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JAN 11, 2007 • Article
The UN at 60: Still Misunderstood
Carnegie Council Executive Editor John Tessitore explodes five common myths and misconceptions about the UN.
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JAN 10, 2007 • Article
Ethics Be Dammed? China's Water Projects
While the World Bank has greatly reduced its loans for large dams,the Chinese are going full-speed ahead with a spate of dam projects, both ...
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JAN 9, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Food for the Hungry Story
Every year, nearly 11 million children die before they reach the age of five. Malnutrition underlies an estimated 60 percent of these deaths. However, local solutions, which ...
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JAN 8, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Instituto Promundo Story
Since 1999, Promundo, a Brazilian NGO, has been carrying out research in a variety of countries to understand how it is that some men and boys ...
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JAN 5, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Positive Deviance Initiative Story
Policy Innovations interviews Jerry Sternin of the Positive Deviance Initiative.
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JAN 2, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: The Green Gold Story
The Certified Green Gold Program (GGP) provides a sustainable development alternative to underprivileged communities by fostering fair trade practices and ten certification criteria as a ...
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DEC 28, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: China's Catch 22
Here's the situation. You are a booming country that has garnered nearly double-digit GDP growth rates every year over the past decade. But to sustain ...
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DEC 25, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Remittances Are No Free Lunch
Remittances from migrants and foreign workers have skyrocketed in recent years as technological advances have made it easier to wire mom and dad a few ...
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DEC 21, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: The China Factor in African Ethics
Many African governments perceive China as a welcome counterpoint to the United States and the West in general, especially when the latter criticizes African human ...
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DEC 20, 2006 • Article
Environmental Treaties: Inconvenience or Opportunity?
The Kyoto Protocol took effect on February 16, 2005, as the first legally binding environmental treaty committed to reducing greenhouse emissions. But the United States, the world's ...