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Pambazuka News: UN Millennium Development Goals replaced by new ‘distraction gimmicks’
by Patrick Bond, 2015-09-30n The ubiquitous ‘development goals’ chosen by the United Nations – first Millennium (MDGs) in 2000 and now Sustainable (SDGs) – were and are and will be a distraction from the real work of fighting poverty done by social justice activists, including Africans.nRead here full article
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