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World Survey Urges Simultaneously Addressing Gender Equality, Sustainable Development

November 2014: The challenges of gender equality and sustainable development must be addressed together in order to realize the human rights of women and girls and support ...

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Health

Pfizer and Aid Groups Team Up on Depo-Provera Contraceptive for Developing World

Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive given once every three months, is already a popular choice of women in developing countries, who value the convenience and discret...

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UCLA gets $10 million for center to spur socially conscious projects

Former EBay Inc. President Jeff Skoll has donated $10 million to UCLA for a center that will encourage students to create socially conscious entertainment projects.

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Sustainable Development

Building a lasting peace: where are the women?

Fourteen years ago, the UN Security Council officially recognised the importance of fully-involving women in all peace and security efforts in Resolution 1325. But when we ...

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Sustainable Development

Stimulating Innovation to Create More Sustainable Cities

It won’t be long before the world’s population reaches nine billion and by 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. All around the ...

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Environment

China?s Climate Change Plan Raises Questions

Many scientists have said that 2030 may be too long to wait for China?s greenhouse gas emissions to stop growing, if the world is to keep the average global temperature fro...

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Festivals

Film Bazaar unveils projects under ‘Work in progress’ Lab

Mumbai, November, 2014: The eighth edition of Film Bazaar, organized by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), will take place from Read More

Sustainable Development

The Business Case for Ending Deforestation

About 90 percent of companies see opportunities in shifting to sustainably sourcing key forest-risk commodities, according to a CDP report that makes the business case for ...

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Environment

The Business Case for Ending Deforestation

About 90 percent of companies see opportunities in shifting to sustainably sourcing key forest-risk commodities, according to a CDP report that makes the business case for ...

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Environment

U.S. and China Reach Climate Deal After Months of Talks

BEIJING ? China and the United States made common cause on Wednesday against the threat of climate change, staking out an ambitious joint plan to curb carbon emissions as a...

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