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EUROPE: Watching Aid Fall Short
- Inter Press Service
The European Union missed its target of aid to developing countries by 15 billion euros in 2010 and is on course fall well short of future goals, according to a report on the world’s largest donor.
CUBA: Sexual Diversity in a Sexist City
- Inter Press Service
Known as the cradle of the revolution and of the conga, but also as one of the most machista places in Cuba, the city of Santiago in the east of the island was the scene of two days of activities demanding respect and freedom for different sexual orientations and gender identities.
BOLIVIA: Deforestation Devours Rich Ecosystems
- Inter Press Service
Occupations of land for agriculture over the last four decades in Bolivia, whether by individuals or in organised collective initiatives, have led to severe ecological damages and low levels of productivity because of the intensive use of machinery and the failure to take into account the limitations of the soil, said environmentalist Marco Ribera.
Europe Holds Tight to IMF Monopoly
- Inter Press Service
Since the election of Camille Gutt of Belgium as the first managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) back in 1946, the Europeans have continued to claim that job as their political and intellectual birthright.
HEALTH: Water, Sanitation Could Erase Cholera and Guinea Worm
- Inter Press Service
The World Health Assembly could adopt landmark resolutions asking governments to improve water and sanitation to eradicate cholera and guinea worm, the latter of which exists in just four countries in Africa. While safe drinking water and toilets are the most cost-effective public health measures, they have not been a priority for most developing countries.
ENVIRONMENT-RUSSIA: Activists Protest Destruction of 500-Year-Old Forest by Road
- Inter Press Service
Environmentalists and rights campaigners have mounted pressure on the Russian government to rescind the decision to demolish more than 500-year-old woodlands to make way for the construction of a new super-highway linking Moscow with the country's northern capital, St. Petersburg.
KENYA: Small Profit Margin Hinders Access to Subsidised Anti-malarial Drugs
- Inter Press Service
On the streets of Nairobi James Odhiambo goes from one pharmacy to the next in search of anti-malarial drugs marked with the Global Fund’s logo of a green leaf. He is looking for this specific brand because he understands that it is more than ten times cheaper than the same drug produced by different manufacturers.
Ethics and Politics Get Divorced in Guatemala
- Inter Press Service
'She got a divorce because of her ambition and love of money,' shopkeeper Dulce Álvarez told IPS, about Guatemalan former First Lady Sandra Torres' decision to end her marriage in order to sidestep the legal bar to the president's family members running for the presidency.
Illegal Logging Spreading in Madagascar
- Inter Press Service
The transitional authorities in Madagascar are struggling to overcome the problem of illegal logging of precious wood. In spite of an April 2010 decree that prohibits the logging, transporting, trading and export of precious woods, felling in the forests is still continuing.
EUROPE: Investment Treaties Undemocratic
- Inter Press Service
A proposal to put an end to the highly anti-democratic nature of the European Union’s Bilateral Investment Treaties was heavily watered down by a plenary voting in the European Parliament. However, in their current form the treaties may pose a serious risk for European democracy.
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