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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Most African countries are lagging behind in achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals and will not make as much progress in health, nutrition and ...

This annual report presents the most comprehensive global assessment of progress to date, based on data provided by a large number of international organizations within and outside the United Nations ...

The child mortality rate has been greatly reduced in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). More than half of the gains in reducing child mortality are attributable to immunization. The Revolving Fund ...

That 140 heads of state and governments have left their busy schedules to attend a week-long United Nations Millennium Development Goals summit is a pointer to the importance attached to the goals.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The UN's Progress Report 2002 of Millenium Development Goals (MDG) confirms what we already know. Nepal is unlikely to achieve the 2015 goals of reducing poverty to 21 percent, providing universal ...