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Article: 18 Million People in Arab Countries Stand UP for Millennium Development Goals
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- Al Bawaba
- Article date:
- November 4, 2008
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18 Million People in Arab Countries Stand UP for Millennium
Development Goals; One in 11 Dubai Residents Endorse Development
Goals Against 2 per cent of World Population
The concern of the Arab people in speedy implementation of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) came to the fore as the global
Stand Up sessions came to a conclusion with nearly 18 million people
in Arab countries endorsing sustainable development goals.
According to the UN, 2 per cent of the world population nearly
117 million people in 131 countries - stood up last weekend as part
of its campaign to demand that world leaders keep their promises to
halve extreme poverty and achieve the other Millennium Development ...