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Report outlines current climate change costs to lives, economy
Training of civil society groups, NGOs in Caribbean islands critical for climate change adaptation
Nepal’s financial management reforms project secures ADB, UK backing
Cambodian NGOs call on donors to link aid to government reforms
Insiders: US special representative to Syria to step down by end of September
A closer look at the UK development program: Graphs and charts
US funds rehabilitation of juvenile prisons in Antigua and Barbuda
US signs $340M development assistance agreement with Nigeria
Without education, early marriage only option for girls in Uganda
MasterCard Foundation launches $500M scholarship for African students
Hillary Clinton on Somalia: ‘We have to continue to keep focus on the refugee population’
In Niger, aid agencies scramble to repair schools after floods
Catherine Ashton calls for partnerships, political awareness on global water issues
Latest assessments hint at better food security situation in Somalia
Ghana exceeds MDG target for safe water – UNICEF chief field officer
Malaysian AIDS Council needs foreign funding to support its activities
Food speculation not addressed enough in European Parliament legislation
US Olympic gold medalists Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer join call to provide safe water access for all
Canada will match every dollar World Vision raises for the food crisis in West Africa
G8 expands initiative to boost food security and nutrition in Africa
Hillary Clinton talks country ownership, US commitment to AIDS campaign
In Central Asia, end-of-life care for people with AIDS sorely lacking
3 faith-based groups in Uganda receive US funding to fight HIV and AIDS
4 leading rating agencies confirm AfDB stability with triple-A
ADB enables people of Solomon Islands gain access to low-cost ICT services
World Bank lends $300M to tackle Morocco youth unemployment problem
Simon Caney makes case for human rights-based approach to climate change fight
Will world leaders rise to the challenge and include justice in post-2015 development goals?
With youth unemployment at a ‘crisis point’ in some countries, does education still pay?
Working together to save mothers and children in Afghanistan
Development theory vs practice: A look at Oxfam’s work in Mindanao
‘I appreciate the very strong support which Sweden has long given to UNDP’
Development programs must engage informal justice systems, UN study says
UNCTAD asked to identify potential supply chains in sub-Saharan Africa
‘No time to lose’ to advance peace and democracy in Somalia – Ban Ki-moon
Estonian president highlights role of ICTs in advancing development
Secretary-General discusses range of international issues in meetings with world leaders at UN
Kiribati’s president urges UN to step up climate change impact mitigation efforts
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