by Alex Kirby
08 Jul 03
Despite three years of concerted effort, some countries have recently begun to get poorer.
On present trends, some African countries will not vanquish poverty until 2165, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) believes.
It says poor countries must introduce reforms, while rich ones improve trade and aid.
Releasing its Human Development Report 2003, the UNDP says poverty is not inevitable. In the last 30 years, life expectancy in poor countries has risen by eight years, and illiteracy has been halved.
But it says progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is patchy, with success still uncertain.
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