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Population and poverty: Some perspectives on Asia and the Pacific
- Source: Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 17, Issue 4, Nov 2002, p. 31 - 48
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- 30 Nov 2002
Abstract
The international community has committed itself to an ambitious programme of social development for the opening decades of the twenty-first century. Attacking poverty directly — as a matter of human rights, to accelerate development and to reduce inequality within and among countries — has become an urgent global priority. World leaders have agreed on a variety of new initiatives, including the United Nations millennium development goals (United Nations, 2001).
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