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Greater Global Inequality. Here’s One Reason Why

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They say overall extreme poverty has declined since 2000, with a lot of credit given to the advent of the MDGs, serving its purpose as a coordinating framework for the plethora of existing development commitments already made by developed countries, particularly those belonging to the OECD, in the 1990s. We should give credit where credit …

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FGM in Somalia: It’s About More Than Awareness

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Karoline Kemp Somalia has the world’s highest prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). To date, most interventions aimed at ending the practice have focused on awareness raising around its harmful effects, and small but notable shifts have taken place. However, targeting only this “demand” side is not enough. The women who carry out the actual …

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