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Why be a humanitarian? Aid workers in South Sudan explain 

Human Rights Reader 368 

Five Reasons Why TPP Countries Should Unite To Oppose The US Pharmaceutical IP Agenda 

Ecuador, BRICS Moving Away From International Investment Dispute Regime, Paper Says 

17 WTO Members (Brazil, China, India, Russia) submit draft Ministerial Decision on Non-Violation and Situation Complaints 

EU, India working to resolve trade row over generic drugs 

India’s Lead Role In South-South Cooperation For Environmental Diplomacy 

Bright ideas for better aid 

The Medicines Patent Pool welcomes initiative from UNICEF and the Global Fund in Ukraine 

Focus On: Innovation 

The human cost of Africa’s science strategy 

How developing countries are paying a high price for the global mineral boom 

Environmental Justice Atlas 

Why a ‘no regrets policy’ on disease outbreaks is a must for Asia-Pacific 

Breaking The Fee-For-Service Addiction: Let’s Move To A Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Model 

The Ebola Vaccine We Needed 

How will we ensure the new Ebola vaccine reaches those most in need? 

WHO: West Africa Ebola Outbreak Could End This Year 

Ebola: Attention, World: The Ebola fight isn’t over 

Ebola’s lessons: How WHO mishandled the crisis 

Call for more weaponry against ‘neglected malaria’ 

Meningitis C vaccine shortage prompts fears of major outbreak in Africa 

TB in Uzbekistan: “The regimen is long and arduous” 

Nutrizione. Oltre 40 organizzazioni scientifiche hanno presentato ad Expo il manifesto delle criticità. Ministero della Salute: “Al via tavolo di lavoro a settembre” 

Plastic Pollution in the World’s Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea 

EEA Technical report No 9/2015: EU 2010 biodiversity baseline — adapted to the MAES typology (2015) 

NGOs urge Australia to do more on climate change 

The 100-day dash for climate action 

Climate boss says EU can only back a strong Paris deal 

3 Ways Open Data Can Help Forests 

Talk Is Cheap. Renewable Energy Isn’t 

Laudato Si’ Encyclical letter by Pope Francis on Care for our Common Home – Chapter three: the human roots of the ecological crisis