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Highlights this week

Haiti: natural disaster or crisis in the making?

Road - M. Carpenter / Panos Pictures Reconstruction efforts in Haiti will have to address a myriad of competing and interrelated issues. This article presents three different development perspectives important in understanding these challenges.

Marginalisation threatens progress towards Education for All

boy jumping on wall - A Johnstone / Panos Pictures Extreme and persistent inequalities linked to poverty, gender, ethnicity and language are holding back progress in education. The 2010 EFA Global Monitoring Report examines impact of marginalisation on education.

Community Based Adaptation Exchange

Hands - T. Bolstad / Panos Pictures A site for the exchange of up-to-date information about community-based adaptation, including news, events, case-studies, tools, policy resources, and videos.

Promoting peace and democracy through security sector reform

Security sector reform (SSR) has emerged as a principal activity for promoting peace and stability. The latest insights examines progress between and within regions, and between states and their security sectors.