OWW 2009 will run from Sunday 18th to Sunday 25th October and the theme will be "Hungry For One World"
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The Millennium Development Goals- Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:45:19 +0000
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were set out in 2000 and agreed to by the 192 member states of the United Nations. By signing up to these targets, governments of the world have committed to working to lift around 500 million people out of poverty by the year 2015.
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