Liberal Democrats
Michael Moore MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Liberal Democrats
"2010 is not just an important year for politics in the UK; it is an important milestone for the world's efforts to tackle global poverty. 10 years on from the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the international community will meet this autumn to review progress towards those goals. The world leaders gathered at the United Nations will find this progress wanting.
Here in the UK, the Liberal Democrats have long been at the forefront of the development debate and were the first party to call for the adoption of the UN 0.7% target on aid spending. We remain committed to meet that target by 2013 and support legislation to guarantee this. And we are the only party to guarantee that money to help developing countries deal with climate change will be above and beyond this existing aid pledge..."
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