18 July 2014
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How one person can make a difference in someone’s life

The mission of the Global Poverty Project is to help end extreme poverty by 2030. Michael Sheldrick, its Senior Manager of Global Policy and Advocacy, explains how he got involved in the organization and why the cause means so much to him.

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18 July 2014
Curator post
Nelson Mandela International Day

Today, 18 July, Nelson Mandela’s birthday, is Nelson Mandela International Day.

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17 July 2014
Partner post
Food security is land security

How can the world feed a global population of 9 billion by 2050? The answer might seem simple enough: grow more food.

The “green revolution,” a period of agricultural modernization efforts that bolstered food production and staved off famines in the mid-20th century, showed how a concerted global effort can invigorate and expand food systems with technology transfers and new techniques when farmers find the tools at their disposal to invest in more productive practices.

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16 July 2014
Curator post
THE GAP REPORT

UNAIDS today launched the Gap Report.

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15 July 2014
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The jobs and poverty paradox

What do we mean when we say we are creating jobs in developing countries? That’s not as easy to answer as it might first appear.

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14 July 2014
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An alternative model of governance

Some academics and civil society actors are critical of the ongoing process to set goals for the post-2015 agenda. They want the new development goals to move away from conventional hegemonic power structures and neoliberalism, emphasising human rights as their foundation instead.

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