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Will increasing aid solve world poverty?

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged world leaders to commit to the ambitious Millennium Development targets to cut poverty and improve equality. But is eradicating poverty a matter of increasing aid?

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged world leaders to commit to the ambitious Millennium Development targets to cut poverty and improve equality. But is eradicating poverty a matter of increasing aid?


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