Thursday, April 02, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
The dam that divides Ethiopians
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Development Education
developmenteducation.ie
This website is a development and human rights education resource maintained by a consortium of organisations based in Ireland, including: 80:20 Educating & Acting for a Better World, Aidlink, Concern Worldwide, Irish Aid, National Youth Council of Ireland, Self-Help Africa.
The site contains a broad range of materials exploring a variety of development issues and topics such as genocide or fair trade that are discussed and debated, materials and ideas for teachers and educators, using cartoons and photographs in education, campaign actions such as on the Millennium Development Goals or Child Labour, plus a range of other materials including photo stories, Top 10s, annotated links and much, much more.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
DRC...inside a refugee camp
The UN says it has credible reports that some camps sheltering
50,000 displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have
been destroyed.
Aid groups say they are struggling to reach an estimated
250,000 people in the region fleeing fierce fighting between government
and rebel forces.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Inside a DR Congo refugee camp
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Saturday, November 01, 2008
One of the many Impacts of the crisis in the DRC
We have been closely watching the situation in Eastern Congo deteriorate rapidly over the last few weeks and then see
things have become even worse over the last week.
In the middle of this fighting are the rangers of Virunga National Park who are fighting to stay alive.
Please find out more by visiting the official website of Virunga National Park.
Miliband flies to Goma as rebels advance | World news | The Guardian
Fred Robarts: Four ways to alleviate the Congo crisis | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Friday, September 05, 2008
Monday, June 09, 2008
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Irish Aid Centre

Following my visit to the newly opened Irish Aid Centre in Dublin here are a few links for you to have a look at. In particular there is a link looking at the work Irish Aid for World Aids Day and a link to there MDG page.
Irish Aid - Our Work - Overview
Irish Aid / Irish Aid Map
Irish Aid Information Centre
Irish Aid - World Aids Day
Technorati Tags: aid, HIV/AIDS, development, MDG
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Friday, April 18, 2008
World Food Prices - A Global Crisis?
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Asian states feel rice pinch
From Ghana in west Africa to the west coast of the US, BBCcorrespondents around the world examine the impact of steep rises in the price of rice.
BBC NEWS | Business | Global rice supply: Video snapshots
BBC NEWS | Business | Rice prices 'to keep on rising'
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | The cost of food: facts and figures
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
"New Deal for global food policy"
Rocketing global food prices are causing acute problems of hunger and malnutrition in poor countries and have put back the fight against poverty by seven years, the World Bank said yesterday...click here to read.
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