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Arroyo Bats For Conversion Of Debt To Anti-Poverty Projects
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News - Sep 16 3:31 AM
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took the case of debt-strapped poor countries to the United Nations in a much-applauded proposal for large-scale 50 per cent conversion of debt for Millennium Development Goals (MDG) anti-poverty financing programs.

Diary of the UN World Summit: Part four
Mail and Guardian - Sep 16 2:31 AM
This morning, I forgot it was my birthday until one of the Oxfam staff wished me a happy birthday. I never expected to be celebrating my 42nd birthday at the United Nations World Summit in New York.

Developing nations call for more aid, trade
USA Today - Sep 14 5:33 PM
Leaders of developing nations such as Mexico, Jamaica and Nigeria called Wednesday for more foreign aid and freer trade to help poor countries develop, warning at a U.N. summit that chronic poverty could fuel regional conflict.

UN summit: low marks on the final scorecard
Guardian Unlimited - Sep 16 6:33 PM
Anti-poverty campaigners express disappointment at lack of progress on poverty reduction.

Arroyo Bats for Conversion of Debt to Anti-Poverty Projects
Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 16 3:09 AM
NEW YORK CITY, Sept 16 Asia Pulse - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took the case of debt-strapped poor countries to the United Nations in a much-applauded proposal for large-scale 50 per cent conversion of debt for Millennium Development Goals (MDG) anti-poverty financing programs.