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Don McKinnon

New Zealand former Foreign and Trade Minister, Don McKinnon is Secretary General of the Commonwealth.

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“How to eradicate poverty?”

by Abdou Diouf, Don McKinnon

20 July 2005

The Gleneagles summit gave the G-8 leaders the once-in-a-life-time opportunity to take significant actions to reduce global poverty. Nothing stands in the way to eradicate extreme poverty. There has to be evidence of political will. And today, the world and public opinion are mobilizing to (…)

“Agricultural Subsidies Cost Lives As Well As Money”

by Don McKinnon

1 July 2005

If the European people were asked to remove trade subsidies, to cut down the cost of their weekly shopping, and to help poor countries, they all would agree. Let’s recall that it is not only money what agricultural subsidies cost. They also cost human lives. What can the Commonwealth do? We have (…)