Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-06-19-Speech-2-265"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-06-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Conclusions of the G8 meeting - MDGs at the Midway Point (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070619.41.2-265"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-19-Speech-2-2662
lpv:speaker	lp:Toomas Savi2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I should like to make two points concerning the midway point for the Millennium Development Goals. First, it is quite obvious that the eradication of poverty in the world is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century for the whole of mankind. For me, as a medical doctor, it is perfectly clear that poverty and diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis go hand in hand, creating a ‘tsunami’ that wipes out millions of lives a year. It is unfortunate that this awful tragedy has now become a bland, everyday statistic. The eradication of poverty presupposes the elimination of those diseases and the strengthening of the health system in Africa through the provision of at least the projected USD 60 billion over the coming years by the G8 countries. Today’s world has a chance to consign those diseases to the history books, and we have to succeed. I also welcome the G8 decision to cancel 100% of the outstanding obligations of the highly indebted poor countries to the IMF, the World Bank and the African Development Bank. The MDGs can be achieved only in peaceful conditions, which means that many local military conflicts in Africa must be ended, especially the lengthy crisis in Darfur that has disregarded elementary human rights. Secondly, I should like to point out that the new Member States, which just recently were recipients of official development assistance and which, for several years, have seen a rapid growth in their GDP, should increase their contributions, not only meet their fixed goals. Naturally, I support the Kinnock report."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; DEVE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Eesti Reformierakond (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; SEDE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with Canada (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Toomas Savi (ALDE ). –"1

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