HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 c437W
Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what efforts her Department is making to ensure that the commitments made in the UNGASS, World Fit for Children, outcome document are implemented in the countries her Department works in. [59405]

Clare Short

DFID's plans for tackling child poverty are set out in our publication "Breaking the Cycle of Child Poverty", which was launched at the UN Special Session and is available in the Library of the House. Our policies for the reduction of poverty are set out in our published country strategies. The UN General Assembly Special Session on Children reaffirmed the UN commitment to meeting the Millennium Development Goals, which is the central objective of DFID policy.

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