Let’s get to the point seven percent that was promised.
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Transcript of Let’s get to the point seven percent that was promised.
In 2000 world leaders adopted the Millennium Development Goals and
promised to end extreme poverty by 2015.
8 goals were set:
1.6 billion people have gained access to safe drinking water since 1990.
1 billion still lack safe sources of water.
Climate change,the food crisis and the global economic crisis
threaten to reverse progress on the MDGs.
Canada is only 16th out of 22 donor countries in aid as % of national income. In 2007 we were only giving 0.28%
Canada, with a population of 33 million,gives $ 3.9 billion a year.
Netherlands, with a population of 16 million, gives $6.2 billion a year.
The United Nations set the 0.7% of national income aid target in 1970.
Canada promised to meet this goal by 1975.
But Canada has never delivered.
The closest Canada has come was in 1987 when we gave 0.5%.
We now give about 0.3% or less than half the 0.7% target.
In September 2010 world leaders will gather at the UN for a MDG Summit to decide how to get progress back on track to achieve the 8 goals by the 2015 target date.
Sign-on to the campaign at
www.makepovertyhistory.ca
and help make a difference.