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European Commission announces an extra €10 million to provide vaccines
New funding will help immunize millions of people against preventable diseases. Nearly 2 million children die each year from diseases which could be prevented by a simple vaccine.
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World Day Against Child Labour - 12 June
More than 200 million children in the world are involved in child labour, doing work that is damaging to their mental and physical development. Watch our short film here.
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Working together on Africa Day - 25 May
Ahead of the annual meeting between the African Union Comission and the European Commission on 31st May, find out how the partnership is tackling democracy and growth on the continent
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Shopping for a fair deal on World Fair Trade Day- 16 May
Buying Fair Trade goods helps farmers in developing countries to escape poverty by enabling them to get a fair price for their product. The European Commission has invested €19.4 million between 2007 and 2008 on different NGO projects in Fair Trade.
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Post tsunami environmental assistance in Sri Lanka
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