News stories by Ramy Srour, page 2

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (IPS) - Nearly two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan devastated parts of the central Philippines, experts and activists here are warning that post-disaster reconstruction needs to be more transparent than past such efforts, while also focusing on a long-term assistance strategy that goes beyond immediate emergency relief.

WASHINGTON, Nov 08 (IPS) - The almost three-year-old Syrian civil war has been a "silent war on human and economic development", destroying the ability of ordinary Syrian citizens to maintain basic livelihoods, according to a report launched here Wednesday by two United Nations agencies.

WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (IPS) - Saul Merlos is an undocumented migrant from El Salvador. About two years ago, he was living and working in the southern U.S. city of New Orleans.

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (IPS) - Even as Pakistan's prime minister again publicly demanded an end to controversial U.S. drone strikes in his country during a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday, secret documents reveal long-time collusion with the CIA-led targeted assassination programme.

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (IPS) - As the planet heats up and larger populations demand larger water supplies, the United States will be left high and dry if it fails to address a worsening water shortage.

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (IPS) - On Tuesday, the largest deregulation in the history of U.S. arms exports took place as part of the Barack Obama administration's export reform initiative.

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (IPS) - Press freedom advocates here charge that the administration of President Barack Obama is engaged in a war on "leaks" of secret information that is without parallel in this country.

WASHINGTON, Oct 07 (IPS) - Successful risk management can be a powerful tool for development, the World Bank said Monday in its annual World Development Report (WDR).

WASHINGTON, Oct 04 (IPS) - Frustration is mounting with elected representatives here on the fourth day of a U.S. government shutdown that has left nearly 800,000 federal workers temporarily out of work, and advocates across the political spectrum are working to get their voices heard.