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More aid is not enough for the least developed countries

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:24:25 +0000

How can aid be most effective in reducing poverty? Some people advocate substantially increasing the amount of aid while others argue developing countries do not have the capacity to effectively absorb this aid.

A World in Crisis Means a Chance for Greatness

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:43:37 +0000

Aspiring U.S. politicians dream of being FDR, but rarely do the times and the person converge. The next president will have the chance to be a 21st-century FDR.

Europe and Asia must be involved with their global partners in finding solutions to this global crisis

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:17:26 +0000

"Asia and Europe are of crucial and growing economic, political and cultural significance to each other - and to the world. ASEM now truly has the critical mass to harness the full potential of our increasingly dynamic relationship."

Focus on: Student Partnership Worldwide (SPW) Tanzania

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:12:27 +0000

It is the young who are most at risk from poverty, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases in Tanzania. As a result of this, the youth are not perceived as part of a solution, rather that they are part of the problem.

The Climate Concern and Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Production in Sub Saharan Africa

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:38:15 +0100

Global climate change is most likely to have a serious impact on Africa in the coming decades says the Swedish Minister for International Development while discussing how sustainable energy can transform West Africa.

Social protection in low-income countries

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:57:08 +0100

Social protection for poor people is scarce in developing countries, but there are signs this is changing says the author as he discusses how Governments in developing nations are introducing social saftey nets for those who need it most.

Global Poverty Requires Action Not Rhetoric

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:17:51 +0100

Massive suffering of people in a world of plenty is a damning indictment of a political class that, for all its rhetoric, simply does not care enough to take the action needed to abolish global poverty says the author.

PM’s speech on the Education Fund

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:09:08 +0100

"...education for all is not just a moral right, an economic necessity, a matter of social justice, it is also a security issue and I hope the whole world will take on note..." said the Prime Minister in a recent speech on the Education Fund.

Can EU funds be put to use to help food crisis?

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:54:31 +0100

A plan to boost food production in developing countries and provide urgent food aid has been recently discussed by the Development Committee of the European Parliament. The aim is to use surplus money from the EU’s agriculture budget to help the poor.

Spotlight on Africa: ISLAND HOSPICE ZIMBABWE

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:28:57 +0100

Founded in 1979, Island Hospice was the first organisation in Africa to provide palliative care and support to people with terminal illness, their families and carers, and to offer a comprehensive therapeutic service for the bereaved.