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09 January 2016
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Armenia: Opposition Activist Jailed
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thumbnailwww­.hrw­.org - (Berlin) – Armenian authorities should release a political activist who was arrested during a public gathering on January 1, 2016, and placed in pretrial detention, pending an impartial investigati...
en.lighten Initiative Phasing Out Incandescent Lamps By the End of 2016
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thumbnailnewsroom­.unfccc­.int - The en.lighten Initiative helps developing countries and emerging economies adopt energy efficient lighting products, thereby supporting global efforts to tackle climate change. Nearly 70 countries...
The GMR is now the GEM report: Global Education Monitoring Report
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thumbnailefareport­.wordpress­.com - It’s a new year, and we’re introducing our new name! As from today, we are formally becoming the GEM Report: the Global Education Monitoring Report. It is now officially ‘post-2015’ and a new set o...
Solutions needed to stem global refugee crisis, says Grandi
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thumbnailwww­.unhcr­.org - GENEVA, Jan 7 (UNHCR) – With record numbers of refugees and displaced people worldwide, the new head of the UN Refugee Agency Filippo Grandi has urged greater diplomatic efforts to find solutions t...
5 Things Girls Need to Succeed
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www­.girleffect­.org - What girls need From birth certificates to school uniforms and more, here are five things girls need to be successful. Safety Girls can't succeed when they live in fear. Ending violence is the firs...
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Syria: Give Besieged Areas Urgent Aid Access
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Sharing cherished memories provides vital comfort for Syrian children | At a glance: Syrian Arab Republic
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China: Free 38 Detained Lawyers, Activists
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Growing insecurity triggers new displacement in and from South Sudan
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African women picking up ‘hard power’ positions, but cabinet still very much a men’s club
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Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
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POLITICS
Welcome to Nigeria's first robot school
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Gender equality in Silicon Valley won’t happen in our lifetime, says #HeForShe panel
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Candidates urged to stand up for women’s equality in election
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New Indiana Bill Would Keep Anti-Trans Discrimination Legal
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Governor's office supports high school sports participation according to birth certificate : Lincoln, NE Journal Star
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Alternative Senate LGBT bill leaves out transgender rights
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ENVIRONMENT
More than a sugar-coated promise? 4 signs Africa’s biggest sugar producer may be on the right track when it comes to land | Oxfam America The Politics of Poverty Blog
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Dr. Robert Glasser takes the helm at UNISDR - UNISDR
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Poisoned Democracy: How an Unelected Official Contaminated Flint's Water to Save Money
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2015 – A Giant Leap for Womankind (Part 1)
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Cities Prove to Be Vital Voice at Paris Climate Talks
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An Indigenous Toddler Was Murdered in Cold Blood, but Brazil Barely Took Notice · Global Voices
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BUSINESS
Latest News — Roll Back Malaria
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How a group of 14-year-old girls are shaking up the STEM industry in Zimbabwe
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Kiva Fellows
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Four Ways to Boost the Impact of India’s Direct Benefit Transfers
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TECHNOLOGY
Netizens Smell Arson in ‘Convenient’ Fire at Trinidad & Tobago’s Water Authority · Global Voices
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Dear Google, please can you turn purple on Purple Day for epilepsy awareness? | Epilepsy Action
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11 Ways to Use Platforms Like Medium to Build Brand Awareness
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5 Ways to Improve Your Brand Awareness on Social Media
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Brochure Printing Services from Solopress
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Bytes.pk to initiate awareness on virtual reality in Pakistan
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HEALTH
I am Here to Live: Mothers Saving Mothers - Global Moms Challenge
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Men stay off contraceptives, forcing women into sterilisation - Times of India
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10 staggering AIDS report stats—in GIFs
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UNFPA & the Sustainable Development Goals
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When The Menstrual Cycle Becomes A Question Of Human Rights
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Jonny Benjamin's journey from suicidal despair to mental health envoy
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The world's 3.5bn young people are the key to change – let's not shut them out
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Join the CEO Water Mandate
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Why this woman is teaching 20,000 Ghanaian kids to code
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#YEMEN
Yemen | Oxfam International
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Statements
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Yemen War Crimes: #101WarCrimes
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