Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) yesterday pledged all-out support to international efforts to cut down poverty by half in African countries by 2015, an official statement said. Speaking at a meeting of the Steering Group for Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through a video link, the president declared IDB's partnership with the UN program in wiping out poverty from the African continent. “Most IDB member countries in Africa are still behind achieving the Millennium Development Goals,” Mohamed Ali said, adding that the IDB launched a $10 billion fund to improve their social and economic condition. --MORE
