<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ruglucia@paho.org">ruglucia@paho.org</a>></span><br>crossposted from: <a href="mailto:EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org">EQUIDAD@listserv.paho.org</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><b><font color="maroon" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:maroon;font-weight:bold">The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011 <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><b><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">United Nations <u></u><u></u>New York<u></u><u></u>,
July 7, 2011<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">UN
Department of Economic and Social Affairs<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Available
online PDF [72p.] at: <a href="http://bit.ly/niNndt" target="_blank"><font color="black"><span style="color:windowtext">http://bit.ly/niNndt</span></font></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">“…..Significant
strides towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been made,
yet reaching all the goals by the 2015 deadline remains challenging because the
world’s poorest are being left behind, a UN report says.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The MDG Report 2011 highlights development successes, and says many are
due in part to continued economic growth in some developing countries and
targeted efforts in critical MDG areas, such as health. Increased funding from
many sources, it says, has expanded key programmes, such as treatment for
people living with HIV/AIDS.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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“Achieving the goals will require equitable and inclusive economic growth
— growth that reaches everyone and that will enable all people,
especially the poor and marginalized, to benefit from economic
opportunities.” the Secretary- General said. “Between now and 2015,
we must make sure that promises made become promises kept. World leaders must
show not only that they care, but that they have the courage and conviction to
act.”<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Moving onto a more sustainable path is essential to achieving the MDGs, Mr. Ban
said. Ecosystems must be protected to support continued growth and natural
environments. The June 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, to take
place in <u></u>Rio de Janeiro<u></u> and often referred to as
<u></u>Rio<u></u>+20, offers a major opportunity for new progress….”<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><b><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold">MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS<u></u><u></u></span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">End Poverty and
Hunger<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Universal Education<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Gender Equality<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Child Health<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Maternal Health<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Combat HIV/AIDS <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Environmental
Sustainability <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none"><font face="Arial" size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial">Global Partnership<br>
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