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▶ Millennium Development Goals Snapshot 2014 - YouTube - 0 views

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This video shows a snapshot of what has been achieved so far for each Millennium Development Goal and what still needs to be done before 2015. Move through the video to find statistics for individual Millennium Development Goal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This video shows a snapshot of what has been achieved so far for each Millennium Development Goal and what still needs to be done before 2015. Move through the video to find statistics for individual Millennium Development Goal.</div>

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Global leaders and high-profile advocates gathered 24 September at the United Nations headquarters to show support for quality education and to pledge their commitment to placing the cause at the centre of the development agenda.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> Global leaders and high-profile advocates gathered 24 September at the United Nations headquarters to show support for quality education and to pledge their commitment to placing the cause at the centre of the development agenda.</div>

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Ten million childhood disabilities prevented in campaign to end polio - UNICEF | Press ... - 0 views

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Every day, a thousand or so children have been protected from disability during a 26-year global effort to eradicate polio.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Every day, a thousand or so children have been protected from disability during a 26-year global effort to eradicate polio. </div>

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Maternal health in Malawi - in pictures | Global development | The Guardian - 0 views

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Interact Worldwide has worked in partnership with local organisations in Malawi to ensure people from poor, rural communities can access mother and newborn health services

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> Interact Worldwide has worked in partnership with local organisations in Malawi to ensure people from poor, rural communities can access mother and newborn health services</div>

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International Women's Day: Voices from around the world - interactive | Global developm... - 0 views

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Interactive map, click on the red dots to hear stories of empowerment and gender equality around the world.

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Video | The women training to teach in Nigeria | Education | The Guardian - 0 views

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Through the Girls Education Project in Nigeria, barriers are being broken down and an education passed on to girls

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Through the Girls Education Project in Nigeria, barriers are being broken down and an education passed on to girls</div>

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Video | This is my sister: early marriage in Ghana | Global development | The Guardian - 0 views

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Zulie shares the story of her 14-year-old sister, Afisha, whose father promised her in marriage to an older man when he could no longer afford to send her to school

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Zulie shares the story of her 14-year-old sister, Afisha, whose father promised her in marriage to an older man when he could no longer afford to send her to school</div>

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Vietnam: Economic growth and poverty reduction | Global development | The Guardian - 0 views

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Twenty years ago, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world. But the opening up of its markets has led to a reduction in poverty levels. As part of its Development Progress project, the Overseas Development Institute looks at how this has been achieved

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Twenty years ago, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world. But the opening up of its markets has led to a reduction in poverty levels. As part of its Development Progress project, the Overseas Development Institute looks at how this has been achieved</div>

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Expert calls for moral crusade to bring clean water and sanitation to billions | Global... - 0 views

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While the world met the MDG target of halving the proportion of people without access to improved sources of water five years ahead of the 2015 deadline, 2.5 billion people still lack proper toilet facilities. More than one billion people - most of whom live in rural areas - have to defecate in gutters, behind bushes or into water.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While the world met the MDG target of halving the proportion of people without access to improved sources of water five years ahead of the 2015 deadline, 2.5 billion people still lack proper toilet facilities. More than one billion people - most of whom live in rural areas - have to defecate in gutters, behind bushes or into water.</div>

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Wanted: pupils to campaign for education for all | Education | The Guardian - 0 views

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This a crucial year for GCE. Its campaigns include the UN millennium development goal of securing a primary education for every child by 2015. The organisation's UK young ambassadors will travel to Bangladesh with the charity ActionAid to see the work that has been done and - with 57m children around the world still not in school - the barriers that remain.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This a crucial year for GCE. Its campaigns include the UN millennium development goal of securing a primary education for every child by 2015. The organisation's UK young ambassadors will travel to Bangladesh with the charity ActionAid to see the work that has been done and - with 57m children around the world still not in school - the barriers that remain.</div>

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Anaemia epidemic: we are neglecting adolescent girls' nutrition | Global Development Pr... - 0 views

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This project's goal in India was to lower that rate of anaemia in adolescent girls by providing regular iron and folic acid supplements. To do that, they engaged multiple government departments and community and school leaders.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This project's goal in India was to lower that rate of anaemia in adolescent girls by providing regular iron and folic acid supplements. To do that, they engaged multiple government departments and community and school leaders. </div>

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