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Toronto to play host to maternal, child health summit in May

Canada will host an international summit on maternal, newborn and child health in Toronto at the end of May, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday.

Harper sai...

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Thought Factory

Over & Underground

Overheard – “These are times of political opportunism, religious intolerance and scholastic Puritanism – and they can be construed as provocative ...

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Hollywood

Bill Gates Gives Advice On How To Help

When Bill Gates was looking into what he could do in the world of philanthropy, he says he looked for problems to which governments weren’t already paying attention. ...

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Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Goals: Where do Gender Equality and Women’s Rights Stand?

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

Friday File: The eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sust...

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Health

Polio-free India to get WHO certification

As India celebrates its victory over polio — completing three years without any case of the debilitating infection — the nation becomes entitled to polio-free c...

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Thought Factory

Children: A Policy, A Charter and A Plan of Action. Are They Enough

India has the largest child population in the world.  More than 40 of India’s children are under 18 years.

India is armed with a policy, a charter and a ...

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Sustainable Development

UN: Water holds key to sustainable development

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the vital role of water in sustainable development, highlighting in particular its importance with regard to food security, cli...

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Health

UN: Water holds key to sustainable development

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the vital role of water in sustainable development, highlighting in particular its importance with regard to food security, cli...

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Environment

Fighting climate change could end up costing more than dealing with its effects

Regardless of how the world’s governments choose to attempt to contain global warming at 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, it’s going to cost them....

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Environment

Odisha set to implement Climate Change Action Plan

With Climate Change becoming a phenomenon affecting almost every part of the world, local governments are taking it into their hands to turn things around. Odisha, a state ...

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