Ayesha Gooneratne UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) – Despite the proven safety and effectiveness of immunisation programmes, only half of all children living in West and Central Africa are vaccinated against the leading childhood diseases, contributing to 1.4 million totally… Continue Reading
From The Economist print edition Harnessing artificial tornadoes as an energy source WEATHER systems, as the world has recently been reminded, have awesome power. The energy released by a large hurricane can exceed the energy consumption of the human race… Continue Reading
A Swiss filmermaker has recently released a movie on Aristide that presents a balanced picture of the situation in Haiti.He interviewed the President here in SA for the film. We recommend that you get in touch with him as the… Continue Reading
Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep 29 (IPS) – The U.S. public is deeply sceptical about the priority President George W. Bush has put on promoting democracy abroad, and its experience in Iraq has made it more so, according to a detailed… Continue Reading
Rousbeh Legatis UNITED NATIONS, Sep (IPS) – While the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush describes the recent elections in Afghanistan as a major step forward for the war-torn nation, human rights groups here wonder if women will have… Continue Reading
Financial Times – Editorial comment Published: September 28 2005 03:00 | Last updated: September 28 2005 03:00 Shipments of donated food to poor countries have emerged as an unlikely sticking point in the Doha round trade talks. European negotiators say… Continue Reading
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (IPS) – Less than two weeks after the much-ballyhooed U.N. summit meeting of some 170 political leaders, the world’s 132 developing nations want to sustain the pressure on rich donor nations to deliver on… Continue Reading
By David White in London Published: September 27 2005 03:00 | Last updated: September 27 2005 03:00 Pledges by G8 leaders to double aid to Africa will not be enough to cover the cost of tackling the HIV/Aids epidemic, a… Continue Reading
Kaci Racelma ALGIERS, Sep 26 (IPS) – In a sad reflection of the times, the Drop-In Assistance Centre for Female Sexual Harassment Victims has done a bustling trade in the Algerian capital, Algiers, since being established two years ago. Hundreds… Continue Reading
By Geoffrey Lean and Christopher Silvester Blair falls into line with Bush view on global warming Tony Blair has undermined the agreement he masterminded at the Gleneagles Summit Tony Blair has admitted that he is changing his views on combating… Continue Reading
By Samantha Power -Le Monde diplomatique. The United Nations dossier – To save the world from hell There will be an exceptional summit of world leaders in New York this month to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of… Continue Reading
Peer Review Organisers Urged to “Walk With a Friend” Moyiga Nduru JOHANNESBURG, Sep 23 (IPS) – South Africa’s civil society groups are demanding a bigger role in the national self-assessment to be conducted under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).… Continue Reading
Videoconference Links People Across the World to Discuss Ways to Address World Poverty, Hunger, and Health WASHINGTON—As part of The People Speak, a series of discussions on international policy and the role of the United Nations, engaged citizens of Washington,… Continue Reading
Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Sep 22 (IPS) – The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) managed to avoid a scandal over the exclusion of a group of Chinese activists, but controversy will be difficult to defuse when discussion turns to… Continue Reading
Commentary, John Hughes The Christian Science Monitor SALT LAKE CITY – Last week wasn’t a great one for President Bush. He was buffeted by political fallout over the tardy governmental response to hurricane Katrina. Violence continued apace in Iraq. While… Continue Reading
Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep (IPS) – It was four years ago today that a little-known group called the “Project for the New American Century” (PNAC) published an open letter to President George W. Bush advising him on how precisely he… Continue Reading
Le Monde diplomatique. What kind of new worldwide organisation could be established that would truly defend humankind’s common resources and limit the major powers? Here are some suggestions for further debate. By Monique Chemillier-Gendreau THE reform of the United Nations… Continue Reading
Shirin WASHINGTON, Sep (IPS) – When the world’s finance ministers converge on Washington for the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, they will determine the fate of an unprecedented proposal set forth… Continue Reading
Leonardo Boff, Theologian Continuing with the internal political and moral crisis of Brazil’s Workers Party, the PT, many are perplexed, and ask themselves: how did it come to this, that the top leadership of the PT could betray the ethical… Continue Reading
Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (IPS) – If U.S. President George W. Bush is serious about his enthusiastic embrace last week at the United Nations of democracy and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to slash global poverty, he will press… Continue Reading
