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People

Population	87.89 mln
Population growth	2%
Life expectancy	72 years
Net migration	-900,000

Economy

GDP	$144.06 bln
- per capita	$1,639
- growth rate	7%
FDI, net inflows	$2.93 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	59%
Internet users	6%
High-tech exports	54%

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Renewable Energy in Mali: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities

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As Mali strives to become an emerging economy, it is focusing on energy sector reforms to support growth and improve quality of life. Renewable energy holds significant potential for scaling up across the country and promises to decrease dependence on fossil fuel imports and reduce forest degradation caused by increasing energy demands.The most relevant priority initiatives have been included in Mali’s SREP investment plan, which calls for expansion of solar photovoltaic (PV), mini-hydro, and more...

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D C on May 14, 2012

Global Burden of Disease and Economic Growth

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Relationships between health and economic prosperity or economic growth are difficult to assess. It is argued in this paper that commonly used health indicators in macroeconomic studies (e. g. life expectancy, infant mortality or prevalence rates for specific diseases such as malaria or HIV/AIDS) imperfectly represent the global health status of population. The purpose of the paper is to assess the effect of health on growth, by using a global health indicator, the so-called disability-adjusted more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 13, 2012

Sahel region faces malnutrition crisis

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At least one million children are at risk of dying of malnutrition in parts of Africa's Sahel region, which covers Mauritania, Mali, and Niger, according to the United Nations.Ertharin Cousin, the executive director for the UN World Food Programme, told Al Jazeera on Saturday 05 May 2012 that the worsening crisis in the West African region was a situation that the global community could no longer ignore.Speaking at the Mangaize refugee camp in Niger, Cousin said that many people fleeing more...

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John Daly on May 05, 2012

Progress for Children: A report card on adolescents

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Adolescents experience intense physical, psychological, emotional and economic changes as they make the transition from childhood to adulthood.This edition of Progress for Children sets out who adolescents are, where they live, what they do, what their problems are and how their needs are – or are not – being met. Understanding adolescents in all their diversity is fundamental to improving their lives.

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Sonia Hossain on May 07, 2012

Mali Food Security Outlook - April through September 2012

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The insecurity and conflict in the northern regions of Mali have displaced over 240,000 people. Of these, more than 147,000 have sought refuge in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Algeria.A continuation of the current status quo of the balance of power and civil insecurity will make current and projected food insecurity problems in northern Mali considerably more severe and more widespread than predicted in February/March of this year, given the magnitude of the shocks on markets and more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 08, 2012

Priorities and governance of agricultural research for development in West Africa

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This photo story highlights key moments in a policy dialogue on agricultural research for development that involved small scale farmers and representatives of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Over one hundred people participated in the policy dialogue. This unprecedented event was chaired by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and took place on 1st to 3rd February 2012 in Accra (Ghana).

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Sonia Hossain on May 02, 2012

Tens of Thousands of Malians in Need

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Fierce fighting between government forces and Tuareg rebels has so far forced more than 80,000 Malians to flee across the borders in the hope of finding safety in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania.Forced to abandon homeAfter abandoning their homes, adults and children are facing life in makeshift shelters exposed to extreme heat by day and cold by night with a dire shortage of clean water.Some refugees are suffering from malaria, diarrhoea and respiratory infections and more are at high risk more...

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John Daly on April 27, 2012

Is the Distribution of Foreign Aid MDG-Sensitive?

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This paper examines whether Official Development Assistance (ODA) is disproportionately allocated to countries that need to make the most progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is expected that MDG-sensitive distribution of foreign aid – or a good donor-recipient match – to be guided by the principles of the Global Partnership for Development. When the MDG-sensitivity criteria for aid allocation is applied, the results indicate that ODA allocation since the Millennium more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 05, 2012

A timeline of northern conflict in Mali

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This document from IRIN news describe a chronology of key events in Mali conflict .After decades of failed Tuareg secessionist rebellions, a separatist group, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) has declared an end to military operations in northern Mali, having achieved their objective: military control of the three regions of Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu, which will form a new state.

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Moushumi Biswas on April 10, 2012

Returnees From Libya: The Bittersweet Experience of Coming Home - Policy Brief

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This policy brief looks at the situation of migrants who have returned home to several West African countries as a result of the conflict in Libya. It aims to provide an understanding of the factors that led to migration to Libya, in the first place; the migrants’ journey to Libya and their efforts to make a new life; the hasty return home; and the current needs of returnees and context to which they are returning. It draws on several assessments carried out by IOM at the height of the crisis more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

Migrants Caught in Crisis

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This report analyzes the effect that the Libyan crisis has had on migrants caught in the crisis and the wider implications for migration in the region, based primarily on the experience of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the evacuation, return and reintegration of migrant workers from Libya. The effects of the crisis on sending countries and their nationals are also examined, as are the implications for the post-crisis reconstruction of Libya. The report considers the more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 25, 2012

DENMARK - Development Assistance Committee (DAC) PEER REVIEW 2011

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The DAC conducts periodic reviews of the individual development co-operation efforts of DAC members. The policies and programmes of each member are critically examined approximately once every four or five years. This review contains the Main Findings and Recommendations of the Development Assistance Committee and the report of the Secretariat. The Peer Review is prepared by a team, consisting of representatives of the Secretariat working with officials from two DAC members who are designated more...

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Sonia Hossain on March 19, 2012

Internal Displacement in West Africa

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This paper offers an overview of internal displacement in the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) region—which consists of 15 countries—including displacement resulting from conflict, generalized violence and human rights violations; natural disasters and the effects of climate change; and development projects. The analysis includes a discussion of the protection concerns around particular internal displacement situations, an assessment of efforts to find durable solutions to more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 02, 2012

Sowing innovation for sustainable food

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This paper highlights research into sustaining local food systems, biodiversity and livelihoods. It showcases how farming communities are taking the lead in action research to revive diverse, locally controlled food systems.

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Sonia Hossain on February 06, 2012

Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict

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Child Soldiers International (CSI) submits this report for consideration by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee) in advance of its examination in January 2012 of Thailand‟s initial report under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC). On the basis of the information gathered, this report summarizes CSI‟s concerns about Thailand‟s implementation of its obligations under OPAC.

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Sonia Hossain on February 23, 2012

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