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Copenhagen and the Commons

Jamil Zaki | Posted 12.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Copenhagen Climate Talks, Tragedy of the Commons, Developing Countries, Cooperation, Public Good, Economics, Altruism, Selfishness, Climate Change, Psychology, Global Warming, Business News
Jamil Zaki

Informed, committed nations working together should be able to tap into people's common goal to stave off the effects of climate change, but the leaders at Copenhagen neglected some simple rules for creating such cooperation.

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Literacy in India: A Gift That Never Stops Giving

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 12.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Women's Empowerment, India, Education, Literacy, Illiteracy, Developing Countries, Indian Literacy, Economic Empowerment, Adult Illiteracy, Female-Employment, Higher Education, Health Care, Impact News
Marissa Bronfman

Since the early 1990s, every WLC program has given a pivotal role to women's groups in Hindi -- as they have proven to be extraordinarily powerful forces in promoting female literacy and empowerment in India.

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Report From Copenhagen

Rep. Diana DeGette | Posted 12.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: India, House of Representatives, Congress, Developing Countries, Copenhagen 2009, Carbon Emissions, Greenhouse Gases, Obama Copenhagen, Hillary Clinton, Climate Change, Al Gore, Global Warming, Denver News
Rep. Diana DeGette

We told a delegation from India that no agreement can occur without transparency in reporting progress by the developing world. Without the ability to verify, what good is an agreement?

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Copenhagen Meltdown

Sanjay Khanna | Posted 12.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Developing Countries, Africa, Copenhagen 2009, Protest, Tension, Sustainability, Journalism, Tcktcktck, Green News
Sanjay Khanna

The U.N. Climate Conference is falling apart. Protesters are being beaten in the street, Hugo Chavez is taking the high road and the whole thing might end without a new agreement.

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Tell Barack Obama to Stand Up for Developing Countries in Copenhagen

James Boyce | Posted 12.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Developing Countries, Copenhagen 2009, Nrdc, James Boyce, Green News
James Boyce

The largest shortcoming with American leadership has been our ability to have a singular voice that says, "climate change is real and we are the nation that can lead the charge to fix it."

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A U.S. Commitment to Developing Nations: The Key to Unlocking Copenhagen

Frances Beinecke | Posted 12.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Obama, Carbon Emissions, Developing Countries, Copenhagen 2009, cop15, China, Green News
Frances Beinecke

The US is the only nation that has yet to signal its commitment to medium-term financing for developing nations. This is what developing nations are waiting to hear.

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Holiday Giving: Intimate Evenings with Acclaimed Authors and Rare Collector's Books

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books

Read More: Charity Christmas Gifts, Charity Organizations, Holiday Giving, India, Holiday Shopping, Developing World, Holiday Season, Rare Books, Charity, Developing Countries, Tax-Receipts, Donating to Charity, Collector's Edition, Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Holiday Gifts, Literacy, Education, Illiteracy, Cbc, Park-Hyatt, Giving Back, Peter Mansbridge, Christmas Gifts, Adult Illiteracy, World Literacy of Canada, Rohinton-Mistry, Christmas Shopping, Giving, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Kama Reading Series, Books, Books News
Marissa Bronfman

Giving is a given during December but why not give a little something extra special this holiday season that will delight the book lovers in your life and promote literacy abroad?

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A Symbol of Hope and Urgency

Caryl M. Stern | Posted 11.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: Rodeo Drive, Hunger, New York, Developing Countries, Children, Save Children, Unicef, Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills, Impact News
Caryl M. Stern

If you are walking near Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in New York City or along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and happen upon a crystal snowflake hovering overhead, please take a moment to consider why it is there.

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To Give Is To Gain: Bobby Sager's Philosophy Of Philanthropy

Michael Macher | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Darfur, Sting, Philanthropy, Afganistan, Charity, Developing Countries, The Power of the Invisible Sun, Children, The Giving Life, War, Donna Karan, Bobby Sager, Travel, Development, Rwanfa, Triumph, Living News
Michael Macher

Bobby Sager is on a mission to change our understanding of what it means to give. Rather than teach an ethics of guilt, he shows how we might use philanthropy as a strategy for leading a fuller life.

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AIDS Is The No. 1 Cause Of Death, Disease For Women 15-44, Says WHO

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Maternity, Girlhood, Aids Rates, Developing Countries, Pregnancy, Hiv, Sex Education, Teenagers, Girls, Education, West, Breast Cancer, Health, Sex, Africa, Women's Health, Aids, Safe Sex, Contraception, Cancer, Adults, Unsafe Sex, Health Care, Medicine, World News

GENEVA — In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cau...

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From Chewing Gum To Chocolate: 76 Innovations To Improve Global Health Backed By Gates Foundation

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Globalgiving, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Developing World, Developing Countries, Pneumonia, World Health, Malaria, Bill Gates, Global Poverty, Tuberculosis, Living News

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding 76 projects using innovative ideas from chewing gum to chocolate to improve global health, and that of ...

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Environmental mayhem in Pakistan

Saad Khan | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Developing Countries, Deforestation, Environmental Pollution, Pakistani Military, South Asia, Zardari-Government-Fodpyworld, Swat Valley, Green News
Saad Khan

Along with other South Asian nations, Pakistan is one of the countries worst affected by environmental pollution.

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Liquid Spectacles: A Bold Vision For World's Poor

cnn.com | Mark Tutton for CNN | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Developing World, Poor, Charity, Developing Countries, Mark Tutton, Glasses, Health, The Giving Life, Living News

In the developing world millions of people struggle to operate machinery, read from a blackboard, or just see the world around them, because they don'...

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The World Is Moving Forward Without Us

Dr. Seth Berkley | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

Read More: Developing Countries, AIDS Vaccine, Iavi, Sabin Vaccine Institute, International Health, World News, HIV/AIDS, Foreign Aid, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Science Research, Pneumococcal Vaccine, Science, Seth Berkley, Advance Market Commitment, Orin Levine, Amc, World News
Dr. Seth Berkley

Advance Market Commitment (AMC) is a new market-based financing mechanism that accelerates the delivery of life-saving vaccines for children worldwide.

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Innovation Improves Quality of Life Even When Incomes Lag

Dennis Whittle | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Innovation, William-Easterly, Developing World, Progress, Bill Easterly, Developing Countries, Childrens' Vaccines, Income Disparity, Tetanus, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Technology, International Aid, Vaccines, World News
Dennis Whittle

The standard of living in developing countries has increased much faster than growth in income because of innovation, which has driven down the cost of goods and services.

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Women Can Plow Under A Global Hunger Crisis

Ritu Sharma | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

Read More: Developing Countries, Women Farmers, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Gender, Third World Farming, World News
Ritu Sharma

This week, 4 million more people worldwide will go to bed hungry. Seven out of 10 of them are women.

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Girlfriends' Guide To Global Warming: How Having Teenagers Makes Me An Expert On Developing Countries

Vicki Iovine | Posted 08.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Global Warming, Parenting, Developing Countries, Bruce Springsteen, Family, Teenagers, Living News
Vicki Iovine

It's no coincidence that I waited till the Huffington Post moved all the environmental stuff out of the Living section before I began posting for it. ...

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Developing Economies Showing Improved Energy Efficiency

WSJ | Spencer Swartz | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Uae, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Developing Countries, Economy, Economies, Crude Oil, China, Oecd, Green News

A few developments Monday suggest some of the world's most inefficient energy users are starting to tighten up how they use their energy resources, wi...

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Texting The Doctor For Help

GOOD | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Sms, Developing Countries, Texting the Doctor, Personal Health, Health, Africa, Texting, Living News

In the developing world, most communities don't have access to a hospital, let alone a doctor. Valiant community health workers sometimes serve rural ...

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China: Rich Nations Must Cut Emissions By 40 Percent

AP | ELAINE KURTENBACH | Posted 06.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Copenhagen 2009, Developing Countries, Climate Change, Rich Countries Pollution, China, Pollution, Green Politics, China Pollution, Green News

SHANGHAI — Wealthy nations, as history's biggest polluters, should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, China sa...

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The Birth of the Bold New Peace Corps

Laurence Leamer | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rep. Berman, Developing Countries, State Department, House Foreign Affairs Committee, House Democrats, Development, Third World, Rep. Farr, Peace Corps, Obama Administration, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Laurence Leamer

This bold new Peace Corps needs a bold new leader with the initiative, energy and decisiveness to turn the organization from a child of the Sixties until a vibrant creature of the 21st century.

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Science for Us, but Also for the World

Dr. Seth Berkley | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Usaid, Foreign Aid, Obama Budget, Science Research, Developing Countries, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, AIDS Vaccine, Capacity-Building, Science, Scientific Capacity, Iavi, World News
Dr. Seth Berkley

The Obama administration should extend its fervor for science to its foreign aid policy, putting science and technology at the heart of U.S. assistance to the developing world.

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Leading the Way to Make Mothers Day Every Day

Donna E. Shalala | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Developing Countries, Countdown to Mother's Day, Newborns, Mother's Day, Health, Newborn Health, Maternal Health, Healthcare, Infant Mortality, Health in Developing Countries, Maternal Mortality, Mothers Day Every Day Campaign, Living News
Donna E. Shalala

Progress is being made to save the lives of mothers and newborns around the world. Still, every minute, a woman dies of complications in pregnancy and childbirth.

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The G-20 & Africa: Rethinking the Aid Model

Olivia Sterns | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: African Aid, Foreign Aid, Developing Countries, Development, Foreign Affairs, G-20, Africa, World News
Olivia Sterns

Between 1970 and 1998, while aid flows were at their peak, poverty in Africa actually rose from 11% to 66%. Instead of extending credit lines and throwing celebrity rock concerts, perhaps it is time to re-examine what has worked.

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G-20 Must Look To Needs Of Developing World: Commentary

Times Online | Wang Qishan | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

Read More: Group-of-20-Economy-Meeting, Developing Countries, World Economic Crisis, England, Group of 20, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, World Financial Crisis, Third World, London, G-20, China, World Economy, g20, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

The global financial crisis that started last year has taken its toll on the world economy on an unprecedented scale. To cope with the crisis, a stron...

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