?><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Grant3bv timeline RSS</title><link>https://www.tulugarfavorito.com/social/m/wall/index/Grant3bv/</link><description>Grant3bv timeline RSS</description><lastBuildDate></lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Grant3bv añadido nuevo entrada de blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.tulugarfavorito.com/social/m/wall/index/Grant3bv/#wall-event-2063]]></link><guid><![CDATA[2063]]></guid><description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 3  -- The Millennium Villages Project, a science-based partnership in Africa working to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), has made "tremendous breakthroughs" in areas known as "hunger hotspots," the director of the project said here Monday.Jeffrey Sachs, director of Millennium Villages Project, told a press conference here that the project which launched its last phase at UN Headquarters in New York made "tremendous breakthroughs in achieving MDGs in places that were written off as absolutely hopeless."The project, which Sachs said is "on track," will enable 500, 000 people in 10 countries across sub-Saharan Africa to achieve the internationally agreed development goals.The MDGs are globally agreed goals aimed at cutting poverty, hunger, maternal and infant deaths, diseases, inadequate shelter, gender inequality and environmental degradation, as well as other social ills.As the largest scale program to achieve MDGs through integrated world development approach in sub-Saharan Africa, Sachs said the project works with clusters of villages of 30,000 to 50,000 people using low-cost technologies in a highly effective way, making sure communities benefit by simultaneously investing in health, agriculture education, infrastructure and business development.The project will focus on raising incomes through business development and linking farmers to larger markets to ensure continued growth and greater economic stability .Sachs, a special adviser on the MDGs for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, is also a professor at Columbia University and director of Columbia's Earth Institute.By focusing on business development, it seeks to break the poverty track and ensure communities are on the path to self- sufficiency when the project ends in 2015.It will fine-tune service delivery and other local systems put in place the first five years and to ensure sustainability by gradually withdrawing financial support from the project as governments sca... <a href="https://www.tulugarfavorito.com/social/m/wall/index/Grant3bv/#wall-event-2063">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:57:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant3bv añadido nuevo entrada de blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.tulugarfavorito.com/social/m/wall/index/Grant3bv/#wall-event-2062]]></link><guid><![CDATA[2062]]></guid><description><![CDATA[by Xinhua Writer Chen YuHOUSTON, May 25  -- American businessman Evan Betzer describes himself as a "China-fan". He speaks fluent and standard Chinese, and his mother-in-law is a Chinese.Betzer is one of the three principals of a Texas-based investment bank Stoneworth Financial, LLC., which provides capital and consulting for medium- and small-size companies.In Betzer's office in downtown Houston, a Chinese painting of a horse hangs on one wall."My interest in China began in my high school years," Betzer told Xinhua reporters in a recent interview.He had been studying Chinese throughout his college years. In 1994-1996, he was assigned to Beijing as a visa officer at the U.S. embassy in China."In two years, I had interviews with more than 50,000 Chinese who applied for a U.S. visa," he said, adding this experience has greatly enriched his knowledge of China .Since entering the business world in 1997, Betzen has given much of his attention to the Chinese market."The U.S . market is the biggest in the world, and the Chinese market is the most charming in the world," he said.Of his company's 30 clients, six are from China, according to Betzer .Betzer said his knowledge of the Chinese market has changed throughout the years.In 2002, he realized the potential for his company to do business with China. But at that time, he thought companies which can do business with China should be large companies.However, two years ago, he came to realize that medium- and small-size companies also have the chance to do business with China.And now, after years of observing the Chinese market, Betzer said that compared with large companies, medium- and small-size companies, which are less likely to be affected by political and other factors , have better chance.Betzer then began introducing his clients to the Chinese markets. These clients have benefited from their relations with China, he said.Citing as an example of these clients' success stories, Betzer said that in 2006, one of his cli... <a href="https://www.tulugarfavorito.com/social/m/wall/index/Grant3bv/#wall-event-2062">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:56:48 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant3bv añadido nuevo entrada de blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.tulugarfavorito.com/social/m/wall/index/Grant3bv/#wall-event-2060]]></link><guid><![CDATA[2060]]></guid><description><![CDATA[BEIJING , April 7  - Xinhua News Agency and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) here Thursday to establish a strategic partnership and enhance cooperation in fields such as poverty reduction.According to the MOU, Xinhua News Agency will utilize its extensive global presence and overseas branch offices to provide media support on UNDP' s worldwide efforts and interventions, while the UNDP will make use of its influence and offices to support Xinhua's news reporting and related activities.The two sides also agreed to carry out scheduled or nonscheduled high-level exchange visits and communications of working level in the future.As a starting point to embark on the partnership, the two sides will jointly organize the first International Photography Contest entitled "Zoom-in on Poverty - Action Now!" .According to Xinhua, photo reporters with Xinhua' s overseas and domestic branches will be encouraged to take part in the contest, and renowned photographers will be invited as judges.Xinhua Vice President Zhou Xisheng said it was not the first time for Xinhua to strike deals with UN institutions , and the fresh MOU would open up a new chapter for their cooperation.Xinhua signed a MOU with the United Nations Children' s Fund (UNICEF) in 2009, and with the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010.As a responsible global news organization, Xinhua always advocates doing one's best to fulfill due social responsibilities , and it will do its best to promote international social undertakings , Zhou said .Silvia Morimoto, deputy country director in China of the UNDP, said UNDP attaches great importance to the cooperation with Xinhua , and it is ready to work with Xinhua to make full use of each other's advantages to contribute more for solving issues of global concern.Noting a great photo is worth a thousand of words, Morimoto said she hoped the contest could be a platform for spreading ac... <a href="https://www.tulugarfavorito.com/social/m/wall/index/Grant3bv/#wall-event-2060">Read more</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:56:13 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>