• Submitted by: manso
• Society
• 09 / 07 / 2010

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Cuba’s strong determination to reach the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was underscored on Thursday at the UN Development Program (UNDP) headquarters in Havana.

A UN document circulated at a press conference with UN officials in Cuba notes that Cuba "does not have a separate strategy to achieve the MDGs, simply because these goals have been part of the Cuba’s development strategy for many years."

During the meeting, the second edition of the UN Millennium Development Goals in Focus photography contest was officially announced.

Representative of the UN Resident Coordinator System Bárbara Pesce-Monteiro, , said that the contest was also organized by the National Council for Visual Arts and the Fototeca de Cuba photo gallery, where the photographs in contest will be
accepted until September 24.

The UN Millennium Development Goals, to be met in a 15 year term, consist of eight global objectives agreed at the 2000 Millennium Summit.

By Aida Calviac Mora

Source: /www.periodico26.cu/english/news_cuba/september2010/cuba-goals090410.html