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22 November 2009
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Are We Making Poverty History?
Halfway to 2015


Showing off white bands to support the MDGs.
Showing off white bands to support the MDGs. © Millennium Campaign
Every year since world leaders signed the Millennium Declaration committing to meet eight world-changing goals by 2015, mass rallies have been held around the globe to remind governments of their commitments — on hunger, education, health care, gender equality, the environment, and more. Seven and a half years on, we stand midway from Declaration to deadline. Perspectives looks at how far we've come, and where we go from here.


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Child survival (UNICEF)
20.11.2009 The annual number of deaths of children under five has fallen from around 12.5 million in 1990 to an estimated 8.8 million in 2008, says a new UN Children's Fund report.
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Vietnamese girl.
Extracts from 40 OneWorld Country Guides offer a unique snapshot of progress midway to the target date of 2015; with some exceptions, the picture is not encouraging.
Image: Vietnamese girl. © Xuan An
Passing on AIDS info in Kenya.
The solutions to global poverty exist, and committed people are implementing them every day. Now all that's needed is sustained political will at the highest levels.
Image: Passing on AIDS info in Kenya. © United Nations Children's Fund



Millennium Campaign Director Salil Shetty explains the MDGs



Minar Pimple, Millennium Campaign Asia Deputy Director, on Stand Up, Speak Out
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