[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban: Ending poverty, hunger is "at the heart" of MDGs

 

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	April 22, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Ban: Ending poverty, hunger is "at the heart" of MDGs Ending poverty and hunger in the world is "at the heart of our efforts to build the future we want" through the Millennium Development Goals, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Separately, on Saturday, a committee of The World Bank and International Monetary Fund endorsed the bank's program to reduce poverty levels by 2030. Agence France-Presse (4/21), World Bank (4/19)      UN: Syria devastation is "quite incredible"  Annan urges funding for anti-polio push  Malala Yousafzai to address UN on July 12  Concern about Great Barrier Reef, uranium exports  Boko Haram rebels attack Nigerian troops  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  What would you do to help solve global hunger? 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The Huffington Post (4/19)        Other News UN representative: Both sides in Syria conflict guilty of sexual violence United Press International (4/19)      Pillay calls for halt to Iraq executions, review of cases Talk Radio News Service (4/19)      Both sides in Syria need to negotiate, Brahimi says ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (4/19)      Annan urges funding for anti-polio push The United Nations Foundation-supported Global Polio Eradication Initiative seeks $5.5 billion in funding to achieve its goal of making the world polio-free. Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary-general, writes that funders need "to dig deep to support this cause." The Guardian (London) (4/22)      Will anti-malaria drug sales hinder eradication? Progress is being made in the battle against malaria, but more is needed, writes Sarah Dransfield of Oxfam. The group is worried that the selling of anti-malaria drugs will make them unobtainable for the poor and threatens the world's ability to eradicate malaria. The Huffington Post/(U.K.) (4/22)        Other News Poverty rises in Sub-Saharan Africa but drops elsewhere The Wall Street Journal/Real Time Economics blog (4/17)      Column: Polio vaccine prevents disease and its heartbreak The Huffington Post (4/22)      Gates: Bloggers need to raise awareness about malaria Wired magazine (4/2013)      H7N9 bird flu spreads to northeastern China Reuters (4/22)      Malala Yousafzai to address UN on July 12 Malala Yousafzai will celebrate her 16th birthday on July 12 with an address to the United Nations. On that day, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will receive a petition asking for the UN to pass a resolution "to end all forms of child slavery, labour, marriage and discrimination against girls." 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