World Chronicle 946: Salil Shetty, UN Millennium Campaign
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English
Description
"Keeping the Promise to the World's Poor"
World leaders agreed a few years ago to a specific plan, for improving the lot of humanity by the year 2015: The Millennium Development Goals.
Can pressure from citizens' groups make governments deliver on the promises made to the worlds poor? Would an additional US $ 50 billion in annual aid be enough to break the vicious cycle of poverty, ignorance, and disease? Can better trade policies keep 30,000 children from dying every day?
In this edition of World Chronicle, these are some of the pressing questions addressed to Salil Shetty, Director of the UN's Millennium Campaign.
World leaders agreed a few years ago to a specific plan, for improving the lot of humanity by the year 2015: The Millennium Development Goals.
Can pressure from citizens' groups make governments deliver on the promises made to the worlds poor? Would an additional US $ 50 billion in annual aid be enough to break the vicious cycle of poverty, ignorance, and disease? Can better trade policies keep 30,000 children from dying every day?
In this edition of World Chronicle, these are some of the pressing questions addressed to Salil Shetty, Director of the UN's Millennium Campaign.
Series
Category
Topical Subjects
Personal Subjects
Creator
Ivan Stoynov, Director
Contributors
Michele Zaccheo, Executive Producer;
Tony Jenkins, Moderator;
Joe Salter and Doug Wood, Music;
Mechthild Schmidt, Graphics;
Brian Walshe, Technical Director;
Aubrey Smith, Lights;
Jim Fasino, James Destefan and Mike Messina, Camera;
Charles Rini, Mark Robbins and Edwin Morales, Videotape;
Dave Ganz, Video;
Victor Tom, Audio;
Damien Corrigan, CG;
Betty Waruru-Sironga, Production Assistant;
Lebe Besa, Floor Manager;
Rosita Jacobson, Assistant Director
Physical Format
DVCPRO
Colour
Color
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Parent ID
824983
Asset ID
2185439
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