Africa: UNDP Launches ‘We Can End Poverty’ Photo Contest

Posted by King Senakareb - June 10, 2013 - Africa

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with Olympus Corporation and the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Foundation, launched the second annual Picture This photo contest today in Johannesburg, South Africa. The contest, titled Picture This: We Can End Poverty, seeks to show the inspirational work that is being done in many countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight goals agreed on by world leaders to halve extreme poverty by 2015.

Africa: Push for EU to Help Continent Meet MDGs

Posted by King Senakareb - May 3, 2013 - Africa

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South Africa wants to sway the European Union (EU) to assist struggling African countries meet their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the 2015 deadline set by the United Nations.

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Manifest Destiny | AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

Posted by Karonka Man - May 1, 2013 - Africa

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Earlier this week I attended a panel at the UN’s Millennium Development Goals Summit on inclusive employment in Africa with participants that included such high profile figures as Mo Ibrahim, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and Mizengo Kayanza …

Africa: Focus on Women and Girls Key to MDG Success

Posted by King Senakareb - April 11, 2013 - Africa

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As world leaders gather this week in New York to assess progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), they will face stark challenges to social and economic development, given ongoing wars and the global economic recession.

Africa: African Development Strides Propelled By Policy Innovations, Says UN-Backed Report

Posted by King Senakareb - April 3, 2013 - Africa

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Expanded social protection programmes and other innovative policies have helped to spur Africa’s progress in achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a new United Nations-backed report.