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Revolution in African Agriculture Gathering Momentum
- Inter Press Service
As one major meeting on agriculture ends, another begins: farming is truly back on Africa's agenda.
Flood-Ridden Pakistan Ineligible For Emergency Debt Relief
- Inter Press Service
A loan deal between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and flood-stricken Pakistan announced Thursday has drawn the ire of several NGOs that claim the deal represents an 'inadequate' and 'cynical' response to the disaster that is estimated to have affected the lives of millions.
BRAZIL: Inequality Declines in Rio as Rich Get Poorer
- Inter Press Service
The huge gap between the poorest and richest neighbourhoods of Brazil's most famous city shrank between 1996 and 2008. But the news is not as good as it sounds, because the decline in inequality was due to lower incomes in the richer zones, rather than to an increase in wealth in the 'favelas' or shantytowns.
U.N. Lagging on Water and Sanitation Development Goals
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations stands accused of marginalising water and sanitation in its much-touted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aimed at improving the lives of billions of people in the developing world.
UGANDA: Country Could Become Regional Rice Exporter say Researchers
- Inter Press Service
In a small garden at the Entebbe Botanical garden, about 40 kilometres from Kampala, a few yellowish plants are trying to adapt to their new environment.
ARGENTINA-BRAZIL: Nuclear Safeguards System an Example for the World
- Inter Press Service
A system of mutual safeguards, created nearly two decades ago by Argentina and Brazil for in-situ verification of the peaceful use of nuclear power in both countries, serves as an international model of transparency and confidence building in this highly sensitive field.
Further Victims Revealed in DRC Mass Rapes Case
- Inter Press Service
The number of women raped by rebel groups during last month’s raid of more than a dozen villages centred around Walikale, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has risen to over 240, U.N. officials told reporters here today.
COLOMBIA: US Military Aid Contingent on Reversal of Rights Record
- Inter Press Service
As a new administration takes over in Bogotá, some groups are hoping for change in the human rights record of Colombia - and that the U.S. will use its clout in the country to ensure that change occurs.
Funding Begins Flowing for African Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a $22 billion pledge made by the G8.
BOTSWANA: HIV-positive Mothers Not Convinced to Exclusively Breastfeed
- Inter Press Service
'An HIV-positive woman must never be encouraged to breastfeed because regardless of what the doctors or researchers say - it is too dangerous for the baby,' says Koziba Kelatlhe an HIV-positive mother who was advised by health workers not to breastfeed her child.
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