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PAHO says caribbean achieved nearly all health targets of un millennium development goals
WASHINGTON, Oct 11, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says Caribbean countries have met almost all the health targets of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “As the result of 15 years of efforts, the countries of the hemisphere significantly improved the health of their populations,” said Kira Fortune, acting chief of PAHO’s Special Programme on Sustainable Development…
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MDGs 2015 report highlights achievements and challenges for Belize
By Ingrid Fernandez Staff Reporter The the United Nations development Program (UNDP) Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report and post 2015 agenda gave Belize positive reviews in some areas but noted there is still much progress to be made. According to the report, Belize is failing to meet its goal to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. The report said Belize is…
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UN Targets “Hidden Source” for Development Funding
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5 2015 (IPS) – The United Nations has estimated a hefty funding requirement of over 3.5 trillion to 5.0 trillion dollars per year for the implementation of its ambitious post-2015 development agenda, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), approved by world leaders in September. But at least one key question remains unanswered: how will the UN convince…
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CARICOM and UNDP exchange views on sustainable development goals
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque held discussions with Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ms. Helen Clarke in New York, Thursday. The Secretary-General and his team joined CARICOM Heads of Government, other world leaders and heads of global institutions for the United Nations launch on Friday, of a landmark new framework “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda…
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Latin America and Caribbean to adopt SDGs, but still lagging on some MDGs
In the last 15 years, Latin America and the Caribbean have met several key targets included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as reducing extreme poverty, hunger and child mortality, incorporating more girls in the educational system, and expanding access to clean water. However, as the world is setting out on a new challenge, meeting the Sustainable Development Goals…
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Caribbean achieves key Millennium Development Goals – ECLAC
Two weeks before the 193 member-states of the United Nations approve the sustainable development agenda for 2030 in New York, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved several key objectives of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “Although these goals were formulated in a limited way, their results are the…
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Five CARICOM countries achieve Millennium Development Goal on hunger
Five CARICOM countries (six caribbean countries) have achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on hunger. In its latest report, ‘Panorama of Food Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015’, released yesterday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) named Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname among countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that have…
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ECLAC, UNAIDS sign agreement to support regional response to HIV-AIDS
SANTIAGO, Chile, Mar. 26, CMC – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Latin America aimed at promoting and facilitating cooperation on matters related to the regional response to HIV/AIDS. The MOU signed by ECLAC’s executive secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and César Núñez, regional director…
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