Plan to End World Poverty Off-track

MELBOURNE, August 14, 2006 (theage.com.au): Brendan Nicholson reports for The Age – An international plan to halve global poverty by 2015 is running well behind schedule — and most of Australia’s neighbours are among the countries most in need. In a report to be released today, aid group World Vision says that of Australia’s 22 neighbours, eight are significantly off track and struggling. And a separate report from the World Bank has challenged Australia to allow thousands of unskilled Pacific Island guest workers to be given temporary jobs here to help prevent the collapse of small economies in the region.
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Thanks to TIm Williams CM for drawing attention to this.