UN Urges Faster Progress in MDGs

United Nations (UN) secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has warned that failure to meet global poverty-reduction goals by a 2015 deadline will spawn increased instability, violence, epidemic diseases and overpopulation.

In an address to the UN General Assembly, Ban urged adoption of a global action plan for faster progress toward achieving the so-called Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at a UN world summit on the issue, scheduled for 20-22 September 2010.
"Many countries have achieved remarkable progress. But many others are struggling," explained Ban, as he outlined a report suggesting ways to speed up implementation of the MDGs.

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