The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports unemployment reached its highest level among industrialized nations of 8.5 percent in July.
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Concerns over player safety are serious, not just for the pros, but at thedevelopmentlevel, and the whole sport finds itself in the difficult and likely impossible position of creating a "safe" version of a game in which aggression and violence is sewn into the action.
When brought together to form a Suite, these seven dimensions will highlight how culture supports the achievement of development goals at the national level, including the Millennium Development Goals.