At G20 summit, UN brings focus on development goals, plight of world's vulnerable
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Channel: United Nations · 2010 · News & Politics
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is attending this weekend's summit of the leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) industrialized and developing economies in Toronto, Canada, stressing the concerns of the world's most vulnerable and the need for everyone to step up efforts to eradicate poverty and achieve all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). At the summit Mr. Ban will take part in the main discussions and hold bilateral meetings with national leaders to urge them to focus their sights on promoting development in poor countries, despite the recent global economic slowdown. News Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/morenews.asp?Cr=g20&Cr1=
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