Press Release: President Barroso at the UN High Level Summit on Millennium Development Goals to push for a global commitment and shared responsibility in the fight against poverty

From 20 to 22 September 2010, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs will participate in the UN High Level Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in New York.

The meeting aims at reviewing progress made towards the development goals and adding additional momentum into the global fight against poverty. As the world leading donor, contributing with around 56% of global aid, the EU remains firmly committed to reaching the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 and will call on all partners to increase their efforts and focus on results. To this end, the European Commission has proposed to devote up to €1 billion to reward performing partner countries and to support the most off-track ones in recognition of their engagement and needs.

European Commission: Memo/10/419: Background information on the UN MDG High Level Summit and activities of President Barroso and Commissioner Piebalgs http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/419&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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