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Negotiators Adopt 10-Year Poverty Plan for LDCs

By Matt Maiorana | May 13, 2011
ISTANBUL - Negotiators at the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries adopted the Istanbul Programme of Action on Friday. The goal of the programme is to substantially increase official development assistance and to reduce or abolish unjustified trade barriers, with the intent of 'graduating' half the number of LDCs by 2020.

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  • May 13, 2011 10:21 pm

    Negotiators Adopt 10-Year Poverty Plan for LDCs

    ISTANBUL – Negotiators at the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries adopted the Istanbul Programme of Action on Friday. The goal of the programme is to substantially increase official development assistance and to reduce or abolish unjustified trade barriers, with the intent of ‘graduating’ half the number of LDCs by 2020.

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