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Environment
Water and Poverty
November 2008
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Did you know that access to clean water for drinking and sanitation plays a huge role in bringing people out of poverty?
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Environment
Climate Change and People's Lives
September 2008
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Climate change is affecting how and where we live. How do you see and experience these changes? Can you capture them in a short film?
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Health
Planning Your Family, Planning Your Future
July–August 2008
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This year's World Population Day (July 11) reaffirmed the right to plan when to start a family and determine the number and timing of children. But obtaining this control remains out of reach for many poor women.
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Environment
Your World and the Enviroment
June 2008
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June 5 is World Environment Day. This year's theme is Kick the Habit Towards a Low Carbon Economy. Learn the basics about your world's environment and what it costs.
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Development
Can You Afford to Eat?
May 2008
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Food prices worldwide have been skyrocketing in the past few months. The cost has hit poor people the hardest. Price hikes are expected to continue. Read up on what's behind the crisis and how it's threatening to push millions more people into hunger.
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Health
Sanitation, a Basic Health Need and Much More
April 2008
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2008 is the International Year of Sanitation. Good sanitation and hygiene—clean toilets, clean water and washing hands with soap—is a basic health need and much more, yet 2.6 billion people live without access.
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Gender
Ending Violence Against Women
March 2008
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International Women's Day is March 8. Calling it an issue that cannot wait, the UN just kicked off a multi-year global campaign to end violence against women.
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Development
Connecting the World
February 2008
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Poor countries are creatively using recent leaps in information communications technologies—mobile phones, internet, etc.—to get out of poverty.
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Employment
Going Abroad, Sending Money Home
January 2008
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Many people migrate to a bigger city or a richer country, searching for a better life and more economic opportunity. Once settled in a new location, they often send money back home to families left behind. Migration affects both the country they live in and the one they call home.
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AIDS
World AIDS Day
December 2007
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World AIDS Day takes place on December 1 every year. Although AIDS has been diagnosed for more than a quarter of a century, there is still no cure. There is treatment, but do people everywhere have access to it? What can you do in the fight against AIDS?
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Development
Doing Business
November 2007
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Starting or running a business in some countries is more difficult than in others. Find out what makes the difference!
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Conflict
Measuring Peace
October 2007
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A new global survey ranks countries by their peacefulness. Can these findings help the world become more sustainable?
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Development
Small Loans With Life-Changing Impacts
September 2007
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Giving poor people access to credit can tranform their lives—lift them out of poverty, improve women's status, and much more.
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MDGs
Are Countries on Target with the MDGs?
July–August 2007
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July 2007 marked the midpoint for poor countries to reach the 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With 7 more years to go, how are they faring?
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Development
So You Wanna Change the World?
June 2007
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Good news for all you budding humanitarians out there! The field of international development has grown tremendously since the concept first emerged after World War II.
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Infrastructure
Strong Foundations for a Better World
May 2007
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From roads and rails to phone and electric lines, infrastructure is what connects us to the resources we use on a daily basis. Find out more in our new word find game!
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Media
Right to Tell
April 2007
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A free and unbiased media is fundamental to overcoming poverty, obtaining peace and ensuring human rights. And with the web, we can all be citizen journalists.
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Globalization
Globalization: Old Phenomenon, New Perspective
Mar 2007
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Although globalization has only recently become an economic, political and social buzzword, it's not a new phenomenon. Yet, as the world skyrockets into the 21st century, how we define globalization may just shape the world in which we live.
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Development
(and other issues)
Manga With a Message
Feb 2007
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Fun stories, serious issues. Enter the world of Rei and friends.
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Corruption
Tackling Corruption
Jan 2007
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Global awareness of corruption's socio-economic damage has recently risen. Chances are you've heard about it or even witnessed it. Now it's time to learn the facts and join the battle against this major development problem.
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Education
Literacy: Read This!
December 2006
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It's a fundamental human right, and necessary for a poverty-free world. Yet, nearly 140 million young people live without it. Youthink! thinks it's time to focus on literacy.
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AIDS
Who Will Pay?
December 2006
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AIDS Global conference of leading authorities looks at how to bring effective HIV prevention and treatment strategies to communities the world over.
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Conflict
Peace, the Universal Hope
Nov–Dec 2006
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Peace means something different to each of us. For some, it means no more wars. For others, peace signifies a life without fear and oppression. But one thing is certain: everyone wants to find it.
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Environment
Forestry: Protecting Our Protectors
October 2006
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Forests support all life on the planet, but we are losing them at alarming rates mainly because of our own actions. Learn more about these rich natural resources and how to save them.
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Development
World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation
September 2006
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With 1.5 billion of us ages of 12–24 around the world, youth represent a tremendous opportunity to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty worldwide. Youthink! readers and young people from around the world submitted ideas and recommendations, many of which were included in this highly influential report.
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AIDS
Empower to Protect
August 2006
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With an AIDS vaccine at least ten years away, access to prevention and anti-retroviral treatment is essential to fight the disease today.
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Development and Health
Facing the Challenges of Africa
July 2006
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From international musicians to businessmen to political leaders, everyone seems to be talking about helping Africa. Why Africa? Why now?
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Urbanization and Conflict
Digital Diaries: This Season in My Words
June 2006
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For some of you, summer has arrived. Explore what Youthink! readers are up to this season, from the challenges of finding refuge in Timor-Leste to the excitement of exploring urban development in China. What are YOU doing?
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Employment
Employment: It's Your Future
May 2006
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Is finding a decent job the key to escaping poverty? Young people, on average, are two to three times more likely than their parents to be unemployed. Jobs are much more than just a paycheck. They are the heart of a country's growth and a person's security and livelihood. Do you have one?
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Health
What's on Your Plate?
April 2006
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We choose foods for a variety of reasons—taste, habit, ethnic traditions, availability and cost. Before your next meal, explore how your body uses food. It may just change what's on your plate.
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Environment
The Truth About Water
March 2006
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All over the world people search for it, drill for it, sell it or stand in long lines to get it. Find out more about water.
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Gender
Gender
February 2006
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Empowering women and girls is important for everyone! Inequality not only negatively impacts women, but also hurts development by holding back half of the population.
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Health
Avian Flu & You
February 2006
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Flu viruses occur naturally in birds all the time, just like humans. So what's the cause for concern with the new avian flu, and what's being done? or should we try something else?
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Employment
Migration, Brain Drain, Remittances
January 2006
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About 180 million people worldwide live outside their country of birth. International migration is both a cause and a consequence of an interconnected world.
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Environment
Tsunami—One Year Later
December 2005
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More than 200,000 people perished, at least one million were left homeless and some four million more were left with nothing after the tsunami crashed onto the coasts of the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004.
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