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Millennium development goal two: Achieve universal primary education | Global developme... - 1 views

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    Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 2
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Millennium development goal three: Promote gender equality and empower women | Global d... - 2 views

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    Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 3
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Millennium development goal four: Reduce child mortality | Global development | theguar... - 1 views

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    Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 4
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Millennium development goal five: Improve maternal health | Global development | thegua... - 1 views

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    Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 5
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Millennium development goal six: Combat HIV, Aids, malaria and other diseases | Global ... - 1 views

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    Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 6
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Millennium development goal seven: Ensure environmental sustainability | Global develop... - 1 views

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    Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 7
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Millennium development goal eight: Develop a global partnership for development | Globa... - 2 views

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    Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 8
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Poor nations' climate change budget puts health and education funds at risk | Global de... - 1 views

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    Poor countries have had to divert large chunks of their budget to adapt to climate change and run the risk of crowding out spending on health and education, a new report suggests.
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Banks in the DRC: the community that saves together stays together | Global Development... - 1 views

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    Informal banking groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo empower women, fund food and bridge ethnic boundaries
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Deogratias Niyizonkiza: it takes a village to build a hospital | Global Development Pro... - 1 views

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    A survivor of the Burundi civil war and Rwanda's genocide has led a community to rebuild healthcare in his home country
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Haiti slum blooms into urban oasis | Rashmee Roshan Lall | Global development | theguar... - 1 views

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    Jaden Tap Tap initiative helps foster sense of pride in Cité Soleil, where residents tend and cultivate their own green spaces
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Africa - CARMMA - 1 views

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    he African Union Commission initiated the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) in recognition of the daunting challenge of reducing maternal mortality in most African countries by 75 per cent compared to figures for 1990, by 2015, as recommended in Millennium Development Goal 5. The campaign is supported by UNFPA, the WHO and UNICEF.
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Global Health Research Initiative - Innovating for Maternal and Child Health - 1 views

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    The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa program seeks to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) outcomes by strengthening health systems to become more equitable.
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ACOG strives to improve maternal health worldwide - ACOG - 1 views

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    ACOG's Office of Global Women's Health has expanded its efforts greatly in the last few years, as it aims to improve maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide and develop and support critical ob-gyn training.
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FAO - News Article: FAO project helps Kenyan farmers withstand drought - 1 views

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    FAO is helping more than 5 000 vulnerable farming households in eastern Kenya terrace their fields to conserve rain water for crop use and prevent the soils from being washed away. They are also building simple dams for better harvesting of rainwater.
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Towards Universal Primary Education: The Experience of Tanzania | UN Chronicle - 1 views

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    To support the ESDP, the Government launched the Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP) in 2002, which has four key components: enrolment expansion; quality improvement; capacity-building; and strengthening of institutional arrangements. 
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Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition for Children 0-24 Months Old in the Philippines | ... - 1 views

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    A 2008 national survey revealed that one in five Filipino children under the age of 5 was underweight and almost a third were stunted. The recent energy, food and financial crises have added to the challenge set by the government of reducing the prevalence of underweight to 17.25% by 2015. The Joint Programme supported these efforts, concentrating on improving exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in children 0-24 months.
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Measles and polio immunization campaign targets 20 million children in Bangladesh | Ban... - 1 views

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    Two-week national polio and measles campaign in Bangladesh which targeted about 20 million children under five. In order to ensure widespread participation, community health promoters made loudspeaker announcements and door-to-door visits to families like Johura's in the week prior to the campaign. The messages advised families about the importance of immunization.
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Cities and development | Global development | The Guardian - 3 views

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    "Cities and development", skim through the variety of articles to get ideas for areas of interest for developing megacities.
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Megacities rise, fertile land lies idle, and the UN calls for action on ageing | Global... - 0 views

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    Note video Lagos - living off the water in Makoko. Nigerian architect Kunle Adeyemi is hoping to build another school - one that floats on the water and is powered by solar panels.
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