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Cendrine Marrouat
06 October 2015
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“I want to stay here and take care of Syrian children”
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thumbnailmedium­.com - Yasser, a 27 year old English teacher in Kawergosk refugee camp in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, relaxes in the teacher’s common room, chatting with his colleagues after a tiring day at work . His job h...
Education - United Nations Sustainable Development
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thumbnailwww­.un­.org - EducationFlorencia Soto Nino2015-08-26T16:05:06+00:00 Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. Major progress has been made towards i...
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thumbnailwww­.wfp­.org - Deepak and his classmates at Saraswati Vidya Mandir School, in Mohana, a small town in Gajapati District in India, say they like their daily meal. But this is no ordinary lunch. “The special rice h...
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salsa4­.salsalabs­.com - The proposed rule should be even stronger to better protect all people at risk of discrimination in health coverage or care. The final rule should recognize that discrimination based on sexual orie...
Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 6 October 2015
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thumbnailwww­.hrw­.org - DRC officials implicated in protester attacks; refugee crisis; MSF hospital bombing; hope for California's young offenders; tackling hate crime in Europe; Saudi's skewed sentencing; held for a hug ...
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How the Ninth Amendment to the Penal Code affects child protection in China - UNICEF Connect
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For World Teachers' Day, A Look At What Classrooms Look Like Across The Globe
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‘Is this why I risked my life?’
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Why women need a bigger role in peace negotiations
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UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency
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THIS is why we need to end world hunger
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THIS is why we need to achieve gender equality
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Baseball Game “Selfie” Sorority Sisters Put Their Newfound Fame to Good Use
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A call to Fast-Track access to antiretroviral therapy
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5 Things Canadians Should Know About PrEP
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Government of Somalia signs instrument of ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child | Press centre
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UN News - South Sudan: UN agency air operation delivers agriculture aid to hard-to-access areas
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Charting a new path forward to defeat malaria - ARAB TIMES
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The new poverty line: How poor are the extremely poor?
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Just in: Extreme poverty is down by 65 percent!
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100 Million Women In Developing Countries To Receive Free Cell Phones
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Where has the global movement against inequality got to, and what happens next?
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Google Impact Challenge | Bay Area 2015
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Thai Netizens Stage ‘Virtual Sit-in’ Against Single Internet Gateway Plan
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Jim Killoran of Habitat for Humanity of Westchester posts signs asking motorists to drive carefully.
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Open Letter: Facebook Must Change its Broken “Real Name” Policy
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The Casualties of Gun Deaths and Terrorism Visualized
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ENVIRONMENT
Unprecedented drought spreads through Haiti and the Dominican Republic - Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - European Commission
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Poverty - United Nations Sustainable Development
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Climate Change and El Nino May Leave 10 Million Hungry
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M5.1 - 154km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
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Cities - United Nations Sustainable Development Action 2015
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10M poorest to suffer hunger due to rain scarcity in 2015, says international charity
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Nauru refugee 'release' shows neither detention nor drawn-out processing were ever necessary | Joyce Chia
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Versailles to consider drafting LGBT Fairness ordinance
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Hillary Clinton Announces Plan To Tackle Gun Control Without Congress
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UK-US surveillance regime was unlawful ‘for seven years’
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Nauru to process 600 refugee claims
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Nauru says it will process remaining 600 refugee claims within a week
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#GLOBALGOALS
Five things to love about the new global goals
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World Bank Forecasts Global Poverty to Fall Below 10% for First Time; Major Hurdles Remain in Goal to End Poverty by 2030
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Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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The Unfinished Business of Girls’ Rights
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“Education is power” – Girl Guide teacher/trainer
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This man is using his own experiences to help kids break the cycle of poverty
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