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Local Organization Assists Disabled across Darfur
Sheij Aldine, in the workshop of the Sudanese Association for Disabled People in El Fasher, North Darfur. Aldine, who is disabled himself, makes crutches, wheelchairs and special shoes for persons…
2 November 2011
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UN Forum on Forests Photo Competition Honourable Mention: "Wood Man"
One of the nine photographs to receive an honourable mention in the United Nations Forum on Forests Photo Competition, "Wood Man."
A firewood seller arranges his pile of wood. This…
25 July 2010
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Women's Economic Empowerment Project, Addis Ababa
""Connecting 1,500 Women and Girls to the Export Market"", in Addis Ababa, is a project that trains women and girls to develop skills in industries such as leather, weaving,…
15 July 2015
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Digitization Project at Radio Mogadishu, Somalia
After surviving two decades of civil war, the archives of Radio Mogadishu are being converted into digital files.
Abshir Hashi Hali, the head of the archives, is pictured at work in the station…
7 November 2013
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Residents of Mogadishu Prepare for Eid Al-Adha
Bakers prepare biscuits in the Hamar Weyne district of Mogadishu, ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday, which begins on the evening of 3 October.
3 October 2014
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Weaver at Work outside Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire
A weaver at work in the village of Waarineene, near the town of Korhogo, northern Côte d'Ivoire.
30 May 2014
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Tourism Development in the South Adriatic Region
In 1964-65, a team of United Nations experts, appointed under the Expended Programme of Technical Assistants, recommended the formulation of a plan for the development of tourism in the Adriatic…
1 July 1969
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Man's World - Woman's Place
At the village of Godino, women making cotton thread to be used for weaving clothes. About 90% of the people are engaged in subsistence agriculture. The Government, with help from the UN Development…
12 April 1976
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Man's World - Woman's Place
In most civilizations down through history, women have been considered the intellectual and moral inferiors of men, and laws have relegated them to the status of perpetual minors or at best second-…
1 January 1973
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Human Settlements - The Places Where People Live and Work
Workers of a quarry in Dodoma, Tanzania.
1 January 1980
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World Trade and Communications as Crucial Links in the Development Chain: Ports in the Philippines
If the poorer countries of the world are to earn the money they need to improve the lives of their peoples significantly, they must find markets not just for their raw materials but for their…
1 January 1972
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Expanding Productivity in Seoul
The Government of the Republic of Korea has been investing considerably in new plants and equipment in order to speed up the country's economic development. It is also attempting to raise the…
1 April 1964