Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science :: The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
In their report, “Changing Children’s Chances”, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world’s commitment to essential development needs of children in terms of the official laws, policies, and programmes that exist at the national level.
Based on an extensive understanding of international agreements and norms, Heymann and McNeill identify eight critical areas of need – poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Swedish salmon sales 'breached ban' :: Firms in Sweden have sold hundreds of tonnes of Baltic salmon in Europe despite an EU ban targeting toxic chemicals in fish, Swedish TV reports.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22446780#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Man Utd shares fall on Sir Alex news :: Manchester United shares fall in New York amid concerns over the impact Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement will have.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22455508#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
OpenNebula 4.0 guns for the vCloud crowd :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/0wby8oB2Zb8/story01.htm
Technology is a tool: We can print guns, but we can also print prosthetic limbs :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/jcNVI8l5ZAU/story01.htm
Global youth jobless total rises :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/vS9dpyYPJ1w/
EU China solar panel trade war looms :: The European Commission is on the verge of a trade war with China over the import of solar panels.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22445640#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Gulf of Mexico gets $4bn investment :: ExxonMobil and Statoil agree to invest $4bn to jointly develop an oil field in the Gulf of Mexico thought to contain six billion barrels of oil and gas.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22451402#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Get your cat on: BuzzFeed creates new section where readers can publish :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/orXscgDnUhY/story01.htm
Teradata gets into the in-memory biz to take on SAP's HANA :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/WmTtZz4zdGM/story01.htm
Prepaid boosted T-Mobile customers last quarter, but 500K iPhones sold speaks to the future :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/obGZHLjbkxI/story01.htm
'King' quits, so will brand ManU survive? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/wArukhlJjW4/index.html
Boomers quit, but are we ready for Gen Y leaders? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DXFEZ-5bthY/index.html
Why Adobe's big cloud bet really isn't a huge gamble at all :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/OTfswyqASug/story01.htm
Kobo Aura HD Review: A "luxury" e-reader that's not worth the price :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/qkVNG4CCoIc/story01.htm
Can we ever trust bankers again? :: Can customers ever trust bankers again?
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Chegg cozies up to Coursera to tap into MOOC movement :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/tTDphpx-KIM/story01.htm
Hipstamatic attempts to revive mobile photographers with the launch of social app Oggl :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/H1BjMohrUZE/story01.htm
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German industrial output rises :: German industrial output sees a surprise rise in March, reviving hopes about the strength of Europe's biggest economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22449541#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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