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On 14th of September the current year edition of the World Expo will end in Zaragoza, Spain after three months of exhibitions, shows and entertainment. It was a success, without any doubt, attracting even more visitors than initially evaluated. And succeed to do an even more important thing: growing the awareness on the global problem of water.

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Date and time for this event: Friday, 24th October 2008 at 9:30am - Location: Cheltenham. Chaired by Elinor Goodman, one of our Commissioners, this event will focus on the future for rural communities, and the services upon which they rely.

4 September 2008 — Nalaka Gunawardene Muhammad Yunus speaking at Oslo City Hall on 4 Sep 2008 The celebrated Bangladeshi economist and anti-poverty activist Muhammad Yunus returned to Oslo’s City Hall today, more than one and a half years after he accepted the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize there.

September 2008: In a contribution to the September 2008 special issue of the ISO Focus magazine, Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), notes the lack of capacity of most developing countries to participate in the global trade of manufactured goods.

Cash handouts - the solution for West Africa or another way of keeping the aid circus running? IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks), which is part of the UN but supposedly “editorially independent”, recently published an article about aid and cash handouts, entitled “West Africa: Do

The Value Exchange By Michael Walsh When you're looking to grow your business, one of the key elements to consider is the value exchanged between you and your customers. Overlooking this balance risks everything you have worked so hard to achieve.

IPS TerraViva is playing a leading role as a news provider and communication focal point for civil society on the occasion of the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, as Ministers from over 100 countries, heads of bilateral and multilateral development agencies, donor organizations, and civil

2 September 2008: Addressing the World Water Congress, which is taking place from 1-4 September 2008, in Montpellier, France, Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), noted that agriculture, energy, tourism and health will be among the sectors most affected by the impacts of climate change on water resources.

1 September 2008: Addressing the Water Tribune at the International Expo, which is taking place in Zaragoza, Spain, from 14 June to 14 September 2008, under the theme “Water and Sustainable Development,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalled the UN’s commitment to the protection and adequate management of water resources, as well as the water-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).