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Australian Council For International Development University Network Conference

The fourth ACFID University Network Conference is being held on the 21-22 November 2013 at UTS through the Institute of Sustainable Futures. The focus of this year’s conference is Development Futures: Alternative Pathways to Ending Poverty. Increasingly, questions of the future of foreign aid, international cooperation or development assistance linger in relevant policy forums and ongoing debates in Australia and internationally.

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International Africa Forum and AAUN Annual Meeting – 8-9 July 2013

Monday 8-Tuesday 9 July 2013 The Darlington Centre, University of Sydney, Australia The Australia-Africa Universities Network (AAUN) is hosting the International Africa Forum, titled “The Power of Partnerships” and the AAUN Annual Meeting, held on the 8-9 July 2013 at the University of Sydney. This event has been developed with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, who are celebrating their centenary year in 2013-14. The

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New hope for the Prevention of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM)

An African Coordinating Centre for abandonment of female genital cutting (ACCAF) has been established at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, with a major global support group to share continuing research, promote solidarity, advocacy and implement a well-funded, coordinated and integrated response to abandon female genital cutting (FGC). ACCAF held its first International Conference in Nairobi in 2011, which proved to

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