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A blind spot in the migration debate: who’s being left out in the cold?
posted Monday, December 17, 2007 11:23 AM by Priya Deshingkar

Tomorrow is International Migrants Day, a day to recognise the enormous role that migrant workers play in the global economy and to share experiences to ensure their continued protection. For illegal or forced migrants, however, this day is pretty insignificant since international discussions on the topic tend to exclude them, focusing instead on the rights of legal migrants... (more)

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Why the International Year of Sanitation is no matter for prudery
posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:26 PM by Peter Newborne

The International Year of Sanitation is an opportunity to draw attention to S&H goals. From ‘World Toilet Day’ on November 19th, the launch of the IYS on November 21st and the year of activity that follows, development practitioners around the world can expect to witness a renewed and more determined effort to make the case that providing better sanitation & hygiene facilities for poor households is a development priority – especially for the benefit of all the people who are currently without basic means to carry out a basic daily function. .. (more)

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