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Some cynics expected the MDGs to be abandoned. Some said they were too ambitious. They were wrong. The MDGs have mobilized Governments as never before. They have catalysed dynamic new partnerships. And — most important — they have achieved results. Today, 600 million people have risen from extreme poverty. Conditions are better for 200 million people living in slums. A record number of children are in primary school — with an equal number of girls and boys for the first time. More women and babies are surviving childbirth. Investments in fighting malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis have saved millions of lives.
Here in Mozambique, most children are getting early schooling. Women are becoming empowered as never before. Nearly 40 per cent of parliamentarians and 30 per cent of Mozambique’s ministers and vice-ministers are female. You have doubled the number of children who live beyond the age of five. You are improving access to water and sanitation.
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You may read his whole speech on the United Nation's website