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MDG Awards 2010 : Luxembourg recognized for its commitment to official development assistance
On the occasion of the MDG Awards 2010 ceremony which was held on 19 September, in the margins of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Marie-Josée Jacobs, has received an award which recognizes Luxembourg’s commitment to the MDGs and to official development assistance (ODA). Since 2000, Luxembourg’s ODA has reached the threshold of 0.7% of gross national income (GNI). Luxembourg has persisted in its efforts, bringing ODA to the level of 1.04% of GNI in 2009.