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  1. #Polio is now endemic in only 3 countries. Can you name them? ow.ly/bgNEc #devtrivia
  2. Attending Social Innovation Summit at the UN. Great collection of development thinkers and doers #SIS2012
  3. #UNFAO to #Rio+20: "It's all about food security". Can't have #sustainabledev when people are hungry. ow.ly/bgMvt
  4. Join us and @SIDWashington for the annual #SIDConf on June 5 in Washington DC! bit.ly/xYmunU
  5. "Donors should allow diaspora help drive the dev agenda and offer matching funds for remittances" -Talya Bosch ow.ly/bgIhG
  6. Providing insurance to the poor requires more than simply downscaling existing commercial products #RioPlusSolutions
  7. Economic loss from 2010 earthquakes compared: Haiti lost 152% GDP while Chile lost 15% #RioPlusSolutions ow.ly/bf1Sw
  8. #RioPlusSolutions to disasters. @Alex_Bernhardt makes the case for index-based (micro) insurance ow.ly/bf1Kh
  9. The @SGenergyforall @unfoundation tele-brief on energy and #Rio+20 starts in 15 mins ow.ly/bepwN Join us!
  10. 3 weeks to #rio+20 yet outcome document not ready. Green economy's the holdup ow.ly/beS3U
  11. RT @theelders: Getting agreements is difficult and important, but it's not enough – Mary Robinson #Rio+20
  12. We'll be on the @SGenergyforall @unfoundation tele-brief on energy and #Rio+20 Wednesday at 10am EST ow.ly/bepwN Join us.
  13. Wondering what it's like to work in #microfinance? Ask @GrameenFdn and get answers at our FREE webinar June 6 ow.ly/bdOdk
  14. #Swaziland "dumped" twice in one week by two major donors: ow.ly/bdu70 #globaldev
  15. Pay close attention: 3 major implications of @USAID reform. Devex Pres. @raj_devex senses "reform fatigue" ow.ly/bdd9R
  16. "True #sustainabledev hinges on much faster progress towards gender equality." Brundtland & Cardoso ow.ly/bdbm9
  17. Don't miss your chance to network: F500 Execs, Foundation Heads, Philanthropists at #SIS12 in NY this week: ow.ly/bbnYc
  18. 80% of fish stocks monitored by #UNFAO assessed as fully/over-exploited or depleted. ow.ly/b9pJ5 #RioPlusSolutions
  19. Developing world now picks up the slack for depleted fisheries in developed countries: ow.ly/b9o85 #RioPlusSolutions
  20. Caleb McClennen @thewcs joins #RioPlusSolutions convo: Stakes high if we lose fisheries in developing world ow.ly/b9r6Q