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Avoiding a children's catastrophe in the Sahel

13 February 2012 15:34 GMT | Comments ( 0 )
UNICEF / Shantha Bloemen | Aid Worker Diaries
UNICEF's Shantha Bloemen reports from Mauritania, one of eight countries in the Sahel region of north-west Africa where more ...
Photo exhibition in dark sheds light on energy poverty

10 February 2012 15:38 GMT | Comments ( 0 )
Rebekah Curtis | AlertNet News Blog
Exhibition viewed with solar lights shows difficulties faced by 1.5 bln people who live without electricity
Green development is a slippery fish

09 February 2012 11:47 GMT | Comments ( 1 )
Quamrul Chowdhury | Climate Conversations
The draft outcome document for Rio+20 promotes the ‘green economy’ but what does that mean in practice?
How to design a REDD+ project

08 February 2012 13:57 GMT | Comments ( 1 )
Essam Mohammed | Climate Conversations
10 points to consider so the poor don’t lose out
Mali's footballers hope Africa Cup win could bring peace

08 February 2012 13:44 GMT | Comments ( 1 )
George Fominyen | Africa Views
Tuareg rebels have been fighting Mali's army in the north, uprooting thousands

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INTERVIEW-EU should respond rapidly to Myanmar reforms -commissioner
Myanmar still vulnerable, many challenges ahead
News: Myanmar by-elections vital for EU sanctions move - official
A top EU official announces a 150 million euro ($198 million) aid package to help Myanmar reverse decades of stagnation
News: EU commissioner in Myanmar to explore cooperation
The new aid package focuses on health and education, aims to provide resources for people displaced by conflicts and for agriculture