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In some areas, we don't go anywhere without police or military protection.

Miguel Reyes, president of Chile's firefighters' association, speaking on the security situation following the devastation of Constitucion by a tsunami shortly after the country's worst earthquake in 50 years hit on February 27.

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Tackling Homelessness With a Soccer Ball

As a journalist in Scotland, Mel Young founded a street paper. Then the football fan thought of a way to gather thousands of homeless people on soccer fields around the globe. And that’s just the beginning of Young’s mission to tackle poverty worldwide.

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US Fellowships in Global Health: What You Need to Know

A fellowship can be crucial to building a career in global health. A number of U.S. organizations offer fellowships – most are based abroad and open to citizens as well as most U.S. residents.

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Young Association Supports Work of Development NGOs

A new association is helping its members – mainly nonprofits – to improve the less glamorous, yet crucial, aspects of international development, including financial management, human resources and contracting.

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Wake-up Call

THIS WEEK, we note that, after a major hike some two years ago, food commodities remain under intense price pressure, in part due to steadily rising population growth coupled with a growing middle class worldwide.

Which "breakfast-time" commodity, in percentage terms, experienced the biggest price increase in 2009? Coffee, tea, or sugar?

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Coffey International Development

Executive Member since 2003

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