TY - GEN TI - Eliminating world poverty: a challenge for the 21st century; summary PB - Department for International Development KW - POVERTY KW - SOCIAL PROBLEMS KW - TRADE KW - POPULATION KW - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT KW - ECONOMIC POLICY N1 - Main document available at 00640-GG. Centre has two (2) copies) N2 - This booklet outlines the main themes of a new white paper - Eliminating World Poverty: A Challenge for the 21st Century, which sets out policies to help achieve sustainable development of the planet. The number of people living in absolute poverty continues to grow and the amount of human suffering is also growing. The challenge now is to apply the lessons of success more broadly. This white paper commits Britain to using its influence directly and in collaborating with others to mobilise a much stronger international commitment to proverty eradication. (Extracted from document) ER -