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New Diagnostic Approach in Indonesia Helps Districts Deliver Better Public Services and Budget Allocation

A new diagnostic approach, the Rapid Assessment and Action Plan to Improve Service Delivery in Indonesia (RAAP-Id), supported by the World Bank, the European Union, and the governments of Canada and Switzerland, is being piloted in Indonesia to help...

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Ban spotlights need for human, economic development in Africa's Great Lakes region

A father with his children in front of their home in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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To Save the U.S. Economy, Revive the Space Program!

It’s in the DNA of our country to explore, and we must never stop doing this; we must lead, we must learn, and we must discover.

—Astronaut Scott Kelly

Scott Kelly is absolutely right! It is in...

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Factsheet on the EU-Turkey Agreement

On 18 March, following on from the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan activated on 29 November 2015 and the 7 March EU-Turkey statement, the European Union and Turkey decided to end the irregular migration from Turkey to the EU. Yesterday's agreement targets...

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