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UN Says Zambia should Utilize Abundant Resources |
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| 08/03/2010 | ||||||||||||||||
 The United Nations says Zambia should effectively utilize its abundant resources in the fight against poverty.UN deputy director and head of Africa millennium campaign Charles Abugre has told MUVI TV in an interview that the UN is of the view that Zambia can attain the much talked about 2015 millennium development goals which other stakeholders have ruled out. Mr. Abugre has noted that Zambia’s mineral wealth and other natural resources is adequate for the government to source financing for investment in to poverty. And Mr. Abugre has called on the local leadership to show not only political will but provide tangible evidence towards ending poverty in Zambia. He says it is unfortunate that African leadership has failed to utilize their positions in cementing the poverty reduction strides earlier recorded when the millennium campaign commenced. And the United Nations has Challenged the Zambian government to ensure that economic growth translates with job creation. |
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