Gender Equality - The Forgotten Millennium Development Goal.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 February 2006-WORLD BANK: Gender Equality - The Forgotten Millennium Development Goal(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:16022006 WASHINGTON - Gender equality, a key component for growth and poverty reduction, was the central focus of a conference today hosted by the World Bank in Washington, DC.

This conference entitled "Meeting the Gender Equality MDG: Addressing the Implementation Challenge" assembled policy makers and experts on global development and gender equality. The participants stimulated new momentum among development partners for a joint effort on the subject and issued an urgent call for immediate steps to address gender imbalances worldwide. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are likely to fail on their third goal -...