Friday, March 14, 2008

Parliament debates strategies to end global poverty

By Henry Booysen
14 March 2008


Members of Parliament are debating different ways to empower women with skills and education in order to eradicate poverty.

This falls in line with the 118th Inter-Parliamentary Union which is to be held in April. At the Union, Millenium Development Goals (MDG) of eradicating extreme hunger and poverty will be tried to be achieved by 2015.

Issues such as the illiteracy were discussed by members of parliament and concerns that were raised was that illiteracy does not only have negative effects on and individual alone but on families and society.

“This debate will form part of the MDG as it is everyone’s problem to put an to end global poverty and similar issues in society,” says Vuyelwa Qinka-Vika from Parliament South Africa.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union which will be hosted by South Africa will take place form the 10th – 18th April 2008 and the theme will be Pushing back the frontiers of poverty.

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