U.N. Issues Report On Poverty, Needs; Millions Can Escape Poverty, Death If Rich Countries Keep Their Promises to Boost Aid, According to Report

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In the coming decade, more than 500 million people can escape from poverty and tens of millions can avoid certain death if the United States, Japan and other rich countries keep their promises to vastly increase development aid, a U.N.- sponsored report said Monday.

The report spells out the investments needed to meet the U.N. goals adopted by world leaders at the Millennium Summit in 2000 to tackle poverty, hunger and disease, mainly in African and Asian countries where 1 billion people live on $1 per day or less.

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U.N. Issues Report On Poverty, Needs; Millions Can Escape Poverty, Death If Rich Countries Keep Their Promises to Boost Aid, According to Report

Another 1.8 billion people live on just $2 per day.

"The system is not working right now - let's be clear," said Jeffrey Sachs, head of the...

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