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11-13-2006, 03:50 PM
The Dominican government has designated Monte Plata as "The Second Millennium Town" and expects to spend billions in order to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in the province. El Seibo was selected as the First Millennium Town. These projects are being coordinated by the Presidential Millennium Goals and Sustainable Development Commission. According to the National Planning Office (ONAPLAN), 73% of Monte Plata's population lives below the poverty line and 23% are below the extreme poverty line. According to the ONAPLAN figures, 85% of the rural population is poor or very poor, and 56% of the urban population is poor. The Millennium Goals aim to eradicate abject poverty and hunger, achieve complete primary education for all, promote equality among the sexes, as well as autonomy and better health care for women. The MDGs also aim at improving health care and fighting diseases such as malaria and AIDS. According to Diario Libre, an Evaluation and Costs Study conducted on the province of El Seybo resulted in a budget of RD$7.6 billion over the next ten years. It is expected that a similar study for Monte Plata will provide a very similar picture.
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