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1. 

   Poor Kenyan women robbed of choice to give birth

   19 September 2012 12:05 BST | Comments ( 0 )

   Katy Migiro | AlertNet News Blog

   The saddest part for 40 HIV-positive Kenyan women suing the government for forced sterilisation isn't that they can't give ...
2. 

   Wonder fruit açaí transforming Amazon rainforest

   18 September 2012 08:40 BST | Comments ( 0 )

   Michelle Kovacevic | Climate Conversations

   Effective land management by local farmers who cultivate açaí trees is helping increase Brazil's forest cover
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   Saving lives on Lake Victoria

   17 September 2012 15:00 BST | Comments ( 0 )

   Met Office | Climate Conversations

   The UK Met Office has a long-standing commitment to help developing countries improve their meteorological services
4. 

   Philippines Floods: What do you want to be when you grow up?

   14 September 2012 09:25 BST | Comments ( 1 )

   Heidi B. Anicete | Aid Worker Diaries

   During my field visit in Laguna province, the first kid I got a chance to talk to was an 11-year-old girl named Jean. ...
5. 

   Sahel Food Crisis Diary: Mopti - the last humanitarian frontier

   13 September 2012 13:49 BST | Comments ( 0 )

   Terry Ally | Aid Worker Diaries

   Sevaré is the town expected to be the location for the battle between Malian troops and militant Islamists.
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   Sahel Food Crisis Diary: Mali sees an increase in boy beggars and child miners

   13 September 2012 13:27 BST | Comments ( 0 )

   Terry Ally | Aid Worker Diaries

   Hit hard by the food crisis, some children who leave home to find work in the capital end up on the streets or the dangerous ...