Guyana warns of failure in achieving Millennium Development Goals

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Guyana on Thursday joined Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago in warning that several countries, including some in the Caribbean, are likely to fail in achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
In addressing the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly Debate, President Donald R. Ramotar said while a review has revealed that the world as a whole has witnessed substantial progress towards the achievement of the MDGs, “prospects vary significantly within and across countries.
“And a large number of countries are likely to come short in achieving the goals,” he warned, adding that health and education challenges threaten the sustainability of “hard earned socio economic gains.”