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Random Highlights from the Manchester War on Poverty Conference

By Duncan Green | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 - 07:32
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Some random observations from the ‘Ten Years of War Against Poverty’ conference in Manchester, before I head off to Edinburgh for WAP_LOGO1-small-yellowtomorrow’s conference on ‘Making th

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Women and girls: the keys to achieving all eight MDGs

By ONE Campaign | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 - 19:15
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With less than two weeks until world leaders converge in New York City for the U.N. Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we are anxious to see how countries are planning to achieve them.

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Three days left to get fit for Haiti

By UNICEF USA | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 - 18:09
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If you're a regular viewer of Good Morning America, you may know that the show's own Juju Chang has been spending the past 97 days "Getting Fit for a Haiti Fit for Children."

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Narrowing the gaps to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

By UNICEF USA | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 - 17:54
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The Millennium Development Goals are time-bound development targets adopted by world leaders for reducing global injustice by 2015. UNICEF has released "Narrowing the Gaps to Meet the Goals," a study highlighting the development gaps facing the most marginalized and disadvantaged.

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Take Action: Tweet @ the White House

By ONE Campaign | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 - 16:28
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Have a minute? Right now, thousands of people are tweeting directly at President Obama, asking him to commit $6 billion over the next 3 years to the Global Fund. It’s not every day we get a chance to tweet about something that really matters– but this is one of those days. In just over an hour, the White House has gotten 400 tweets in support of the Global Fund.

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International Literacy Day: 10 Tips to Help Children Learn to Read

By Save the Children | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 - 15:43
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To mark International Literacy Day and promote reading among children globally, Save the Children today shares 10 steps all parents can take to boost early reading skills among their children.

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Turbines are go! British wind power hits record levels

By Stop Climate Chaos | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 - 15:55
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Great news - Britain's wind farms generated record levels of power on Monday, providing 5 per cent of all power supplied to the National Grid over course of the day.

The Grid confirmed that 40.5GWh out of a total 809.5GWh was provided by wind farms over the 24-hour period, with wind output peaking at 1,860 megawatts at 8.30pm.
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