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A new analysis is the first to apply a novel metric for evaluating improvements in sanitation across individual countries between 1990 and 2015, surfacing insights that could inform further progress.

With only six years until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chose these words to strongly urge Governments to engage constructively in the ...

In 2000, the Millennium Declaration articulated a bold vision and established concrete targets for improving the existence of many and for saving the lives of those threatened by disease and hunger.

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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - About 800 million people still live in dire poverty and suffer from hunger despite the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) being the most ...

Sept 16 (Reuters) - World leaders meet at the United Nations next week to take stock of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed a decade ago on tackling global poverty. The eight goals are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Ro is a journalist covering science and development. It’s a gloomy milestone. For the second year running, the world has ...

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