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30.04.2007 A report by ActionAid reveals that the business practices of UK supermarkets are forcing women workers in the cashew industry in India to live in acute poverty and work in unhealthy conditions.

24.04.2007 New Delhi based organisation Citizens Research Collective has compiled data and information on Special Economic Zones (SEZs). SEZs are specially demarcated areas being promoted by the Indian government to boost economy but are also creating social resentment because of large scale displacement.

18.04.2007 In this paper, presented at the national workshop on Gender Budgeting as an effective tool for women's empowerment, organised by the Equity Foundation Patna and the Planning Commission of India on 15th April, 2007, Dr. Vibhuti Patel, Director, PGSR, SNDT Women's University Mumbai, shares a detailed analysis of the state of gender budgeting in India.

17.04.2007 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that if the United Nations can make its operations more streamlined and efficient in the fields of development, humanitarian assistance and environment it will benefit both developed and developing nations. He added that this is important for fulfilling the MDG goals.