Addis Ababa, 22 September 2014 (WIC) \u2013 Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Tedros Adhanom said that Ethiopia is on track to eliminate poverty and become a middle income country by 2025.<\/p>\n
Dr Tedros made the remark at the second Frontiers in Development Forum held in Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, from September 18-19, 2014.<\/p>\n
The Forum organized by USAID brought together leaders and development practitioners to address the question: How will we eradicate extreme poverty by 2030?<\/p>\n
At the Forum, Dr Tedros highlighted Ethiopia’s development policies and strategies to promote rapid, broad-based and equitable growth as well as its target of reaching a middle income country.<\/p>\n
\u201cEthiopia is on track to eliminate poverty and become a middle income country by 2025,\u201d said Dr Tedros during his keynote address at the Forum.<\/p>\n
He also said that the country is on track to achieve MDGs of social sectors: education and health, which are key in the fight against poverty.<\/p>\n
Dr Tedros also explained Ethiopia\u2019s focus on small holding farmers in rural areas and on micro and small enterprises in urban areas to create millions of jobs annually.<\/p>\n
He also told participants about the importance of gender equality, good governance and democracy in conjunction with fighting poverty that are key to peace and prosperity of the country.<\/p>\n
Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr Tedros also met with USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah and discussed on food security and Ebola, a disease which has become a serious cause for concern to the world.<\/p>\n
Dr Tedros assured him Ethiopia’s readiness to help in the fight against the disease.<\/p>\n
He agreed to host regional meeting in Addis Ababa to share experience on food security among African countries.<\/p>\n
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry on the occasion reiterated US Government’s commitment to end poverty and announced $63 million PEPFAR initiative led by USAID to mobilize domestic resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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