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Secretary of State launches new humanitarian policy - 07-06-2006
Hilary Benn, the Secretary of State for International Development launched the Department’s new humanitarian policy yesterday. Speaking at the British Red Cross, Hilary Benn underscored that humanitarian action is a core part of DFID’s work, that it will i...
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New Desert Science dossier from Scidev.net - 06-06-2006
'Drylands' are not just deserts, but encompass a wide range of environments.
Some are barren of vegetation, with little, erratic or no rainfall. Others, however, receive as much as 500 millimetres of highly seasonal and unpredictable annual ...
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The climate of poverty: facts fears and hope - 05-06-2006
Climate change is now threatening development goals for billions of the world’s poorest people – with a clear danger that recent gains in reducing poverty will be thrown into reverse in coming decades.
A staggering 182 million people in sub-...
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Launch of the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund - 01-06-2006
The Africa Catalytic Growth Fund (ACGF) was launched in March 2006 to provide rapid, targeted support to countries with credible programs to accelerate growth, poverty reduction, and
attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The fund is...
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