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    Philippines flooding endangers thousands of children

    Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:46 PM

    It must have been terrifying. Flash floods create a fast moving body of water, sweeping away everything in its path. Cars, trees, people.

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    Advanced course in Tunis equips journalists in finance and governance

    Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:17 PM

    We were eight journalists from seven French-speaking African countries, taking part in a five-day advanced course at the Majestic Hotel in Tunis to strengthen our skills in covering finance and governance.

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    UNFCCC/Com+/TRF media workshop in Durban -- Another climate cliffhanger

    Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:49 PM

    ?Everything is impossible until it is done." The words of Nelson Mandela were quoted repeatedly all around Durban's vast International Convention Centre (ICC), home for two intense weeks to the United Nations climate change summit (COP 17). And they turned out to be prophetic, yet again.

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    SHERPAs how-to guide to kleptocracy

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:47 PM

    In an irreverent look at kleptocracy, French anti-graft group SHERPA posts a job description for the post of "kleptocrat"

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    Why an international Day of the Girl?

    Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:42 PM

    The UN General Assembly on Monday voted to designate October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child

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    From the curse of corruption to the culture of compliance

    Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:53 PM

    How some Russian companies are starting to realise that corruption is more costly than it's worth

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    Stingy Santa at COP 17

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:47 PM

    I was interested in reading, among the many comments that came out this week on the Durban COP, one which called COP17 the 'Youth Summit'. Eighteen year old Cat Hudson from Runcorn, England, was supported by Plan and the UK Youth Climate Coalition to take part in COP17. Why Cat wanted to go to Durban: "We as young people have a voice and must lobby our negotiators. We have to remind them that they are there representing us and our future. This is our life they are negotiating on, our future ? climate change will impact us the most. Why shouldn't we be there?"

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    The evolution of U.S. foreign assistance

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:47 PM

    ?Country ownership" has become a popular term used in discussions about the future of U.S. foreign assistance. But its definition shifts depending on who you're talking to. InterAction's just released policy paper, ?Country Ownership: Moving from Rhetoric to Action," provides a clear and easy to understand definition that all who care about international development should consider using.

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    Reflections Ten Years After the Argentinean Economic Crisis of December 2001

    Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:44 PM

    December 2011 marks the ten-year anniversary of the economic collapse in Argentina, which culminated in civil unrest and political turmoil in the country. The protests and the violent police repression on 19 and 20 December 2001 left several people dead and precipitated the fall of the government. AWID invited Argentinean sociologist Norma Sanch?s * and economist Alan Cibils** to contribute their reflections ten years after the crisis.

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    How farm research is helping feed the world

    Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:47 PM

    Agricultural scientists have provided many solutions to hunger, such as higher-yield staple food varieties, but new challenges are arising

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