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Ocampo as World Bank Candidate: A Reason for Regional Pride
- Inter Press Service
The nomination of José Antonio Ocampo for the Presidency of the World Bank is a source of pride and hope for all those working for economic and social development, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean, writes Alicia Bárcena is the executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The Fourth BRICS Summit ­ Chinese Flavours in an Indian Curry
- Inter Press Service
The Delhi Declaration and Action Plan adopted at the 4th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on March 29, 2012, would have quickly laid to rest any residual anxiety in Western capitals that a serious rival focus of power and influence was beginning to take shape in the Indian capital, writes Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary with the government of India.
Muslim Brotherhood’s Presidential Aims Challenged
- Inter Press Service
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has surprised both supporters and rivals by abruptly announcing its own nominee for upcoming presidential elections, despite earlier promises that it would not field a candidate from within its own ranks.
Not for a Woman in Amman
- Inter Press Service
Two young women in brightly coloured hijabs and tight jeans stand on the edge of a freeway as cars whiz by. They watch the traffic, heavy in Amman where car ownership is skyrocketing by 10-15 percent a year. When there’s a break in the steady flow of vehicles, the women hold hands and race across the road.
Myanmar Turns ASEAN's Democracy Beacon
- Inter Press Service
Long Southeast Asia’s black sheep, Myanmar is enjoying an image change following its landmark Apr. 1 by-elections. Tongues are now wagging about the region’s new beacon of hope for democratic change.
White House Expresses Growing Concern Over Bahrain
- Inter Press Service
The White House Wednesday said it was 'deeply concerned' about growing polarisation between the ruling monarchy and the majority Shi'a community in Bahrain and the welfare of a jailed human rights activist who has been on a hunger strike since early February.
Immigrants in Chile File Complaint against Mass Expulsions
- Inter Press Service
The Committee of Peruvian Refugees in Chile has filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging that this country carries out mass expulsions of immigrants.
Rising Inequality Could be Asia’s Undoing
- Inter Press Service
While developing Asian countries have experienced robust growth — lifting living standards and reducing poverty — increasing wealth is fuelling income disparities and inequality, posing a major threat to the region’s stability, warns the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s flagship report released Wednesday.
U.S., Latin America Growing More Distant, Warns Think Tank
- Inter Press Service
Relations between the United States and Latin America have 'grown more distant' in importance part due to the latter's persistent disagreement with U.S. policies on immigration, drugs, and Cuba, according to a new report released here Wednesday on the eve of this year's Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia.
The Business of South Africa’s Garbage
- Inter Press Service
Nokwanda Sotyantya sits among heaps of garbage and patiently sorts through it, separating cardboard, plastic, glass, paper and metal, piece by piece. The recycled piles of trash are then weighed and sold to packaging manufacturers in South Africa that reuse the materials to create new products.
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