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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ERADICATION POVERTY - More than one billion people around the world are poor and living on less than $1.25 a day. The theme of the day is “From Poverty to Sustainability: ...

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FOOD - Challenges associated with doubling the global food supply to meet population demands in the coming decades can be overcome in a way that simultaneously promotes sustainability, accordin...

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HEALTH - The Million Moms Challenge is part of a groundbreaking effort to ensure better care for pregnant women and small children around the world, writes US Agency for International Developme...

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UNITED NATIONS - With 1 in 5 of the worlds people deprived of electricity, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for universal access to power by 2030. Anything less could impede global e...

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WORLD HUNGER REPORT 2011 (MDG 1) - Food price volatility featuring high prices is likely to continue and possibly increase, making poor farmers, consumers and countries more vulnerable to pover...