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World Bank Announces Winners of Award for Outstanding Public Service

Thursday, April 17, 2008

The World Bank today announced the three winners of the 2008 Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service: Kisan Baburao Hajare, a social...

UN examines human rights in member countries

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records. The inaugural session of the UN Human Rights Council's...

World Bank and Merck & Co., Inc., Announce US$50 Million Funding Initiative to Eliminate River Blindness in Africa

World Bank

Saturday, March 29, 2008

The World Bank and Merck & Co., Inc., announced an initiative to raise US$50 million to help eliminate river blindness, a leading cause of...