International Development

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Impacting AIDS this World AIDS Day

Josh Ruxin | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rwanda, Anti-Retroviral, Usaid, Global Health, International Development, Pandemic, Unaids, Obama, HIV/AIDS, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Health Organization, Africa, Abstinence Education, HIV/AIDS Africa, Condoms, World AIDS Day, Gates Foundation, Politics News

World AIDS Day has become a time to reflect on the daunting challenges we face in the battle against this tenacious killer. Although huge strides hav...

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Troop Increases? What About the Other Side of the Foreign Policy Coin?

J. Brian Atwood | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Usaid, International Development, Afghanistan, U.S. Agency for International Development, World News

More than eight months after President Obama took office, and at a time when it is absolutely essential, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) remains without an Administrator.

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Darwin and Development

Dennis Whittle | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: International Development, Evolution, Darwin, International Aid, Globalgiving, Impact News

"Growth is innovation, and you can't know in advance how to do the innovative thing, or else it wouldn't be an innovation. Development is BOTTOM-UP ...

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Norway Best Place To Live: UN Report

Huffington Post | Posted 10.05.2009 | World

Read More: Human Development, Norway, International Development, United Nations, Best Country, Un, Development, Niger, Europe, Un Ranking of Best Place to Live 2009, Best Place to Live Un Report, Un List Best Place to Live Huffington, Un Report Norway, Norway Best Un, Un Best Place Live, Un Best Places to Live 2009, United Nations Best Place to Live 2009, Un Best Country to Live in 2009, Norway Best Place to Live, Un Report Best Place to Live, Best Place to Live United Nations 2009, Best Places to Live 2009 Un, Un List of Best Countries to Live in 2009, Un Best Place to Live 2009, Un Best Place to Live, Undp Best Place to Live, Best Places to Live Un, Norway Best Place to Live 2009, Un Best Places to Live, World News

An annual report by the United Nations has found that Norway has the highest standard of living for its citizens. The BBC reported that the UN looke...

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Tragic History Repeats Itself on Brazil's Madeira River

Paul Paz y Miño | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Rivers, Human Rights, International Development, Water, Brazil, Environment, Indigenous Rights, Indigenous People, Green News

The Madeira dams will not only tear apart the social fabric of these traditional communities, but will devastate fish stocks, Rondônia's principal source of nutrition.

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The Power of Proximity

Dennis Whittle | Posted 08.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Economic Growth, International Development, International Aid, Globalgiving, Business News

When large numbers of entrepreneurs, financiers, engineers, and other smart, creative people are constantly bumping into one another, business ideas are formed, sharpened and executed.

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Biotechnology Has Failed Us, So Why Promote It Abroad?

Paula Crossfield | Posted 07.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Eric Holt-Gimenez, Hunger, Biotechnology, International Development, Food Access, Africa, Food Policy, Gmos, The Green Revolution, Raj Patel, Green News

Groups like the Gates Foundation are trying to renew the idea of creating a "Green Revolution for Africa," using many of the same methods that have been so bad for India.

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Traveling as Press vs. NGO Head: Same Adventure

Jim Luce | Posted 06.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Europe, Lome, United Nations Department of Public Information, Hong Kong, Guatemala City, Sri Lanka, Galle, Air France, South America, Asia, Ngo, Guyana, Chennai, Dallas, Paris, Singapore, Peru, Indonesia, Port-Au-Prince, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Miami, Dominican Republic, Aceh, Dubai, Swine Flu, Mexico City, Journalist, Africa, Ghana, San Salvador, Central America, International Development, Santo Domingo, Mexico, Colombia, New York, Haiti, Refugee Camps, Frankfurt, Jakarta, Tamil, Tsunami, Hurricane Jeanne, Togo, Post 9/11, India, Orphans International Worldwide, Huffington Post, JFK Airport, Bangalore, Gonaives, Bucharest, Media News

I have flown from Haiti to Peru to Guyana in the Americas, Hong Kong to Indonesia to Sri Lanka in Asia, and Togo to Ghana in Africa.

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Following the London Summit, What's Next for the World Economy?

Jake Colvin | Posted 05.15.2009 | Business

Read More: International Trade, Poverty, Global Economy, World Trade Organization, London Summit, Trade, Globalization, Global Financial Crisis, Global Poverty, International-Development, Global Economic Crisis, Economic Recession, Economic Crisis, Recession, Business News

The current economic climate presents a real danger to international stability and, ultimately, to U.S. national security. The time is right for a renewed commitment to trade.

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A Forgotten Glass Ceiling: A Safe Drink of Water

John Sauer | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Women's Issues, Children, Gender and Development, Water-Related Diseases, Water and Sanitation, Water Crisis, Water and Health, Sanitation, Education, Diarrhea, Women's Health, Water, Environment, Children's Health, International-Development, World News

If people joined together to support water and sanitation projects they could immediately help woman shatter the most basic of glass ceilings -- access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

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Giving Thanks And Calling For Change

Michelle Cote | Posted 12.28.2008 | Business

Read More: International Assistance, Security, International Development, Afghanistan, Women Entrepreneurship, Business Council for Peace, Isaf, Women Entrepreneurs, Taliban, Afghanistan Conflict, Afghani Businesses, Bpeace, Violence in Afghanistan, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Afghan Taliban, Dhl, Business News

Violence in Afghanistan is threatening those who are working to establish legitimate businesses, and help the country transcend its identity as a battlefield.

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