Tagged: Millennium Development Goals

Oxfam condemns lethargic reaction to global food crisis – Billions of vital funds missing

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As world leaders meet in New York at a special Summit on poverty, aid agency Oxfam slammed the lack of urgency by the international community in tackling the ongoing food crisis now affecting close to one billion people.

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In my name: Be the Generation that ends poverty

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Watch as Scarlett Johansson, will.i.am, Annie Lennox, and some more names you might recognize, explain how we are the generation that can bring an end to extreme poverty.

MDGs: Bold leadership needed to turn tide of poverty

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Children play in a riverbed filled with refuse in Cité Soleil, Haiti’s largest shanty-town. The poverty of those living there is exacerbated by extreme unsanitary conditions and lack of access to basic services. Credit: Caroline Irby/Oxfam

Ahead of a crucial meeting in New York next week to assess the state of the world’s fight against global poverty, international agency Oxfam called on world leaders to redouble their efforts to fight the impact of rising food and fuel prices.

Rich nations face ‘credibility crunch’ as leaders meet to tackle global crises

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The credibility of G8 finance ministers will be tested this weekend as the world waits for more urgent and stronger action to tackle global poverty in the face of climate change and rising food prices.