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UN-sponsored global pastoralist talks begin in Ethiopian bush

14 July 2006
From the far reaches of the earth, over 300 pastoralists are meeting this week in the Ethiopian woodlands to exchange tips and lobby for change at a six-day event sponsored by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Donors should buoy creativity of rural poor, speakers tell UN agriculture meeting

16 February 2006
By tapping into the creativity and innovation of rural farmers, development agencies can more effectively improve the lives of the rural poor, said officials gathered at an annual meeting of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome this week.