More to do in global fight against malaria says UN chief

Posted: April 9, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: News, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has told policymakers and stakeholders that “health is the greatest wealth” during a Roll back malaria event in Brussels.

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2015 declared European year for development

Posted: April 4, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: News, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

MEPs have voted to establish 2015 as the European year for development with the motto “our world, our dignity, our future”.

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MEP calls for G8 pledge on ending extreme poverty

Posted: June 17, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: News, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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Irish MEP Gay Mitchell has urged the G8 to agree to end extreme poverty by 2030.

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New report is parliament’s first step towards post 2015 MDGs

Posted: March 22, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: News, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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EPP deputy Filip Kaczmarek has drafted parliament’s first report looking at the post 2015 millennium development goals (MDGs).

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