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Sex, drugs and stigma – check out our series of features marking World AIDS Day. Read the stories, watch the videos and view the galleries:
Getting braids not AIDS: a new way to spread prevention messages in Zimbabwe
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/WAD2009
We’ve saved many lives: cutting the HIV infection rate in India
http://is.g...d/58PUb
I like being me: tackling the stigma HIV-positive teens face in Brazil
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On December 1, World AIDS Day will not only focus the world’s lens on the plight of millions who remain outside the prevention, treatment, care and support net but also on tackling the human rights abuses and social stigma that is keeping them there.
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'I'm in love with the forest now - I want to protect it' says ex-logger turned ranger, Muktar, as he works to preserve Indonesia’s trees.
Follow his story in our audio slideshow from award-winning photojournalist, Abbie Trayler-Smith: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/acehforest
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Award winning photojournalist Abbie Trayler-Smith, who covered the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, recently returned to Aceh as part of a DFID funded project to see how people there are rebuilding their lives and livelihoods.
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Thanks for all the comments on the Malaria No More UK pictures. We’re pleased to support their efforts to bring more attention to this killer disease.
More than a million people a year die from malaria – many of those in the developing world can be prevented by using bed nets and medication.
One example is Eritrea, which... managed to reduce malaria deaths by 85% over the past ten years. You can find more success stories like this on our website: https://www.dfid.gov.uk/Global-Issues/Ho
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Over three billion people are at risk from malaria – particularly children under five and pregnant women. More than one million people die from malaria every year. These deaths are mostly among children - every 30 seconds an African child dies of malaria - and 90% are in sub-Saharan Africa. ...
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“Climate change: a development opportunity, not just a threat” says DFID Blogger Shantanu Mitra. Read his latest update from India and join the debate at: http://blogs.dfid.gov.uk/2009/11/climate
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In my first blog I wrote about climate change and development in rather general terms, and about some of the thinkers who have influenced my understanding of the issue. The comments posted by readers have ...
DFID - UK Department for International Development We’re helping women across the developing world to beat violence. Read our feature at: http://tinyurl.com/yaqkeg5
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Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and a chance to focus attention on a problem affecting women in developed and developing countries alike
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She’s out of the “I’m a Celebrity” jungle, but former Eastenders actress Lucy Benjamin explains why she continues to support Malaria No More UK from the comfort of the hotel:
"As a Mum of a beautiful little girl, it really affected me to hear that in Africa almost a quarter of a million newborn babies die each year beca...use their mothers caught malaria in pregnancy. It’s just wrong, especially as we have the knowledge and experience to treat the disease. Malaria No More UK is such a worthy cause and it is brilliant that for as little as £5 we can help protect a mother and child for five years."
Find out more at http://is.gd/4WagF
Give your support to Malaria No More UK at http://www.malarianomore.org.uk
Get the latest “I’m a Celeb” news on the campaign at http://bit.ly/4JOwHG
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Film star George Hamilton tells why he is supporting Malaria No More UK as he takes part in the latest “I’m a Celebrity…Get me out of here” TV series:
"I have seen the effects of malaria firsthand and my best friend growing up caught the disease. It is a devastating plight and all the more so because it is wholly preve...ntable and treatable. I wholeheartedly support the work of Malaria No More UK and hope my time in the jungle can help raise more awareness about our ability to stop deaths from this disease"
Find out more at http://is.gd/4WagF
Give your support to Malaria No More UK at http://www.malarianomore.org.uk
Get the latest “I’m a Celeb” news on the campaign at http://bit.ly/4JOwH
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“I’m a Celebrity…” contestant Sam Fox pledges her support for Malaria No More UK – the charity supported by the hit TV series:
"I've travelled a lot and seen malaria firsthand like when I was in Kenya. I always make sure I take my malaria pills and use a spray, but not everyone does. I've had friends who suffered really... badly from malaria and it's so important that Brits educate themselves before they go away on holiday. I hope and pray we can save lives by supporting Malaria No More UK."
Find out more at http://is.gd/4WagF
Give your support to Malaria No More UK at www.malarianomore.org.uk
Get the latest “I’m a Celeb” news on the campaign at http://bit.ly/4JOwHG
DFID - UK Department for International Development Is your community group linked with one in a developing country? Last chance to tell us your story: www.dfid.gov.uk/dclp
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Can Africa feed itself? The BBC's George Alagiah chairs a DFID debate on food security and climate change. Watch and listen here:
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The challenge of how to increase food production to feed the world’s poor whilst minimising the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture was one of the central themes in a climate change debate held at the Department for International Development (DFID) yesterday (12 November 2009).
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Find out how India's "barefoot" solar engineers are lighting the way for green development.
See the feature, explore the photo galleries and read the personal stories at:
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/solarengineers
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Tinginaput is an ordinary village in remote rural India: two rows of neat mud houses, a couple of water pumps, a mango tree where people gather to talk. But there is something very modern perched on the tiles of each roof: a solar panel the size of a couple of A4 books.
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"Climate change is a defining political test for our generation," says Douglas Alexander. Join the live webchat on climate change with the Secretary of State for International Development here: http://www.webchat.number10.gov.uk/Defau
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The UN climate talksin Copenhagenthis December are crucial to agreeinga global deal for climate change which will decide the future forus all, in particular the poorest and mostvulnerable countries.
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Live webchat with Douglas Alexander just about to start on http://www.webchat.number10.gov.uk/Defau
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The UN climate talksin Copenhagenthis December are crucial to agreeinga global deal for climate change which will decide the future forus all, in particular the poorest and mostvulnerable countries.
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Webchat now! The UN climate talks in Copenhagen in December are crucial to agreeing a global deal for climate change which will decide the future for us all, in particular the poorest and most vulnerable countries.
Tune in for Douglas Alexander's live webchat about climate change on the Number 10 website at 11.15: http:...//www.number10.gov.uk/
You can also submit a question here: http://www.webchat.number10.gov.uk/Defau
