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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: A Developing World

For Students 9th - 10th
CIDA, in partnership with Canadian Geographic, have created a resource which allows students to investigate the quality of life in over 200 countries by examining various Human Development Index indicators. Students may search by...
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World Food Programme

Wfp: World Food Programme

For Students 9th - 10th
WFP is a United Nations organization whose mission is to eradicate global hunger and poverty. Their primary beneficiaries are victims of natural disasters, displaced people, the world's hungry poor, and women.
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World Food Programme

World Food Programme: Who Are the Hungry?

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Food Programme is the largest food aid organization in the world, providing food where needed to victims after earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters. Learn what hunger is: the causes, the people, where...
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The World Bank

World Bank Group: Peru Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
See the challenges Peru faces and the way the World Bank is assisting the country. There is also a brief summary of the various functions and organization of The World Bank as well as an overview of how priorities are selected, the key...
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Other

Population Reference Bureau: The World at 7 Billion

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map offers statistical data on population, birth and deaths, life expectancy, HIV/AIDS, family planning, and poverty across the world in 2011. The information is also available as a table for all topics. A fascinating...
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Article
BBC

Bbc News: Africa's Economy: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the issue of poverty in Africa. Four maps show the levels of poverty, debt, aid, and trade for each country in Africa.
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Other

Ima World Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the IMA World Health, whose mission is to provide essential products and services for emergency, health and development programs of interest to members, which serve people in need without regard to ethnicity,...
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Other

Church World Service

For Students 9th - 10th
Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance organization that works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance.
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The World Bank

World Bank: Bangladesh Data, Projects and Research

For Students 9th - 10th
See the development challenges Bangladesh faces and the way the World Bank is assisting the country. There is also a brief summary of the various functions and organization of The World Bank as well as an overview of how priorities are...
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Other

Bread for the World

For Students 9th - 10th
"Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers."
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Other

Ifad: Enabling Poor Rural People to Overcome Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
IFAD is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its mission is to alleviate poverty in the world's rural areas by helping them gain access to financial services, markets, technology, and resources.
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World Food Programme

Un World Food Program:the Hunger Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you studying about hunger in the world? This interactive world map with targets on 'hunger hot spots' and factual text is an excellent resource!
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The World Bank

World Bank Group: Kyrgyz Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a description of the economy and development of the Kyrgyz Republic from the perspective of the World Bank. Read about economic policy, human development, and World Bank programs.
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The World Bank

World Bank Group: Chile Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
See the challenges Chile faces and the way the World Bank is assisting the country. Many links are provided that talk about Chile's economic development. There are also specific examples of how the bank has made a positive impact in the...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Millennium Development Goals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine slum conditions around the world and analyze how the UN Millennium Development Goals are working with help from this excellent lesson plan.
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The World Bank

World Bank Group: Data by Topic

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to data which cover agriculture, education, environment, health and population and other issues regarding economic development.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: October 16th Is World Food Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Around the world, 870 million people do not have enough to eat, according to the U.N. World Food Program. Use this PBS NewsHour Extra lesson plan to help learners understand the global food crisis. Support materials are provided.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Rally Against Poverty

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes a world-wide social movement called "Make Poverty History," an idea that Nelson Mandela helped promote at an international meeting. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece...
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World Food Programme

United Nations World Food Programme: Peru

For Students 9th - 10th
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site covers why Peru's economic growth rate has not been sufficient to reduce poverty or food insecurity and the resultant migration...
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PBS

Pbs: Frontline: World: Dispatches: Nigeria: The Corruption of Oil

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the culture of corruption plaguing Nigeria stoked by its valuable oil fields and overwhelming levels of poverty.
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World Food Programme

United Nations World Food Programme: Ecuador

For Students 9th - 10th
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site describes the work of the United Nations in Ecuador.
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World Food Programme

United Nations World Food Programme: Bangladesh

For Students 9th - 10th
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site describes the work of the United Nations in Bangladesh.
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World Food Programme

United Nations World Food Programme: Bolivia

For Students 9th - 10th
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site describes the work of the United Nations in Bolivia.
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Oxfam

Oxfam

For Students 9th - 10th
The homepage for the global aid agency of Oxfam, a good source for information on current crisis areas around the world. Choose the "Emergencies," button to go immediately to the latest news about the world's humanitarian crises.

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