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		<title>Ending Extreme Poverty: The Case for Relative vs. Absolute</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Gallagher]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In perhaps the most memorable anti-poverty speech of our time Nelson Mandela remarked &#8220;Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity; it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom&#8221;. Ten years on from that powerful speech in Trafalgar Square, we are still hoping to be that generation. Ireland, due to its small size and population, is often perceived as a small international player in the world order. Ironically, this common misconception is made too often within Irish society, underestimating the global reach of this little island on the periphery of Europe to effect change on an international scale. Development statistics and overseas development aid figures reveal that Ireland remains the global leader in the fight against extreme poverty and hunger, despite suffering its fair share of domestic hardships. Although the marathon is far from over, the first and most prominent United Nations Millennium Development Goal has been achieved in halving rates of extreme poverty and hunger in developing regions from [&#8230;]]]></description>
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