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World Meets U.N. Target For Safe Drinking Water

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 03.21.2012

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UNITED NATIONS -- The world's nations achieved a U.N. goal of cutting in half the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water five year...

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Taking Concepts to Scale: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria

Dr. Annika Sweetland | Posted 08.06.2011

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Dr. Annika Sweetland

At first glance, achieving these goals promptly in a country like Nigeria may seem like a pipedream. The eighth largest nation in the world, Nigeria hosts 1/5 of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa, over half of which lives on less than $1 a day.

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How Quickly Are Countries Progressing Toward the Millennium Development Goals?

Ben Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Leo

The United Nations recently published the 2011 World Economic Situation and Prospects report. But the picture that was painted by a highly simplistic brush.

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On the World Stage, U.S. Falls Flat on Women's Equality

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Chen

The Senate's failure on Paycheck Fairness appears to be entirely consistent with our global outlook. U.S. hypocrisy is exposed when addressing the most blatant human rights crises on a global scale.

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Overcoming Barriers with Electronic Connectivity

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Where we no longer must allocate the time and resources to go physically to all corners of the earth -- Facebook, Skype, our email takes us there.

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Connectivity Is Key To Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Luce

In the spring I travelled to Barcelona for the GSM Association's World Congress, with 49,000 participants spread between mobile phone-related 1,300 ve...

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Obama's New Plan to Fight Poverty Gets the Purpose Right

Paul O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul O'Brien

President Obama used the gathering of world leaders in New York last week to announce the first-ever US Policy on Global Development, promising that, ...

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Religious Leaders See Modest Progress In Anti-Poverty Goals

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Chris Herlinger Religion News Service NEW YORK (RNS) Prominent religious, humanitarian and ethical leaders gave mixed grades this week to progress...

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Obama Announces New Approach To International Development At UN Summit

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. aid to impoverished people even during sour economic times at home yet promis...

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Only Good Governance Can Guarantee Africa Achieving the Millennium Development Goals

Tony Blair | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony Blair

The MDGs are changing lives for the better. As we take stock, we must recognize Africa's progress in the two areas that success with the MDGs depends on: good governance and a thriving private sector.

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5 Ways To Combat Pneumonia Globally

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Orin Levine

Perhaps the most ambitious MDG is the fourth, which aims to reduce child mortality by two-thirds. Progress is being made on this goal but much more can and should be done.

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Why We Shouldn't Look Away From the Mistreatment of Girls Worldwide

Kathy Bushkin Calvin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathy Bushkin Calvin

If you want to know why investing in women and girls is important, look no further than Time Magazine's Aug. 1st cover. The much discussed cover fea...

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UNICEF: Looking for Pockets of Poverty Hidden by Statistics (Interview)

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Evelyn Leopold

William Anthony Kirsopp Lake, the new executive director of UNICEF, fears many of the world's children can disappear in a haze of statistics, making progress on paper while neglect, abuse or impoverishment go undetected.

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Experiences from the Imagine Cup National Finals

Wilson To | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wilson To

The quality of work and sheer brilliance of those competing at the Imagine Cup Competition really showcased the potential of our generation.

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Honoring the Dead: A Military Son's Christian Proposal for Peace

Rev. Donald Heckman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Donald Heckman

From the perspective of my faith and my experience, poverty and oppression are the real core of conflicts in our world today. They are the Petri dish of terrorism and insurgencies.

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Madonna, Africa and Child Mortality

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

The deaths of African children are all about food, water and cooking stoves. There is usually no public health system in place to address this tragic litany of otherwise very approachable issues.

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