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DevexIDB wants the world to use its computer code products for free
23 May 2019Through its Code for Development initiative, the Inter-American Development Bank makes available a repository of open-source software code it has developed for clients that can be reused for free to solve similar development challenges around the world.
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23 May 2019After years of drought, experts were expecting an average rainy season in Somalia β but that's not what happened, and the aid community is now struggling to attract attention to the crisis.
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22 May 2019At ground level, during this election season in India, parties have been seen wooing voters with social welfare and security schemes. Devex takes a closer look.
DevexNew program to support smallholders by sourcing coffee from fragile states
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DevexQuestions arise again over need to declare Ebola public health emergency
22 May 2019As the Ebola outbreak rages on in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the World Health Organization and other organizations face increasing challenges to respond, there are questions yet again about whether itβs time to declare a public health emergency of international concern.
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DevexConference call: Influencing global health in the social media era
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