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New York Times (September 22)

2010/ 09/ 24 by jd in Global News

In 2000, world leaders embraced 8 bold Millennium Development Goals to combat poverty by 2015. Since then, too little has been achieved. The goals remain distant. Funding is the major stumbling block. The U.S., Japan, Italy, Germany and other developed nations have fallen short of their pledges. Developed nations averaged only 0.31% of GDP as development assistance in 2009. Only Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg and the Netherlands met the 0.7% of GDP goal. Without funding, there is little chance of achieving the worthy Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Developed nations “have to deliver.”

In 2000, world leaders embraced 8 bold Millennium Development Goals to combat antipoverty by 2015. Since then, too little has been achieved. The goals remain distant. Funding is the major stumbling block. The U.S., Japan, Italy, Germany and other developed nations have fallen short of their pledges. Developed nations averaged only 0.31% of GDP as development assistance in 2009. Only Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Luxembourg and the Netherlands met the 0.7% of GDP goal. Without funding, there is little chance of achieving the worthy Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Developed nations “have to deliver.”

 

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