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AIDS

More than 7,400 people become infected each day.

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Climate Change

With potential impact on many aspects of human life, climate change is arguably the world's most important development issue.

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Conflict

Poverty causes conflict, which results in poverty. Can the cycle be broken?

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Corruption

It's a trillion dollar "industry." What's it costing you?

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Debt Relief

Some of the world's poorest countries are getting their debts written off. Which ones and why?

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Development

Everyone has the right to achieve an acceptable standard of living.

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Disabilities

Kept from attending school or finding work, people with disabilities tend to be the poorest among the poor.

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Education

What do you need to know to get where you want to go?

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Employment

Can private industry lift countries out of poverty?

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Environment

The natural world is a fragile place that requires care, respect and knowledge by all people.

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Gender

If somebody told you, "You really don't count," what would you think? Is it right to dismiss half the human race?

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Globalization

As economies and societies integrate, our world grows smaller.

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Health

Your life is at stake! Proper health affects everything people do.

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Infrastructure

From roads to rails, electricity to running water, countries benefit by investing in a strong infrastructure.

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MDGs

Can the Millennium Development Goals really end poverty in the world?

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Trade

Free trade enriches our lives. So why are some people against it?

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Urbanization

Cities, large and small, are at the heart of a fast changing global economy.

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Global Financial Crisis

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