Urban unemployment declined to 4 percent in China by the end of 2007 amid increased government efforts to improve people's livelihood, the labor ministry said Monday.
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Pastoralist communities in dryland areas of Africa are reliant on livestock as sources of food, income and social support. However drought is common in sub-Saharan Africa, making these communities vulnerable to loss of livestock when rains fail.
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A vital research program that has already had significant impact on the lives of African farmers will accelerate its work for their benefit, thanks to new funding from one of the world's most important philanthropic organizations, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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