Poverty Reduction and Social Development in ASEAN: Towards an ASEAN Roadmap for the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals Plus
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Poverty alleviation lies at the very core of a strong and resilient ASEAN SocioCultural Community (ASCC). ASEAN Member Countries therefore strive, individually and collectively, to address the fundamental issue of poverty in the region. Embedded in the VAP 2004-2010, the ASCC Plan of Action sets the goal of building an ASEAN community of caring societies through among others accelerating the goal of poverty reduction within the framework of the MDGs.
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