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  • Agriculture

    29 Oct. 2010

    Growth in agricuture is twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. More

  • Maternal Health

    28 June 2010

    In developing countries, mothers risk their lives giving birth. More

  • Child Health

    28 June 2010

    Millions of children die annually from preventable or treatable causes. More

  • Agricultural Development Assistance

    18 May 2010

    This paper assesses trends in volumes, geographical distribution and the different uses of agricultural development assistance. It explores relevant DAC non-agricultural codes and their significance relative to the standard DAC definitions of agricultural aid. Further, it considers donor declarations made at L’Aquila in agriculture and food security and assesses the data challenges in monitor progress against these commitments. More

  • SMART Aid Success Stories

    9 June 2009

    There are countless examples of SMART Aid programmes achieving results across Africa whether in fighting disease, promoting literacy, boosting agriculture, helping African countries to trade and attract investment, or empowering African citizens to fight corruption and hold their own governments to account. More

  • The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

    26 March 2009

    The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, created in 2002, raises and distributes significant resources to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, which together killed nearly 4.2 million in 2007. More

  • 100% Multilateral Debt Cancellation Deal: Status of Implementing the G8 Promise

    24 March 2009

    At the July 2005 G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, G8 leaders pledged to cancel the debts of the world's most indebted countries, many of them located in Africa. More

  • The Millennium Challenge Account

    24 March 2009

    The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) is an innovative approach to foreign assistance that delivers substantial new resources to a carefully selected group of poor countries to support development and poverty reduction.
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  • The African Growth and Opportunity Act

    24 March 2009

    One of the most important tools in the fight against poverty is trade. The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is one way in which the U.S. has worked to open its markets to African producers.
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  • The Millennium Development Goals

    24 March 2009

    In 2000, leaders from 189 nations signed on to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of 8 poverty-busting goals designed to significantly reduce global poverty and disease by 2015. More