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A boy tends to his herd in a cattle camp in South Sudan. Many young boys spend months at a time at such camps, looking after the cattle that are central to the livelihoods of thousands of families. (Photo by Alun McDonald / Oxfam)

Can family farming make poverty history?

In just 12 years, Vietnam cut its malnutrition rate in half by investing in small scale farming. Poverty in the country has plummeted from 58 percent in 1993 to 18 percent by 2006, says development charity Oxfam.

CNN

Study: Air pollution cuts life expectancy by 5.5 years in China

Severe pollution has slashed an average of five and half years from life expectancy in northern China, as toxic air has led to higher rates of stroke, heart disease and cancer.

CNNMoney

In China, air pollution report brings despair, humor

USA TODAY

Malala at UN: The Taliban failed to silence us

A Pakistani teenager nearly killed by Taliban gunmen for advocating that all girls should have the right to go to school gave her first formal public remarks at the United Nations.

CNN

Siege by Taliban strains Pakistani girls’ schools

New York Times

Central African Republic ‘abandoned’ since coup, MSF says

The Central African Republic has been abandoned to cope with a “humanitarian emergency” since rebels seized power in March, a medical agency says.

BBC

Central African Republic’s healthcare crisis

Guardian

Congolese influx to Uganda reaches 60,000

At least 60,000 refugees from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have now arrived in neighbouring Uganda after fleeing a rebel attack on a town near the border, Red Cross officials said.

Al Jazeera

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Venture philanthropy and the quest for aid effectiveness

Philanthropists are increasingly shaping the development landscape but what drives them and how healthy is the focus on getting ‘bang for their bucks’?

Guardian

Aid agency: Syria war imperils education of 2.5 million children

More than a fifth of Syria’s schools have been destroyed or made unusable in more than two years of conflict, jeopardizing the education of 2.5 million young people, Save The Children aid agency reported.

Reuters

In southern Syria, rebels Say US support is critical

NPR

HUMAN RIGHTS

Myanmar frees child soldiers from army

Myanmar has released 42 children and young people from its armed forces, encouraging increased efforts to reduce the use of child soldiers, the U.N. has said.

Al Jazeera

Women challenge men in Pakistan’s 1st female jirga

When 16-year-old Tahira was murdered in a horrific acid attack, her parents got no justice until the case was taken up by Pakistan’s first female jirga, a community assembly set up to win justice for women.

Bangkok Post

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Africa’s economy ‘seeing fastest growth’

Africa’s economy is growing faster than any other continent, according to the African Development Bank.

BBC

Agriculture and manufacturing offer opportunities for African trade

Guardian

If Egypt’s political crisis looks bad, check out the economy

Tourism, a major revenue generator, has been hurting since the Arab uprisings of 2011. Foreign investment has shriveled. Unemployment has soared.

NPR

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Who is affected by big currency movements?

Some of the largest economies in Asia have seen big movements in the value of their currencies in recent months.

BBC

US slams Syria, Iran bid for Human Rights Council

The U.S. says that Syria and Iran don’t deserve positions on the U.N.’s Human Rights Council because they are under investigation themselves.

ABC News

Columns And Op-Ed

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Blog (Sarah Stanley):

Is fair trade coffee curing poverty?

(Acton Institute)

Power Blog

Column (Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham and William Reed):

Arming Syrian rebels may make peace elusive

Baltimore Sun

Blog (Julia Bunting):

What’s the true cost of enabling women to plan their families?

(Guardian)

Poverty Matters

Site edited by: Erkinaz Shuminov, Lynne Adams, Darling Gutierrez and Audrey Harry.

GOOD NEWS

Planting mangrove trees pays off for coastal communities in Kenya

When Kahindi Charo gathered 30 of his friends to replant mangroves in the 12 square mile Mida Creek area, people in his village of Dabaso in Kilifi County dismissed them as crazy idlers.

Christian Science Monitor

Dormant bank accounts emptied to fund youth projects

Dormant funds have been left untouched in bank and building society accounts for more than 15 years. Now the cash has been allocated to Young Start, run by Big Lottery Fund Scotland.

BBC

NONPROFITS AND NGOS

Ikea brings flatpack innovation to emergency refugee shelters

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has teamed up with the U.N. Refugee Agency to develop a longer-lasting flatpack shelter.

Guardian

The solar kits that bring clean light to Kenya’s poor

The solar kits, which aim to scale up access to solar power for Kenya’s poor, are marketed using an installment plan that puts solar energy within reach of people with modest incomes.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Rich with water but little to drink in Tajikistan

Tajikistan has huge rivers that begin atop some of the world’s highest mountains and then flow through the country’s lush, green valleys. Yet for many Tajik families, getting enough water each day is still a struggle.

NPR

Insect discovery sheds light on climate change

Simon Fraser University biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change and the evolution of communities.

ScienceDaily

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

For a second-hand clock, it’s 1st in reliability

Physicists at the Paris Observatory have been testing an atomic clock that is so accurate it can measure time to within a single second in 300 million years. The clock could one day be used to redefine the second itself.

National Geographic

Just a second ... the times may be changing

Al Jazeera

Mental decline at age 90 is less than a decade ago

A study of two large groups of the very elderly suggests that the mental performance of people who reach their 90s may be improving.

USA TODAY

Photo of the Day

The sweet potato is safeguarding children’s sight and improving the income of families in communities across Uganda, Mozambique and other countries in Africa. Vitamin A intake among young children doubled in households that grew them. (Photo by Gates Foundation)

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