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Child Deaths From Preventable Causes Cut By Half Since 2000: UN
Six million children worldwide died last year from preventable diseases and other complications, which was about half the number of similar deaths in 2000 when nations endorsed goals to end extreme poverty, the United Nations said on Tuesday
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India Trails On 2 Targets Under Millennium Development Goals
India is lagging in eradication of hunger and reducing maternal mortality under its Millennium Development Goals while it's quite on track for five targets, Parliament was told today.
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Trillions of Dollars Needed For Anti-Poverty Plan, Says UN
The price tag for a bold global new anti-poverty agenda comes to between $3.5 and $5 trillion annually over the next 15 years, part of a United Nations' "to-do list" for the world.
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India May Attain its Targeted Maternal Mortality Ratio Soon
The government said on Friday that India is "likely" to reach its targeted maternal mortality ratio under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) if the current compound rate of annual decline continues.
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Economic Growth Halves Hunger in Asia Over 25 Years: United Nations
Economic growth helped the Asia-Pacific region to halve the proportion of those who have too little to eat to 12 percent of its population over the past 25 years, meeting one of the UN Millennium Development Goals, UN officials said on Thursday.
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Getting a Nutrition Goal is Great, But We Need a More Ambitious Target
Nutrition was neglected in the millennium development goals, so we need tougher targets to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030Nutrition did not feature strongly enough in the millennium development goals (MDGs). Persistently high levels of hunger and...
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2009
International day of persons with disabilities is observed on 3 December every year. This year's theme is:
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Child Deaths From Preventable Causes Cut By Half Since 2000: UN
Six million children worldwide died last year from preventable diseases and other complications, which was about half the number of similar deaths in 2000 when nations endorsed goals to end extreme poverty, the United Nations said on Tuesday
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India Trails On 2 Targets Under Millennium Development Goals
India is lagging in eradication of hunger and reducing maternal mortality under its Millennium Development Goals while it's quite on track for five targets, Parliament was told today.
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Trillions of Dollars Needed For Anti-Poverty Plan, Says UN
The price tag for a bold global new anti-poverty agenda comes to between $3.5 and $5 trillion annually over the next 15 years, part of a United Nations' "to-do list" for the world.
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India May Attain its Targeted Maternal Mortality Ratio Soon
The government said on Friday that India is "likely" to reach its targeted maternal mortality ratio under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) if the current compound rate of annual decline continues.
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Economic Growth Halves Hunger in Asia Over 25 Years: United Nations
Economic growth helped the Asia-Pacific region to halve the proportion of those who have too little to eat to 12 percent of its population over the past 25 years, meeting one of the UN Millennium Development Goals, UN officials said on Thursday.
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Getting a Nutrition Goal is Great, But We Need a More Ambitious Target
Nutrition was neglected in the millennium development goals, so we need tougher targets to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030Nutrition did not feature strongly enough in the millennium development goals (MDGs). Persistently high levels of hunger and...
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2009
International day of persons with disabilities is observed on 3 December every year. This year's theme is:
