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Microsoft and World Bank partner to boost development in Africa

Marshall Islands sets an example with emissions cuts

Concern grows for children in IDP camps as conflict continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Island states especially threatened by changing climate

Women in Burkina Faso face deadly health care obstacles in maternal health

Ghana aims to avoid 'resource curse' with new oil revenue

Rainforest Alliance updates verification process for sustainable logging practices

Asian-Pacific LDCs develop regional position on eradicating poverty and promoting sustainable development

India to receive $770 million loan from the World Bank

Israeli government's blockade on Gaza jeopardizes civilians' health

Africa does its part to help Haiti

First annual United Nations indigenous peoples report details alarming conditions

Moldova confronting risks of climate change

Program to build legal capacity and professionalize justice system underway in eastern Chad

UNESCO report to stress lack of education for millions of children

South Korea increases loans to Least Developed Countries

Solid response to Kenyan floods overshadowed by financial crunch

West Bank sees economic growth in 2009, but hurdles remain to lasting improvement

Food insecurity among children increasing in West Africa

Research to analyze effects of reconciliation on development in Liberia

UNDP hosts forum for Chad's displaced to discuss development

Study highlights link between obesity and chronic diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa

Obama reinstates Mauritania in the African Growth and Opportunity Act

Bengalurean youth march for progress in climate change negotiations

UN agency enables eco-friendly business transformation in India

South Africa: HIV/AIDS drops life expectancy to world's second worst

International AIDS funding may stagnate in 2010

Small islands fighting for immediate climate assistance

Preparations underway for 2010 biodiversity summit

Conditions worsening for Somalia's 1.55 million Internally Displaced Persons

New hybrid rice boosts food production in Africa

Growing prevalence of obesity in developing countries

15 African, Middle Eastern Universities to benefit from computer technology

International community must focus on developing nations in climate change talks

World Food Programme partners with private corporations to assist in eradicating hunger

Sugar cane as renewable energy, alternative to petrol

Thousands to benefit from food rations in West Africa

Soil-mapping initiative could have great impact on climate change

African scientists take charge of the continent's scarce water resources

New irrigation techniques yield gains in Morocco