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The future of aid: A scramble in Africa

economist.com     22 hrs ago   20 related          

Donors and recipients try to get to grips with the chaos in international aidTHE development-aid business is a shambles. Privately, most of the 1,200 delegates at the grandly titled High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness,...                    

New home in Georgia is where there's a number on the door

alertnet.org     19 hrs ago          

Just like many other parts of the world, the school year will start soon in Tbilisi. This means that thousands of people now living in kindergartens and schools will have to move out in a few weeks. Those who cannot return...                    

Less talk, more action, Ghana aid conference told (Reuters)

yahoo.com     02-Sep-2008   19 related          

ACCRA (Reuters) - Translating billions of dollars of foreign aid into concrete, timely action that helps the world's poorest is the biggest challenge facing both donor and recipient countries, speakers at an aid conference...                    

5 Million Afghans at Risk for Severe Food Shortage, Says Agency

christianpost.com     02-Sep-2008   1 related          

By Ethan Cole Christian Post Reporter Five million people in Afghanistan are facing severe food shortages with winter drawing near and donors falling drastically behind in submitting funds, said an international relief...                    

KIT digital: KIT digital Announces Acquisition of Content Management System Provider Morpheum

marketwire.com     02-Sep-2008          

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (MARKET WIRE) KIT digital, Inc. (OTCBB: KITD), a global provider of IPTV enablement technology and video-centric interactive marketing solutions, announced today that...                    

Postgraduate Room Clearances - Volunteers Needed

warwick.ac.uk     01-Sep-2008          

Following the success of the charity undergraduate room clearances at the end of June, OXFAM and Warwick Volunteers in collaboration with Warwick Accommodation will be collecting donations from postgraduate residences...                    

Zimbabwe aid agencies say they can't all work

iht.com     01-Sep-2008   12 related          

Not all Zimbabwean aid agencies can get back to work in the impoverished country, despite a government announcement that a ban had been lifted, a spokesman for an umbrella organization said Monday. "The state effectively...                    

Palin Fought Against Protecting Polar Bears From Global Warming

blog-city.com     01-Sep-2008   4,440 related          

And this is not just about the Polar Bears, but about all of Global Warming.It would hurt her state's precious piggy bank of oil and gas extraction to protect them. No matter what the Republicans say about her standing...                    

Labour Party list for 2008 election announced

scoop.co.nz     31-Aug-2008   5 related          

Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Labour Party list for 2008 election announced Eight talented New Zealanders will strengthen Labour's team of MPs in a few months time according to Labour President Mike Williams....                    

Death toll rises as floods ravage northern India

sundayherald.com     31-Aug-2008   5 related          

Aid workers struggle to reach two million displaced. From Gavin Rabinowitz in Patna AN OVERCROWDED rescue boat capsized in a flood-ravaged part of northern India, killing 20 people, as the situation worsens because of...                    

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