Global IssuesMigration-Portugal: On the Football Pitch, Everyone Is Equal
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Football functions on so many levels. It can be big business, moving astronomical quantities of cash, with obscene salaries for owners, coaches and star players. And it can be a widely played sport, found in every park, street or vacant lot. And it can be the common ground for multicultural coexistence.
Sierra Leone: Defining New Role for Traditional Birth Attendants
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Posseh Sesay will never be able to bear children again following a tragic birthing experience at the hands of her village traditional birth attendant (TBA).
Africa: 'Free Trade in Natural Resources Bad for Development'
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
While some believe that restrictions on natural resource exports should be done away with, this could cause an increase in such exports that would be detrimental to the environment and bad for development.
Venezuela: Chronic Oil Leaks Sully Lake Maracaibo, Livelihoods
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Dark oil slicks are spreading from the middle of Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo towards the shores -- the wetlands, mangroves, beaches and docks. Oil is permeating fishing nets, coating the garbage dumped into the water, killing off wildlife and driving away residents and tourists.
Politics-Cuba: Left Speechless
Monday, July 26, 2010
The anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks, commemorating Revolution Day, one of the most important dates on Cuba's calendar, found the country caught up in speculation that Fidel Castro might appear on the platform, and raised fresh expectations about changes promised four years ago.
Q&A: 'NGOs Are Here to Stay'
Monday, July 26, 2010
InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based NGOs, with over 190 members. Its head, Sam Worthington, spoke recently with IPS about the role of NGOs in Haiti, the U.S. and throughout the world.
Kenya: Jury Still Out on Traditional Birth Attendants
Monday, July 26, 2010
A group of women huddled together sitting on stones in front of traditional birth attendant Elizabeth Sibuor's home in Nairobi's Mathare slum. One of them, 21-year-old Eunice Okoth, is heavily pregnant, her face anxious. She rises as quickly as she can and follows Sibuor into her one-roomed house.
Zimbabwe: 'Free' Maternal Health Care Too Costly For Most
Monday, July 26, 2010
As African Union heads of state consider child and maternal health at the 2010 summit in Kampala, Uganda, the perennial question of user fees has reared its head in Zimbabwe. Fees for services are opening a growing gap between policy and implementation in maternal health care in the Southern African country.
Malawi: Government Money-Saving Measure Costs Traders Dearly
Monday, July 26, 2010
The Malawian government’s new cost-cutting prohibition on the hosting of conferences, training sessions and workshops on the shores of Lake Malawi has hit small-scale merchants who ply their trade on the roadsides and beaches of the fresh-water lake.
Economy: Latin America Grows Despite Global Uncertainties
Saturday, July 24, 2010
More fixed capital investment to improve competition, greater added value to exported goods and services, and tax reforms to finance social policies are some of the challenges Latin America and the Caribbean face in the uncertain global economic panorama.
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