Global IssuesArgentina: Fair Trade Going Strong Amid Global Crisis
Friday, February 03, 2012
With a steady growth in production and exports, fair trade in Argentina is proving that socially and environmentally sustainable practices can be much more than a refuge from external crises.
Unicef Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions Of Children At Risk
Friday, February 03, 2012
If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world.
Photos Of Armed Children Ignite Scandal In Venezuela
Friday, February 03, 2012
A radical political group based in a working class neighbourhood of the Venezuelan capital has sparked a furore by publishing photographs of children from the community, with their faces partially hidden, brandishing AR-15 assault rifles.
Latin America Takes A New Look At Neglected Diseases
Friday, February 03, 2012
The rise of emerging economies in Latin America is an opportunity to improve strategies for fighting neglected illnesses and increase the region's contribution to the global struggle against them, says the regional director of an organisation devoted to this purpose.
Lawmakers, 'experts' Spin Tales Of Iranian Terror In Latin America
Friday, February 03, 2012
Through its ties with Venezuela and other nations in Latin America, Iran is building an anti-U.S. alliance in the Western Hemisphere that poses a direct, imminent threat to the United States, an influential U.S. lawmaker said Thursday.
Social Media Saved Africa’S Oldest Community Station
Friday, February 03, 2012
When a financial crisis threatened the existence of Africa’s oldest community station, Bush Radio, an outpouring of sympathy and appeals went viral on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. In the end, it was this outspoken support that showed finanical backers that the station was worth saving.
A Call For Business Contributions To Sustainable Development
Friday, February 03, 2012
The World Business and Development Awards has called for nominations for successful business initiatives in line with the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The 2012 Awards will be given explicitly to companies delivering inclusive business models: sustainable, commercially-viable business initiatives that expand access for low-income people to goods and services, or improve their livelihoods by engagement in value chains as direct employees, suppliers or distributors, while also generating sales and profit growth. In honour of the Rio+20 host country, there will be a special category designated for Brazil-based companies.
Finnish Contest No More Between Right And Left
Friday, February 03, 2012
In an uncharacteristically lively election campaign in this nation of five million people, Finns head for the polls in a second round of voting Sunday to elect a new president.
India-Pakistan: Food Heals Historic Hostility
Friday, February 03, 2012
If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then the path to peace between India and Pakistan may lie in the commonalities in their cultures and cuisines.
Malawi’S Consumers Have A Right To Fuel And Forex Black Market
Friday, February 03, 2012
The black market for foreign exchange and fuel is booming in the midst of an acute scarcity in Malawi. The shortage is so severe that even the Consumer Association of Malawi, an influential consumer rights body, has come out in support of the black market.
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