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16.11.2009 The European Commission is turning a blind eye to corruption, lack of transparency and poor human rights in a bid to secure gas supplies in the repressive police state of Turkmenistan, according to a new report.

16.11.2009 Millions of people in poor countries will go hungry in future global food crises unless the world’s half a billion small-scale farms receive urgent funding and support, a development agency says on the first day of a global food security summit in Rome.
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16.11.2009 More than 40 million people in 32 countries, most of them children, can now access vital health and education services after being traced and issued with birth certificates, campaigners announced today.

14.11.2009 Policy-makers who factor the planet's multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into their national and international investment strategies are likely to see far higher rates of return and stronger economies in the 21st century, says a new report.

13.11.2009 A handful of countries are responsible for the failure of a crucial meeting to agree an effective mechanism that would give a global anti-corruption treaty real power, four major NGOs said today.

13.11.2009 The UN World Food Summit in Rome (16-18 November) could be a waste of time and money unless world leaders intervene now to salvage it, says an international development group.

12.11.2009 Camps for people forced to flee their homes by conflict can cause resentment, tension and violence between internally displaced people and the people around them, warns a Red Cross report.

12.11.2009 About 200 million under-fives in developing countries suffer from stunted growth, says a UN report.

11.11.2009 The planned expansion of plantations in the Papuan provinces of Indonesia should be immediately suspended and reviewed amid concerns over massive deforestation and widespread exploitation of local communities, environmentalists warn.

10.11.2009 Kenya hopes to eliminate malaria by 2017, a malaria conference heard last week.