(Source: UN - United Nations) 11 July 2013 New York - More than 20 social development ministers from Latin America gathered at the United Nations headquarters today to discuss how to move beyond poverty reduction to further reduce inequality and address demands from the region's rising middle class, such as better public services and more accountability. Opening the Sixth Ministerial Forum for Development, a two-day meeting organized annually by UN Development Programme (UNDP), Harvard University competitiveness expert Michael Porter, stressed that local businesses and multinational companies play a crucial role in further alleviating poverty and reducing inequality in Latin America if they...
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