News story World leaders sign global agreement to help beat hunger and malnutrition
Money Mantan July 10, 2013
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News story World leaders sign global agreement to help beat hunger and malnutrition

News story World leaders sign global agreement to help beat hunger and malnutrition Department for International Development (https://www.gov.uk /government/organisations/department-for-international-development)+ 1 other 8 June 2013 Reducing hunger and malnutrition in developing countries (https://www.gov.uk /government/policies/reducing-hunger-and-malnutrition-in-developing-countries) UK Presidency of G8 2013 (https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events /g8-2013) The Rt Hon David Cameron MP (https://www.gov.uk/government/people/davidcameron) and The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP (https://www.gov.uk/government […]

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Solar Power Lights up Future for Mongolian Herders
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Solar Power Lights up Future for Mongolian Herders

STORY HIGHLIGHTS World Bank Vice President visits Mongolia and learns first-hand about support for the “100,000 Solar Gers” project target to deliver cheap, clean electricity to nomadic herders Half a million people – covering half the rural population and 70% of herders – now have electricity through affordable and portable solar home systems A new market […]

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Ending Extreme Poverty In Our Generation
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Ending Extreme Poverty In Our Generation

It sounds impossible. Unthinkable. A world free from extreme poverty. A world in which no child is born to die, no child goes to bed hungry, every child lives a life free from violence and abuse and has quality health care, nutrition and learns in school. This has long been Save the Children’s vision but […]

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Lighting Africa – Catalyzing markets for modern off-grid lighting
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Lighting Africa – Catalyzing markets for modern off-grid lighting

Lighting Africa is a joint IFC and World Bank program that works towards improving access to better lighting in areas not yet connected to the electricity grid. Lighting Africa catalyzes and accelerates the development of sustainable markets for affordable, modern off-grid lighting solutions for low-income households and micro-enterprises across the continent. About 600 million people, […]

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Finance and Poverty: Evidence from India
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Finance and Poverty: Evidence from India

The relationship between finance, inequality and poverty is a controversial one. While some observers attribute not only the crisis but also rising inequality in many Western countries to the rise of the financial system (e.g. Krugman, 2009), others see an important role of the financial sector on the poverty alleviation agenda (World Bank, 2008). But […]

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Oral statement to Parliament The Queen’s Speech 2013
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Oral statement to Parliament The Queen’s Speech 2013

Organisations: Delivered on: Published: Speaker: Menu Oral statement to Parliament The Queen’s Speech 2013 Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street (https://www.gov.uk /government/organisations/prime-ministers-office-10-downing-street), Deputy Prime Minister’s Office (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/deputy-primeministers- office) and Cabinet Office (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations /cabinet-office) 8 May 2013 (2013-05-08T11:30:00+01:00) 8 May 2013 (2013-05-08T11:30:00+01:00) HM The Queen HM The Queen addressed Parliament about the legislative programme for government. […]

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