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As conflict intensifies, UN chief urges strong support for work of new Syria envoy
More than 100,000 Syrians sought asylum in August – UN refugee agency
UN official expresses concern over precarious security situation along Syrian-Lebanon border
Japan pledges $9M to GAVI
CIF gifts Niger with $22M
China pledges $500M in soft loans, grants to Cambodia
UK partially restores suspended budget support to Rwanda
Nepal: Bureaucracy holds up climate adaptation finance
AfDB eyes stronger cooperation with Mauritius
A focus of German development cooperation: Designing sustainable cities
German, Pakistan officials discuss future of development cooperation post-2013 elections
14 Finnish heads of mission start work this month
Hillary Clinton affirms US commitment to help narrow development gap within ASEAN
US recommits to strong partnership with post-Zenawi Ethiopia
‘India needs to articulate its development cooperation agenda’
IOM study tackles health vulnerabilities of southern Africa migrants
Modernizing brick production: Improving public health, protecting environment
Plan International wins $50M USAID grant for health care project in northern Uganda
Isle of Man aid to help stem cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone
Ebola outbreak in Congo: ‘I cannot say it is under control’ - MSF medical coordinator
UN study ranks political leadership as top issue in disaster risk management
UN names Canberra role model city for disaster management
Comoros seeks $19.2M for early recovery plan
Philippine board approves 11 projects under flood management master plan
ILO predicts worsening youth unemployment amid euro crisis spillover
What UNICEF is doing to support South Sudanese women’s role in peace building
UNAMID staff members in Sudan demand salary in US dollar
In Guyana, Peace Corps volunteers lend a hand to build solar-powered computer lab
South Africa’s DIRCO plans to use diplomatic clout in humanitarian disasters
‘The global philanthropist on a journey to cure the world’s ills and burnish his legacy’
Just launched: 2-year cervical cancer vaccination program in Uganda
Refugees in India’s Assam state too scared to return
Unemployment, high cost of living turn off Sri Lankan refugees
In South Sudan: Not enough schools, not enough teachers
2nd mEducation Symposium kicks off Sept. 5
UN report: In Latin America, millions at risk of not finishing school
Banque du Caire, WFP continue to support child education in Egyptian city
‘We say no food for fuel’ - Paul Bulcke, Nestlé chief executive
NGOs ask Global Fund: Help us make better use of the money
The Economist: The geography of poverty
Condoleezza Rice: US aid ‘has shown the soul of our country’
World Bank’s Harry Patrinos: ‘School vouchers can help improve education systems’
US ‘should be a leader in preventing hunger, not be a cause of it’
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