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Author: courochek

UNDP CHIEF CALLS FOR ‘PERMANENT’ FOCUS ON NCDS

The way U.N. Development Program Administrator Helen Clark sees the future, the fight against noncommunicable diseases can only be won by making sure it is on everyone’s agenda. “By placing NCDs permanently on the global development agenda, people’s lives, opportunities, and future prospects will improve – thereby advancing sustainable human...

Feb , 12

EU BUDGET DEAL FREEZES FOREIGN AID SPENDING

EU budget deal freezes foreign aid spending After tense negotiations in Brussels, European leaders reached a historic budget-cutting deal on Friday – but appeared to have spared foreign aid. The €908 billion deal cuts the EU budget for the first time, and it effectively freezes the regional bloc’s aid budget at current...

Feb , 8