Tag: extreme poverty
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Poor nations can still meet poverty goals – U.N.
Reuters: Poor nations can still meet poverty goals – U.N. NAIROBI, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Goals to reduce poverty and advance development in poor nations are still achievable if governments on both sides of the wealth divide show proper commitment, a top U.N. campaigner for the targets said. Eight U.N. Millennium Development Goals were established…
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UN Advisor Sees Progress In Reaching Goals To End Poverty
Poverty News Blog: UN Advisor Sees Progress In Reaching Goals To End Poverty The top U.N. advisor pressing for countries to meet U.N. targets for poverty reduction by 2015 said Wednesday there was reason for optimism that the world was inching closer to meeting them. Jeffery Sachs, director of the U.N. Millennium Project, reported "notable…