[RED DEMOCRATICA] Gordon Brown: Education MDG is within reach, but hurdles remain

 

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	April 23, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Gordon Brown: Education MDG is within reach, but hurdles remain The Millennium Development Goal of universal primary education is within reach, but work needs to be done to reach the poorest, as well as girls, says United Nations envoy Gordon Brown. New donors are needed to make a final push, Brown says. 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