International Development Co-Operation

British People Put Last: £1 million Flood Relief to Cumbria, but £293 million in Foreign Aid in...

In the same week that Gordon Brown announced £1 million in flood aid to Cumbria, the Department For International Development gave out an incredible £293 million in foreign aid to Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the World Bank, Sierra...

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Fishermen fear tourists will destroy Okavango wilderness

Music, dancing and smiling platitudes greeted the royal guest in the fishing village of Samochima, northern Botswana. While addressing an audience in the shade of some fig trees, he was confronted by a local fisherman, Saoshiko...

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority establishes first Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence across...

In execution to the vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice, President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has celebrated the signing of a...

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UAE keeps abreast with developed UAE (final add)

Abu Dhabi, Nov 22nd, 2009 (WAM)--The UAE holds an advanced position among donor countries and those supporting the developing countries and people affected by natural and other disasters, e.g. earthquakes, volcanoes and wars....

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2009 Transparency International Index: Tunisia most transparent country in North Africa

In order to encourage Yemeni farmers in rural areas to switch from the cultivation of qat to the cultivation of other cash crops such as coffee and produce honey, they must be provided with infrastructure and incentives,...

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JICA signs a grant agreement for 19 rural water supply projects in Yemen

Minister of Water & Environment, Abdul Rahman Fadhl al-Eryani and the Resident Representative in Yemen for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Takeshi Komori signed a grant agreement of 86,000,000 Japanese...

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Tunis: Conference looks at labor market prospective in Mediterranean

A conference gathering representatives of research and strategic studies organizations from countries of the two Mediterranean shores was held on Friday in Tunis on the labor market in the Mediterranean, migration, regional...

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New polls show Britain could face hung parliament

A Tory landslide seemed inevitable at the next general election. But recent soundings show a different trend as Labour benefits from optimism about the economy Alastair Campbell is not normally one to trash the state of the...

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Microfinance banks may miss growth target: SBP chief

Sunday, November 22, 2009 By our correspondent KARACHI: Microfinance banks would face difficulty in meeting the target of increasing their customer base to three million by 2010 as industry growth remained stagnant in the...

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Norway allocates 1.1% of GDP for international aid

Sunday, November 22, 2009 Rasheed Khalid Islamabad Norwegian scholar Prof. Atle Hetland has said that his country allocates 1.1% of GDP for international aid. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘Economy of Norway and relationship...

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