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The MDGs - challenges and opportunities: Bangladesh Perspectives

9 September 2008 09:00-10:30 (GMT+00) - Public event, London

  • The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a global commitment to tackle poverty, hunger, disease, education, inequality and environmental degradation. Since their launch in 2000 the MDGs have been a useful tool for international development and to reach the targets by 2015 is no mean achievement.

    At this event, Dr. A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam, Honourable Adviser (Minister) for Finance and Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, will present the successes and challenges of MDG’s in Bangladesh and the actions for the international community to accelerate progress towards meeting the goals.

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    Speakers:
    Dr. A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam - Honourable Adviser (Minister) for Finance and Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
    Mark Lowcock - Director General, Country Programmes, Department for International Development
    Chair:
    Simon Maxwell - Director, ODI

     

  • An ODI and Chronic Poverty Research Centre public event.

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