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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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Mexico City: water torture on a grand and ludicrous scale | Cities | theguardian.com - 2 views

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A grossly inefficient sewage system makes the city's tap water filthy and consigns millions to disease, will it ever improve?

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Can Mexico City's roof gardens help the metropolis shrug off its smog? | Global develop... - 1 views

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Green roofs sprouting across Mexican capital not only purify the air but aid recovery of hospital patients, says environment chief. Note podcast: The global battle for clean air.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Green roofs sprouting across Mexican capital not only purify the air but aid recovery of hospital patients, says environment chief. Note podcast: The global battle for clean air. </div>

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Mexico City on the road to cleaner air - video | Global development | The Guardian - 1 views

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Thanks largely to vehicle emissions, Mexico City was once the world's most polluted urban centre. But over the past decade, a focus on sustainable alternative transport has persuaded a growing number of citizens to leave their cars at home.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thanks largely to vehicle emissions, Mexico City was once the world's most polluted urban centre. But over the past decade, a focus on sustainable alternative transport has persuaded a growing number of citizens to leave their cars at home. </div>

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New opportunities for women artisans in Upper Egypt | UNDP - 1 views

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he Egypt Network for Integrated Development (ENID) is a five-year initiative that links literacy education with vocational training to generate new income, improve food security and enhance basic and public services for the marginalized communities and people of Upper Egypt.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">he Egypt Network for Integrated Development (ENID) is a five-year initiative that links literacy education with vocational training to generate new income, improve food security and enhance basic and public services for the marginalized communities and people of Upper Egypt.</div>

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Somaliland's first female deputy prosecutor | UNDP - 1 views

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This project promotes legal education for women and provides job placement to fill the justice sector with qualified female law students and graduates.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This project promotes legal education for women and provides job placement to fill the justice sector with qualified female law students and graduates.</div>

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Defeating malaria, one of Zambia's biggest killers | UNDP - 1 views

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The government of Zambia has embarked on a mass distribution of free insecticide-treated mosquito nets, to combat malaria and to benefit 8.2 million people across the country.

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Bolivia: On the way towards eliminating malaria | UNDP - 1 views

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The reduction in malaria in Bolivia is due in part to Malaria-Free Bolivia project geared towards reducing the mortality rate associated with the disease.

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Stronger roots: Growing resilient forests in Samoa | UNDP - 1 views

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Since 2011 UNDP is leading an intervention on the integration of climate change risk and resilience in forestry management in Samoa (ICCRIFS). Financed by a grant from the Global Environment Facility through the Least Developed Country Fund, with co-financing by the Government of Samoa, the 4-year, US$4.9 m project was implemented across the island to raise climate awareness, improve livelihoods and increase reforestation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Since 2011 UNDP is leading an intervention on the integration of climate change risk and resilience in forestry management in Samoa (ICCRIFS). Financed by a grant from the Global Environment Facility through the Least Developed Country Fund, with co-financing by the Government of Samoa, the 4-year, US$4.9 m project was implemented across the island to raise climate awareness, improve livelihoods and increase reforestation.</div>

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Millennium development goal one: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger | Global developm... - 2 views

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Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 1

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▶ Millennium Development Goals Snapshot 2014 - YouTube - 0 views

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mexico City: water torture on a grand and ludicrous scale | Cities | theguardian.com - 2 views

Can Mexico City's roof gardens help the metropolis shrug off its smog? | Global develop... - 1 views

Mexico City on the road to cleaner air - video | Global development | The Guardian - 1 views

New opportunities for women artisans in Upper Egypt | UNDP - 1 views

Somaliland's first female deputy prosecutor | UNDP - 1 views

Defeating malaria, one of Zambia's biggest killers | UNDP - 1 views

Bolivia: On the way towards eliminating malaria | UNDP - 1 views

Stronger roots: Growing resilient forests in Samoa | UNDP - 1 views

Millennium development goal one: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger | Global developm... - 2 views

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