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Feeding Mouths and Empowering Communities in Brazil

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In February, Brazil agreed to provide US$2.3 million to the United Nations to fund local food programs in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, and Senegal, five countries that have experienced moderate or severe food crises in...
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Two Clear Strategies for a Sustainable Future Growing Population of 7 Billion People

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As the global population surpasses 7 billion people sometime around the end of October, addressing the challenges associated with a still-growing world population will require a two-pronged response. The combined measures of empowering women to...
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Parag Khanna on How to Run the World by Turning it on its Head (From the Bottom Up)

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In his Idea Festival talk, Parag Khanna addressed the shifts we're seeing around the world. He thinks what is happening in the Arab world is the beginning of what we're going to see elsewhere.Almost all...
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The World Social Forum: Creating a Democratic World without Borders

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The World Social Forum (WSF) is taking place this week in Dakar, Senegal, bringing together 75,000 people from 132 countries to advocate for social change. In light of sky rocketing food prices, high unemployment, and growing concerns...
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