Millennium Development Goals

Fears grow that rich countries are set to turn their backs on global poor

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:24:41 +0000

As governments from across the world gather for a major international conference in Doha, Qatar, this weekend, international agency Oxfam is calling on rich countries not to water do

EU ministers set to fudge €1 billion food package for poor farmers

carolynb — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:01:25 +0000

Ahead of a crucial meeting this Friday in Brussels to decide the fate of the proposed EU food crisis package, leading anti-poverty campaigners expressed their concern that no new res

NGOs warn poor countries neglected in financial bail-outs

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:36:40 +0000

The below statement was signed by the heads of six international NGOs:

Shooting Down the MDGs

Noirfatom — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:35:43 +0000

Irresponsible arms transfers are undermining many developing countries’ chances of achieving their Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets.

Irresponsible arms transfers wrecking attempts to reduce poverty

Noirfatom — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:25:14 +0000

Global commitments to reduce poverty and improve lives cannot be reached unless the international community makes urgent progress towards controlling the arms trade, according to a n

Millennium Development Goals: bold leadership needed to turn tide of poverty

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:31:30 +0000

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

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

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:53:40 +0000

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

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Noirfatom — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:52:03 +0000

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