Gross was an anti Semite and called for the extermination of the Jews and believed in the Final Solution that was so central to the Nazi Party.

But without good governance, strong institutions and a clear commitment to rooting out corruption and mismanagement wherever it is found, broader progress will prove elusive.

Concerned by the slow and uneven implementation of the global development agenda and reaffirming our commitment to eradicate poverty and promote development and global prosperity for all

SAN FRANCISCO Last fall, Bill and Melinda Gates sent shock waves through the global health community when they announced the audacious goal of eradicating human malaria from the face of the planet.

After undergoing biopsies that further increased her risk for cancer and losing her sister to cancer, she made the difficult decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy.

Increased use of chemicals frequently accompanies economic development and chemicals can play an important role in the improvement of living standards, including in relation to disease eradication, safe drinking water and the alleviation of hunger.

SAN FRANCISCO Last fall, Bill and Melinda Gates sent shock waves through the global health community when they announced the audacious goal of eradicating human malaria from the face of the planet. Nothing less, they urged, would be enough.

As the United Nations reaches its sixtieth anniversary, we give thanks for its work in peacemaking and global reconciliation, particularly the historic commitment to eradicate poverty in the Millennium Declaration of 2000.