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Aid Groups Urge Japan Not to Cut ODA Budget Following March Disaster

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 - 09:19
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TOKYO - Aid groups urged Japan on Wednesday not to cut its official development assistance budget, following Tokyo’s decision to slash around 10 percent of foreign aid allocations for fiscal 2011 from the initial plan to raise funds for reconstruction after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Representatives of the aid groups, who will attend a conference in Tokyo from Thursday on implementing the U.N. Millennium Development Goals on poverty reduction, called on Japan to maintain its efforts to help poor nations while pursuing its own recovery.

Reaction to World Bank $750 Million Education Package

Submitted by guest on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 - 19:13
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The Global Campaign for Education (GCE), of which Save the Children is a member, and other groups today gave a cautious welcome to the $750 million education pledge made by the World Bank and urged rich countries meeting in New York to follow suit and keep their promises on education which have largely been forgotten.

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Save the Children Applauds New Senate Bill to Help Children in Need Get an Education

Submitted by guest on Sat, 18 Sep 2010 - 01:28
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Save the Children praised Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) for introducing legislation yesterday called “The Education for All Act” that would help more children in need get a quality education and would advance the global goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015.

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Malnutrition a Growing Concern for Children in Pakistan's Massive Flood Zone, Reports Save the Children

Submitted by guest on Sat, 11 Sep 2010 - 00:43
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Fearing an increase in the malnutrition rate among the youngest survivors of Pakistan's epic flooding, Save the Children is scaling up programs to address children's nutritional well-being as it strives to reach families still in need of lifesaving aid.

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International Literacy Day: 10 Tips to Help Children Learn to Read

Submitted by guest on Wed, 08 Sep 2010 - 15:43
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To mark International Literacy Day and promote reading among children globally, Save the Children today shares 10 steps all parents can take to boost early reading skills among their children.

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