Global Issues
News headlines for “Foreign Aid for Development Assistance”, page 33
INDIA/PAKISTAN: A Fresh Approach to Peace
- Inter Press Service
If the leaders of India and Pakistan were looking for out-of-the-box solutions to their long-standing dispute over Kashmir and the related issue of cross-border terrorism, they could hardly have done better than the joint statement they released this week after their meeting at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
U.S.: Clinton Seeks 'Multi-Partner World', Warns Iran on Time
- Inter Press Service
In her first comprehensive policy address since becoming secretary of state nearly six months ago, Hillary Clinton Wednesday called for a 'multi-partner'' - as opposed to a 'multi-polar' - world' and defended President Barack Obama's policy of engagement with adversaries, including Iran.
US-MEXICO: Rights Group Urges Review of Aid in Light of Abuses
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. State Department should not certify Mexico's compliance with the Merida Initiative's human rights requirements so long as the Mexican army continues to commit human rights abuses without proper investigation and punishment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, released Monday.
G8: Some Aid Can be Hard to Stomach
- Inter Press Service
As numbers go, and as expectations went, 20 billion dollars would be a fair bit for the G8 to produce to fight the food crisis and bring down hunger. Certainly, it was more than most expected.
MEXICO: X-Ray of Civil Society
- Inter Press Service
What kinds of work do Mexico's civil society organisations do? How are they structured? Where do they obtain their financing? These are some of the questions that a new edition of the CIVICUS Civil Society Index (CSI) will attempt to answer.
POLITICS-INDIA: Waiting to Hear Clinton on AfPak, China
- Inter Press Service
It is hard to say whether U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will find herself being quizzed more on Washington's 'AfPak' strategy to contain global terror or her appeasement of a financially muscular China, when she lands in India mid-July.
CARIBBEAN: Caricom Family Wooed by South American Cousins
- Inter Press Service
The suspicions of several Caribbean leaders about Venezuela’s growing political and economic clout in the region boiled over last week as they met for their four-day annual summit in Guyana.
RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: An Uphill Battle Against Abuse And Torture
- Inter Press Service
Domestic helper Siti Hajar, 33, from Garut district, Indonesia is a picture of calm as she leans against the wall at a shelter for abused maids and dreams of returning to her village.
AUSTRALIA: Attacks Expose Ills Of A Much-Touted Education System
- Inter Press Service
The modern façade of its cities, cost-effectiveness and its high standards of education, make Australia an attractive destination for foreign students. But the recent spate of attacks on Indian students has exposed the many ills afflicting the Australian education system, threatening its lucrative markets.
CARIBBEAN: Deportation Row Takes Centre-Stage at Caricom
- Inter Press Service
Caribbean leaders are due to meet for a full working week starting Thursday to discuss issues ranging from climate change to the global economic crisis.
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