Archive for the ‘international development’ Category

Building on our international effort on World AIDS Day

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Many constituents contact Ann McKechin MP campaigning to secure improved services for people living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. Today is World AIDS Day. As the recent joint UNAIDS-World Health Organisation report shows, there are 33.2 million people living with HIV and AIDS worldwide in 2007. UNAIDS estimates that every day, ...

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Let’s discuss International Development

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Our local Member of Parliament, Ann McKechin, has been asked by Gordon Brown to head up the Labour Party's Manifesto Group on International Development policy. Ann has a long standing commitment to development issues and is a member of the International Development Select Committee and chairs the All Party Parliamentary ...

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