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We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. we share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. and we share a common tool to achieve this: the millennium development goals.
-Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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We Are Here Because We Share A

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
We are here because we share a fundamental belief: that poverty, illiteracy, disease and inequality do not belong in the twenty-first century. we share a common purpose: to eradicate these ills for the benefit of all. and we share a common tool to achieve this: the millennium development goals.
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