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Ending Poverty Around the World
Is it possible to end global poverty?•The United Nations says yes
•To end global poverty, we must address children’s rights, women’s rights, epidemics such as HIV/AIDS, access to clean water and sanitation, and preservation of the world’s resources
Bono, lead singer of the band U2, campaigns tirelessly for
the poor
Millennium Development Goals•In September 2000, 189 nations gathered at the United Nations Millennium Summit•The goal of the summit was to end poverty, hunger, and disease and to fulfill human rights a top priority•The summit put together the Millennium Development Goals – eight objectives to accelerate human development, achieve universal equality, and attain a more peaceful world by 2015•To meet these goals it will take global cooperation among all countries
Millennium Goals One and Two
Millennium Goals Three and Four
Millennium Goals Five and Six
Millennium Goals Seven and Eight
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