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7 Billion Actions initiative launched at UN
15.09.2011 09:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
An initiative has been launched by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to address the challenges facing the world as the global population edges towards 7 billion people.
The Secretary-General pointed out that the launch of the 7 Billion Actions Initiative is not simply to acknowledge that milestone but to address its vast implications.
Mr. Ban said there are many challenges that the global community is going to face, including food security and the threat of climate change.
«The moment of seven billion is not about one individual or even one generation. It is a challenge, an opportunity and a call to action for all of us, to confront grinding poverty and inequality, to address challenges facing women and girls, and the world’s youth, to take on discrimination, human rights abuses and violence. These are all the challenges that we can and must overcome,» said Secretary-General.
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