<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=articleheadline1 style="COLOR: maroon"><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>WEF calls for speedy implementation of Millennium Development Goals</STRONG></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=articleheadline1 style="COLOR: maroon"><BR></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: maroon; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT face=Arial size=2>By Barry Wood, Voice of America</FONT></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=byline1 style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt"><BR></SPAN><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: navy; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The World Economic Forum meeting in </SPAN></STRONG><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PLACE><ST1:CITY><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: navy; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman;
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further empowering women across the developing world by 2015. </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the world needs to be aware that the development goals are not being met. "There is a development and poverty emergency around the world," he said. "If we do not act, we will have no opportunity to reach the millennium development goals by 2015. We must summon everyone who is concerned about this."</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> For more information, <A href="http://voanews.com/english/2008-01-25-voa40.cfm">click here</A>.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <FONT color=#000080>(<A href="http://voanews.com/english/2008-01-25-voa40.cfm">http://voanews.com/english/2008-01-25-voa40.cfm</A>)</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><DIV id=RTEContent> <DIV><A href="mailto:L@dy">L@dy</A>
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