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Investing in National Societies’ volunteers and partnerships: the road to strengthening community resilience in East Africa Imagine that the communities in which we work are on a road, and that groups within a community can agree on desirable development destinations.

This report has the distinction of being the first ever Global Communities Annual Report and also the 60th anniversary report of the organization that began in 1952 as the Foundation for Cooperative Housing. It therefore explores both our new direction and our heritage, with the focus being the 60 years of partnership that has been and remains at the core of our work.

Ottawa (Ontario) — L’honorable Julian Fantino, ministre de la Coopération internationale et l’honorable Peter MacKay, ministre de la Défense nationale, ont reconnu aujourd’hui l’importance de la pratique de sports et de la participation à des jeux pour améliorer l’éducation, la santé et les aptitudes à la vie quotidienne des jeunes gens défavorisés. Ils ont également souligné l’engagement pris par le Canada pour assurer l’avenir des enfants et des jeunes partout dans le monde.

By Miriam Gathigah

NAIROBI , May 25 2013 (IPS) - “My husband and older son, unable to cope with the war, became mentally ill. Two of my sons became child soldiers and an eight-year-old daughter was abducted – they were never to be seen again,” Mariamu Dong says, referring to the 21-year civil war between north and south Sudan, which are now separate countries.

Her seven children grew up during those years of bloodshed, but only one made it through.

Introduction

In a commendable effort to increase accountability, the international community set itself a target date of 2015 to achieve the key objectives of the historic United Nations Millennium Declaration, on which the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are based.

This widely recognised deadline has inevitably attracted considerable debate. As it approaches, there has been much research on whether the targets as set out in the MDGs will be met, along with a parallel discussion on what might succeed them.

Cassava, a tropical root crop, is the third most important source of calories in the tropics, after rice and maize. According to FAO, it is the staple food for nearly a billion people in 105 countries.

Around 6.5 million people were newly displaced, almost twice as many as the 3.5 million during 2011. The conflicts in Syria and DRC were responsible for around half of the new displacements.

London – Plus de 130 donateurs publient désormais leurs données auprès de l’Initiative internationale pour la transparence de l’aide, une plateforme de données ouverte qui permet de tracer un tableau à jour, exhaustif et comparable des flux d’aide, afin d’en améliorer la responsabilisation et l’impact.

Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi recognized for “changing the world” through innovation

NEW YORK, 18 April 2013 – UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake congratulated Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi, co-leads of UNICEF’s Innovation Unit, on being selected for this year’s prestigious TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Fabian and Kochi drive new technologies and strategies at UNICEF that are leading to significant gains in child survival and development worldwide.