7 October 2008
Must try harder
Education for All
Education is key to development, but halfway to the 2015 target of achieving universal primary education, 72 million children are still denied the chance to go to school.
2 September 2008
Back to school?
With only seven years to go until the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, there are still 72 million children being denied the opportunity to go to school. The largest propor...
5 August 2008
Two diseases attacking as one
TB and HIV
The global community is gradually recognising the need to have an integrated approach to tackling TB and HIV, two of the world's most deadly infectious diseases.This month's action follows up on this...
1 July 2008
Give credit where it's due
Microfinance
Microfinance is a revolutionary tool that has opened up opportunities for many of the world’s poorest people to earn a living over the last three decades.However, there is evidence that the neediest p...
3 June 2008
Time to tackle TB & HIV
This month we will be writing to Gillian Merron, International Development Minister, to urge the UN Global Leaders' Forum on TB-HIV on 9 June to make a serious commitment to tackle the TB-HI...
