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Fishing Families Left High and Dry by Amazon Dams
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 10 (IPS) - Small-scale fisherpersons were among the first forgotten victims of mega construction projects like the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam on the Xingú River in the Brazilian Amazon.
Opinion: FfD Must Deliver for Least Developed Countries
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA, Jul 10 (IPS) - Three years ago the United Nations initiated a conversation on a successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how the global community can lay foundations for an ambitious endeavour to eradicate extreme poverty, protect the planet, reduce vulnerability to shocks and ultimately raise the dignity of all humanity.
Water and Sanitation Urged as Focal Points at Addis Ababa
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 (IPS) - Ahead of the all-important International Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, a top water charity has called upon world leaders to prioritise programmes for water, sanitation and good hygiene, so that no one is left behind.
Opinion: From New York to Addis Ababa, Financing for Development on Life-Support - Part Two
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 10 (IPS) - The key priorities of the Group of 77 developing countries (G77) remain somewhat aligned around a set of issues that have been present from the beginning of the FfD negotiations in New York.
Opinion: En Route to Paris
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Jul 10 (IPS) - When the three-day conference on Financing for Development begins on Jul. 13 in Addis Ababa, the competitors in this year's Tour de France will have reached the mountains. They will have already experienced a few spills and will still have many kilometres to go.
Science and Technology a Game Changer for Post-2015 Development Agenda
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - A group of international scientists, designated as advisers to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has conveyed a significantly timely message to him: science, technology and innovation (STI) can be "the game changer" for the U.N.'s future development efforts.
Beleaguered Syrians Comprise World’s ‘Biggest Refugee Population From a Single Conflict in a Generation’
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 09 (IPS) - Barely 10 months ago, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said the refugee population from Syria had reached the three million mark. Today, the latest data from the field show that the number has passed four million.
Parliamentary Elections with Gender Parity in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Jul 09 (IPS) - More women could be elected to the Venezuelan legislature, but the new rule on gender parity for the upcoming parliamentary elections has been caught up in the political polarisation that has had this country in its grip for years.
Groups Slam Green Climate Fund Approval of Firms Tied to Dirty Energy
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 09 (IPS) - Civil society representatives attending the board meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Songdo, South Korea expressed strong disappointment Thursday with the board's decision to accredit Deutsche Bank - one of the world's largest financiers of coal - to receive and distribute GCF funds.
Opinion: From New York to Addis Ababa, Financing for Development on Life Support - Part One
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jul 09 (IPS) - Lack of ambition and consensus in the New York negotiations begs the question of whether governments in Addis Ababa will salvage or further dilute the outcome of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development from July 13-16.
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