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 Battle for legitimacy in Kosovo escalatesOn January 7th, the feast of the Christian Orthodox celebration of Christmas, Serbian Prime Minister Boris Tadic made a highly publicised visit to Kosovo, to visit two ... Read more |
Public-private partnerships needed to tackle big issues - EU Commissioner tells Gates
Collaboration between public and private initiatives is central to the fight against disease and poverty,
USD800m public-private initiative against neglected tropical diseases launched
[LONDON] A major public-private initiative to control or eliminate at least ten neglected tropical diseases
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As the economic crisis deepens in Europe, reaching budget targets for overseas development is ambitious
Seed management improving food security in Mozambique
Mozambique is one of the “least developed countries” in the world according to EuropeAid. One of
Political will must be mobilised to implement and extend UN climate deal - Mary Robinson
Agreement reached at the UN climate conference in Durban this month has been welcomed by former Irish
Drought response lesson one: water, seeds and fodder are better than food
[DAKAR] Move away from “food-first” responses and lay more stress on water and livelihoods; intervene
Ireland committed to the rights of women and girls affected by conflict - Gilmore
A national plan to help prevent violence against women in war-torn countries was launched recently in
Irish medical charity hopes to put itself out of business
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Female genocide? The missing women and girls of India and China
Over two million women and girls go missing in India and China every year. In both countries, excess
Media inattention towards Horn of Africa crisis 'inconceivable' and 'wrong'
The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in sixty years. But despite some notable journalism, the
Media 2.0: The dividing line between open and closed societies has been 'ripped up'
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Irish Senate debates infanticide, gendercide, China and India
As far back as 1990, future Nobel prizewinner, economist Amartya Sen wrote in the New York Review of
A tale of two populations: India and Macedonia
Niamh Griffin explores the different population challenges and opportunities facing India and Macedonia
Poverty drives high population growth, says Minister
This week the world’s population will reach seven billion; this is a challenge governments need to
We are 7 billion
There are now 7 billion humans on the planet, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which has
India: Elderly may be better than the young at spreading health messages
Development work in India is about more than the extreme poverty portrayed in the west according to a
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