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  Girl friendly spaces in Somalia

  Somalia has one the world's lowest school enrolment rates. Only 42 % of children attend school and hardly a third are girls. How can we encourage girls to go to school? Read more
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  EU steps up its support to fight organised crime and drug trafficking

  The EU announced its intention to provide additional funding to help countries affected by organised crime and drug trade. Read more
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  Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade and Employment

  This joint EC, ILO and UNCTAD publication is the outcome of a project financed under the EC Programme 'Investing in People'. Read the Press Release
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  Hands up who has a textbook – The Education Transition Fund

  A Feature Story from Zimbabwe highlighting a major education programme supplying textbooks to over 5000 schools. Read more
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  From Challenges to Opportunities

  EU High Level Conference on Education and Development – Brussels, 23rd May 2013.
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  Together for a New Mali - Donor Conference for Development in Mali

  Brussels 15 May 2013 - A high-level conference to support the development of Mali, co-chaired by the European Union and France.
  Read more about the outcome of the conference.
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  EU and New Zealand launch the Energy Access Partnership for the Pacific

  Commissioner Piebalgs and Minister McCully launch an EU-NZ Energy Access, Renewable and efficiency Partnership for the Pacific. More info
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  New EU grant for Solar Power station in Burkina Faso

  The European Union will provide €25 million to this station, which will be the largest solar power generation infrastructure in Sub Sahara Africa. More info

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The Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Education Programme Within the VSO Nepal education program, international volunteers are linked with national counterparts in their joint efforts to strengthen public education system in Nepal with the aim to establish quality and inclusive basic education. Het hele verhaal    All stories