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Small Farmers to Get Nearly Billion-Dollar Boost
- Inter Press Service
Representatives of the governments of the United States, Canada, Spain and South Korea, along with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, joined together Thursday to launch a 900-million-dollar global trust fund to fight global food insecurity.
Malaria Funding Falls Short of Six-Billion-Dollar Target
- Inter Press Service
As African countries continue their relentless battle against the spread of malaria, a global fund to fight the deadly tropical disease has fallen short of expectations.
HEALTH: Maternal Deaths Drop, but Progress Still 'Slow'
- Inter Press Service
One day closer to an ever-approaching deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a Joint Action Plan to improve reproductive, maternal and newborn health on Wednesday, flanked by international leaders and development experts.
HAITI: Disorganised Diaspora on Fringe of Post-Quake Decisions
- Inter Press Service
For years, Haitians living overseas have been the lifeline of the troubled country, sending billions of dollars to relatives back home.
HAITI: Rebuilding Waits on Promised Aid
- Inter Press Service
A week ago, 59 U.N. member states, international institutions and NGO coalitions pledged nearly 10 billion dollars towards rebuilding Haiti over the next decade.
HAITI: Donors Pledge 15 Billion Dollars in Aid
- Inter Press Service
Eleven weeks after an earthquake killed over two percent of its population and flattened its capital city, Haiti is looking towards a long and complex rebuilding process.
DEVELOPMENT: Recovery Could Leave Behind World's Poorest
- Inter Press Service
The world's 49 least developed countries (LDCs), described as the poorest of the poor, could feel the effects of the global economic crisis for decades, a senior U.N. official warned this week.
HAITI: U.N. Gears Up for Major Aid Meet
- Inter Press Service
Although the humanitarian crisis in Haiti remains dire, with over a million still homeless and hundreds of thousands in need of adequate shelter for the upcoming rainy season, the international community has started looking towards the country's long-term reconstruction.
DEVELOPMENT: Sanitation Goals Falter Amid Official Apathy
- Inter Press Service
At the United Nations, 'water and sanitation' have remained inseparable twins on the world body's social and economic agenda.
DEVELOPMENT: Haiti Must Destroy Before Rebuilding
- Inter Press Service
When the Jan. 12 earthquake struck this mountainous country, in less than a minute, it transformed it from one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere to the largest construction site this side of the Atlantic.
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