UN announces essay contest winners

Tue, 26 Oct 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The United Nations office in Indonesia announced on
Monday the winners of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
essay competition.

Mariel Grazella Purnawan of Pelita Harapan University in
Tangerang, Banten, took the top cash prize of Rp 10 million
(US$1,089), while Hermanto from the Soegijapranata Catholic
University in Semarang came second to win Rp 7.5 million and
Linda Kartika of the Petra Christian University in Surabaya
finished third to take Rp 5 million.

The essay competition was aimed at raising an awareness of the
millennium goals among young people, said UN Resident Coordinator
Bo Asplund.

The MDGs, signed by all 189 UN member states, consist of the
pledges of the signatories to eradicate extreme poverty and
hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender
equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve
maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases,
ensure sustainability of the environment and develop partnerships
for development by 2015. --JP

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