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External sources (not reviewed)

in the last three decades, and therefore stressed the importance of increasing official development assistance and the proportions of national budgets allocated to agriculture.

global partnership for development.

make progress in human and social development owing to inability to access essential services such as education, health, water and sanitation and to access productive resources to participate in social, economic and political life and benefit from economic growth.

approaches to ocean management, and to address the adverse effects of climate change on the marine environment and marine biodiversity.

stored and distributed, including the use of water in agriculture.

food security and achieve the objective of reducing by half the number of undernourished people by no later than 2015 as well as the other internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and reiterating that the global food crisis has multiple and complex causes and that its consequences require a comprehensive and coordinated response, including the adoption of political, economic, social, financial and technical solutions in the short, medium and long term by national Governments and the international community

the national, regional and international levels and the mobilization of the resources of the United Nations, other international organizations and all States to ensure food security for all.

to strengthening public-private partnerships in order to close the large gaps that remain in access to and affordability of ICT across countries and income groups, including by upgrading the quality and quantity of existing telecommunication infrastructure, particularly in the least developed countries, to support more modern ICT applications and greatly increase connectivity, access and investment in innovation and development and the effective use of innovative ICT applications and e-governance tools.

dependent on ecosystem goods and services as the primary basis for their livelihoods and food security.

and jeopardize their livelihoods, as well as the livelihoods of those who depend on them.

Council; Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief; CARE; Conciliation Resources; Danish Demining Group; Enough Project; International Committee of the Red Cross; International Rescue Committee; Intersos; Invisible Children; Médecins Sans Frontières; Norwegian Refugee Council; Oxfam; Resolve; Save the Children Alliance; Save the Children and Solidarité; Sponsor Children; War Child Holland, UK and USA; Windle Trust; and World Vision.

voices of youth” and “Education counts”, with a focus on the Millennium Development Goals and the disparities in girls’ access to education.

no place to flee that is safe from its lethal military campaign.

among the refugee population and children — who constitute nearly 56 per cent of the population — exacerbating the humanitarian crisis to catastrophic proportions.

children, adolescents and needy adults and, through the Bolsa Familia (Family Grant) programme, gave money to poor families to keep children healthy and in school.