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Battle Against TB Continues Despite Recent Successes

Posted on March 25, 2008
Previously filed under: Asia, Health
The inextricable link between poverty and TB indicates that in order to eradicate the disease, poverty must be targetted as well.
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Keywords: TB, Bangladesh

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China/EU Alliance 'Could Be Key to Low-carbon Energy'

Posted on March 19, 2008
Topics: Energy and Oil, Climate and Environment
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, Environment
A recent report indicates that China and the EU can and should meet future energy demands in a sustainable and cooperative fashion.
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Keywords: European Union, climate change, carbon

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Improving Sanitation in Pakistan

Posted on March 12, 2008
Previously filed under: Asia, Health
A new campaign in Pakistan aims to make sure rural citizens have access to proper sanitation facilities.
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Keywords: Pakistan, latrines, sanitation

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Russia and the New Great Game

Posted on February 28, 2008
Previously filed under: Asia, Global Economy
Russia appears to be perfectly situated in the global scramble to secure energy resources. This position is giving rise to a more assertive and possibly antagonistic Russia.
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Keywords: competition, energy, oil, conflict, economy

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China's Internal Migrants

Posted on February 6, 2008
Topics: Urbanization, Migration
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, Global Economy
This Council on Foreign Relations backgrounder reveals the impact of China's household registration system, the hukou, on rural-to-urban migrants.
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Keywords: hukou system

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Not One Less

Posted on February 5, 2008
Topics: Migration, Culture
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, Book and Film Reviews
Not One Less is a film about a determined little girl hoping to triumph over ignorance and poverty in modern-day China.
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Keywords: youth, Film

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India's Burning Example for Pakistan

Posted on January 7, 2008
Topics: Globalization, Economic Development
Countries: Pakistan, India
Previously filed under: Asia, Opinions and Editorials
With Pakistan on the edge after President Musharraf's recent declaration of martial law, what forces may conspire to stabilize and move the country ahead.
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Keywords: market competition

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The Bottom Line for Microfinance

Posted on January 4, 2008
Topics: Microfinance
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
A close look at microfinance institutions reveals an important key to success - efficiency.
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Keywords: Muhammad Yunus, microlending, efficiency, economics

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Biogas Technology Beginning to Make its Mark

Posted on December 21, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Technology
Poor countries like Nepal can help combat global warming through the use of biogas systems.
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Keywords: biogas, nepal, carbon emissions, environment

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The Online Funding Revolution

Posted on December 11, 2007
Topics: Microfinance
Previously filed under: Asia, Microfinance
Is online micro-lending just a clever mechanism to attract resources, or is it a genuine revolution in the aid and development sector?
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Keywords: poverty, Muhammad Yunus, Kiva.org, development

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The China Few Have Seen

Posted on November 21, 2007
Topics: Education, HIV/AIDS, Humanitarian Aid
Countries: China
Previously filed under: Asia, Field Diaries
Roger Burks travels to Zhuhe Township to explore the China few visitors see and one of Mercy Corps' most important tasks.
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Keywords: Sichuan Province, Zhuhe Township, Mercy Corps, youth

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Youth's Helping Hand Earns Global Accolade

Posted on November 21, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
Sourav Borse is a 2007 Global Action Award recipient for his efforts to mobilize his peers and build a health and education facility in rural India.
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Keywords: HIV/AIDS, youth, awareness, NGOs, Mercy Corps

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GM Crops - Asian Farmers Have Their Say

Posted on November 1, 2007
Topics: Food, Agriculture
Previously filed under: Asia, Agriculture
Despite pest and pricing worries, many Asian farmers welcome GM crops.
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Reducing the Risk of Disaster

Posted on October 15, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Success Stories
Mercy Corps is engaging in disaster risk reduction programming to identify hazards and lessen the destruction caused by disasters.
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Keywords: natural disasters, environment, Middle East, earthquakes, avalanches

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Food Security Resources

Posted on October 5, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Health
Learn more about food security issues with our comprehensive resource page.
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Keywords: food security, hunger, international aid, World Food Day, resource page

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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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