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Devising a shared global strategy for the MDGs: building on successes towards 2015.(Millennium Development Goals)
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UN Chronicle
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December 1, 2007
- Author:
- Zukang, Sha
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Seven years on and halfway towards 2015--the deadline set for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals--success is still possible. The MDGs, which set quantitative benchmarks to halve extreme poverty in all its forms, are achievable if countries implement national development strategies and receive adequate support from the international community.
The annual progress report of the United Nations on the MDGs, released in June 2007, shows that remarkable progress has been made even in regions where the challenges are greatest. These accomplishments testify to the unprecedented degree of commitment by developing countries and their development partners to the ...