Global Issues
News headlines for “WTO Doha “Development” Trade Round Collapse, 2006”, page 10
Q&A: In Search of La Buen Vida
- Inter Press Service
The clock is ticking to live up to the promises governments made a decade ago to improve the lives of hundreds of millions of people. But are those promises themselves inherently flawed?
HAITI: Haphazard Aid Hindering Long-Term Recovery
- Inter Press Service
That Haiti will not recover from the trauma of 2010 for many years is an unfortunate but understood fact. More disturbing, according to a new analysis, is that aspects of current aid efforts are undermining Haiti's ability to begin the reconstruction process and develop a strong, functional state infrastructure.
Q&A: 'Transparency Helps Ensure Donors' Promises Are Met'
- Inter Press Service
This past September, world leaders meeting at the United Nations vowed to spend $40 billion over the next five years to save the lives of more than 16 million women and children dying of deadly diseases or lack of medical care, particularly during and after pregnancy.
India-EU Deal Threatens Mom-and-Pop Retail
- Inter Press Service
Retail giants pushing the European Union-India free trade deal promise consumers a 'new and dynamic retail experience' but ignore the fate of India’s 'mom-and-pop' stores and some 40 million people they employ.
NGOs Want Reforms Tied to New World Bank Funding
- Inter Press Service
With the World Bank expected to announce a new funding package for the world's poorest countries Wednesday, NGOs are making a last-minute appeal to donor countries to use their leverage to compel reforms at the institution.
Q&A: Revitalising Agriculture Starts in a Small Field
- Inter Press Service
In countries around the world, small farmers are trapped in a vicious circle - hard-pressed governments don't invest enough money in local agriculture, and local producers find themselves driven off their lands and into urban slums, where they sink even deeper into poverty.
Despite Setbacks, Africa Seen as Key Player in Future
- Inter Press Service
As the international community commemorated Africa Industrialisation Day last week, United Nations officials expressed mixed emotions about a beleaguered continent plagued by a rash of political, economic and military crises.
World's Poorest Nations See a Glimmer of Hope
- Inter Press Service
When the U.N. General Assembly recognised a special category of member states ranked as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) back in 1971, there were only 25 which qualified for the dubious distinction of being the 'poorest of the world's poor'.
Funding Cuts on Horizon for Global Health, AIDS
- Inter Press Service
Over the past several years, the number of people needing treatment for HIV/AIDS has risen, but so has the amount of funding for the treatment and prevention of the disease. The United States has been at the forefront of that funding, but with the new emphasis in Washington on reducing government spending that may be about to change.
Vaccines Make Gradual Headway Against Child Pneumonia
- Inter Press Service
It had seemed her kids had the flu or a cold. But when it got worse, she took little Abigail to hospital. It was already too late; Abigail died in her mother's arms.
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