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March 20th, 2007

IPS has started to implement a new project in partnership with the Global Subsidies Initiative on subsidies and biofuels. This series will go on in the next few months.
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More about: Africa, Global, Projects, Providing news and content, Sustainable development
January 20th, 2007

Against the expectations of many, on January 25th, thousands of participants flooded Kasarani, the Nairobi sports complex were the World Social Forum 2007 was held. Dozens of stands, two huge news rooms, restaurants, meeting tents were erected in a rush of hectic activity.
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More about: Africa, Civil society, Global, Globalization and the South, Providing news and content
January 20th, 2007

IPS worked hard towards providing full media coverage of the 2007 World Social Forum, held in Nairobi on 20-25 January 2007.
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More about: Africa, Civil society, Dissemination and networking, Global, Globalization and the South, Providing news and content
July 30th, 2006

UN Democracy Fund - IPS is delighted to be among the first recipients of a grant from the new UN Democracy Fund. Only 125 out of more than 1,300 applications were successful so we did well.
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More about: Africa, Human rights and gender issues, Projects, Providing news and content
April 19th, 2006

Three female journalists from Uganda, South Africa and Sri Lanka are the winners of the 2005 IPS/IFAD Award for Microfinance Reporting. Evelyn Kiapi Matsamura, Christina Scott and Chandani Jayatilleke will each receive a cash prize of 1,000 USD.

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More about: Africa, Capacity building, Sustainable development

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