +0000

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (OneWorld.net) - Some of the world's most influential leaders had the chance to experience life as a refugee during an annual economic summit last week -- for one hour they shared the suffering of 42 million people who have been forced to leave their homes by conflict or natural disaster.

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U.S. Considering Debt Relief for Poor Countries

iwahlstrom — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:07:03 +0000

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (OneWorld.net) - Leaders in the United States Congress recently proposed a bill expanding debt relief for impoverished countries, a move hailed by development groups as progress in the fight against global poverty and unfair lending practices to poor nations.

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Activists Push to End Violence Against Women

iwahlstrom — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:36:45 +0000

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (OneWorld.net) - Twenty years ago Sunday, an angry gunman killed 14 female university students in Montreal, Canada. As advocacy groups remember the 1989 Montreal Massacre, activists are working to end violence against women worldwide.

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Millions to Rally Against Poverty This Weekend

jallen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:02:16 +0100

Special Report
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (OneWorld.net) - Well over 100 million people around the world are expected to "stand up" this weekend to call governments to action on poverty, hunger, and gender inequalities -- a set of global issues that most Americans say they would like their government to fund much more than it has.

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'Water for All' Concerns Raised

iwahlstrom — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:24:35 +0100

Special Report
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (OneWorld.net) - World leaders meeting this week are being urged to ensure that the rich/poor and urban/rural divides don't determine who has access to clean water as climate and population pressures drive the number of those living without beyond 1 billion.

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Women Feed the World: Diary from Burkina Faso

iwahlstrom — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:56:13 +0100

Special Report
WASHINGTON, Jul 15 (OneWorld.net) - Most women in Burkina Faso spend their days growing food for their families, but they cannot own the land they cultivate. In this diary from the field, the president of an international development organization explores agriculture in the impoverished West African nation.

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