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The 2014 State of the World's Children UNICEF report showed a total of 2,213,677 children under 18, with 652,093 of these under 5 for the year 2012.

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At least 250 million of the world's 650 million primary school age children are unable to read, write or do basic mathematics, according to a report Wednesday commissioned by the U.N. education agency.

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A global temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius in the next few decades could cause widespread food shortages, unprecedented heat-waves, and more intense cyclones in tropical regions, threatening to "trap millions of people in poverty," the World Bank said.

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The Philippines is among those in the developing world that have seen the most increase in spending for research and development (R&D) in recent years, a United Nations (UN) agency said.

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The Export Development Council (EDC) is working with the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) to ask President Aquino to sign an executive order for the country to start complying with simplified rules on customs administration.

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At least two additional million teachers will be needed to meet the internationally agreed goal of universal primary education by 2015, according to fresh figures published Tuesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the eve of the World Teachers' Day.

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The world is to mark World Food Day 2010 on Saturday, under the theme of "United against Hunger."

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The 18th International AIDS Conference will take place in Vienna, Austria, on July 18-23. About 25,000 delegates from around the world will discuss the current situation of AIDS as well as preventive measures to fight the pandemic.

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The global economic crisis has stalled Asia's progress in improving quality of life for the poor and could trap another 21 million of the region's people in extreme poverty, the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank said.

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A study by the World Bank is projecting that remittance flows to developing countries will reach $317 billion in 2009, down by 6.1 percent from the $338 billion in 2008.

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At least 250 million of the world's 650 million primary school age children are unable to read, write or do basic mathematics, according to a report Wednesday commissioned by the U.N. education agency.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-30 08:37:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289604 [AuthorName] => Edith M. Lederer [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 955911 [Title] => World Bank: Global warming may keep millions "trapped in poverty" [Summary] =>

A global temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius in the next few decades could cause widespread food shortages, unprecedented heat-waves, and more intense cyclones in tropical regions, threatening to "trap millions of people in poverty," the World Bank said.

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The Philippines is among those in the developing world that have seen the most increase in spending for research and development (R&D) in recent years, a United Nations (UN) agency said.

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The Export Development Council (EDC) is working with the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) to ask President Aquino to sign an executive order for the country to start complying with simplified rules on customs administration.

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At least two additional million teachers will be needed to meet the internationally agreed goal of universal primary education by 2015, according to fresh figures published Tuesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on the eve of the World Teachers' Day.

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The world is to mark World Food Day 2010 on Saturday, under the theme of "United against Hunger."

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The 18th International AIDS Conference will take place in Vienna, Austria, on July 18-23. About 25,000 delegates from around the world will discuss the current situation of AIDS as well as preventive measures to fight the pandemic.

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The global economic crisis has stalled Asia's progress in improving quality of life for the poor and could trap another 21 million of the region's people in extreme poverty, the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank said.

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A study by the World Bank is projecting that remittance flows to developing countries will reach $317 billion in 2009, down by 6.1 percent from the $338 billion in 2008.

[DatePublished] => 2010-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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