United Nations, New York, 7 September 2010 -
Investing first in the world's most disadvantaged children and communities can save millions of lives and help spur progress towards achieving internationally agreed development targets, according to a new study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
The agency found that an equity-based approach, focusing on the needs of the most disadvantaged children, can be a cost-effective strategy to reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) -- eight targets that include slashing poverty, hunger and a host of other socio-economic ills, all by 2015.
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How is saving dying people and helping them to live productive lives make things worse? Life is precious and we need to help others.
iserveajew 3 months ago
hmm I know this sounds harsh but doesnt investing in the poorest exastrabate the problem? If more people are living to breeding age in the poorest communities doesnt that mean more people born into poverty? I guess what I mean is investing in the children is a noble idea but if thats where the help stops then what? we need to increase the success of the adults in that area as well otherwise we are just creating a feedback loop.
VideoGameHints 6 months ago
Interesting.
Aniwazoa 1 year ago
Let's hope this plan succeed
AwesomeSauceFilms 1 year ago