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News headlines for “WTO Doha “Development” Trade Round Collapse, 2006”, page 17
HAITI: Clinton Revives Modest Optimism for Island's Economy
- Inter Press Service
Since his appointment last spring as United Nations special envoy to Haiti, former U.S. President Bill Clinton has been called, half-seriously, 'president of Haiti' and 'viceroy'.
DEVELOPMENT: Hunger and Conflict Go Hand in Hand
- Inter Press Service
Countries emerging from conflict need more international assistance to rebuild their food production, since hunger and scarcity may prompt a return to fighting, United Nations and development officials warned this week.
HEALTH: U.S. Urged to Double Aid to Global Projects
- Inter Press Service
As the effort to achieve universal health coverage within the U.S. crawls forward in Washington, a new report by a coalition of global health organisations details how the U.S. can 'help lead the world to universal access to comprehensive health care in developing countries'.
DEVELOPMENT: Scandinavia Leads World in Pro-Poor Policies
- Inter Press Service
Scandinavian countries pursue policies that are most effective in promoting development in poor nations, according to the latest edition of the annual 'Commitment to Development Index' released by the Washington-based Centre for Global Development (CGD).
HEALTH: One in Five Infants Still Lacks Essential Vaccines
- Inter Press Service
A record 106 million infants were vaccinated in 2008 - the highest rate of immunisation ever - according to a report released Wednesday in Washington, but NGOs are calling for an increase in funding to fill the gap affecting the world's poorest nations and communities.
SOMALIA: President Calls for More Aid in U.S. Visit
- Inter Press Service
Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the leader of Somalia's beleaguered Transitional Federal Government (TFG), appealed here this week for increased U.S. and international security and humanitarian assistance for his efforts to defeat hard-line Islamist rebels and reconstruct his war-torn nation.
ECONOMY: 'Put Africa on the G20 Agenda in Pittsburgh'
- Inter Press Service
With South Africa being the only African country with a seat on the Group of 20 (G20) while serving as co-chair of the working group on reforming the International Monetary Fund, it has 'a moral obligation towards the continent to call for more responsible management of the global financial system'.
SPAIN: Debt Write-Off, Development Funds for Bolivia
- Inter Press Service
Bolivian President Evo Morales wound up a three-day official visit to Spain Tuesday with a financial aid commitment from the Spanish government - in the form of a debt-for-development swap - and a reciprocal agreement to allow Bolivians and Spaniards resident in each other's countries to vote in local elections.
DEVELOPMENT: NGOs Question World Bank's Clean Energy Roadmap
- Inter Press Service
The World Bank's 2010 World Development Report (WDR), released Tuesday, calls on the developed world to lead global efforts to cut carbon emissions, but some civil society groups remain highly sceptical of the bank's role in brokering climate finance.
BRAZIL: Art is the Best Education
- Inter Press Service
A broad range of projects in Brazil are using ballet and folk dances, classical and popular music, theatre, circus arts, capoeira - an Afro-Brazilian combination of dance and martial arts - fashion, visual arts and the audiovisual media to reach disadvantaged and at-risk children.
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