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Fri 01 Jan 2007Voluntary groups back NI devolutionNorthern Ireland's political instability is harming ordinary people, according to voluntary organisations.With a scheduled return to powersharing in March, the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA), an umbrella organisation for the voluntary sector, emphasised the need for political stability at the launch of its manifesto for 2007. It also put forward proposals for a devolved government at a meeting held in Belfast yesterday.