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SWAZILAND: Disagreement on How South African Loan Should be Spent
- Inter Press Service
Despite the 2.4 billion emalangeni (342 million dollar) loan from the South African government to its cash-strapped neighbour, Swaziland is sinking deeper into debt.
School Gardens Promote Learning While Fighting Hunger
- Inter Press Service
'Yesterday I planted 20 broccoli plants at home. God willing, they will grow and we will be able to eat them,' said 12-year-old Juan Francisco Ordóñez, a student at a school in San Cristóbal Totonicapán where a school garden has been established in an attempt to alleviate hunger.
HORN OF AFRICA: U.N. Shares Responsibility in Famine, Experts Say
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations Human Rights Council should accept responsibility, on behalf of the world forum, for the famine spreading through eastern Africa, and should call for member countries' cooperation to overcome the desperate food crisis there, experts said.
South Summit Meeting of World Leaders in Search of a Venue
- Inter Press Service
The ongoing political turmoil in Libya has derailed plans for a major summit meeting of developing nations scheduled to take place in Tripoli in October.
MEXICO: Microloans from Distant Lands a Mouse Click Away
- Inter Press Service
Norma Isela from the city of Piedras Negras in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila needs 500 dollars to expand the merchandise inventory in her business selling shoes by catalogue and to broaden her offer of clothes and accessories. So far she has managed to raise 45 percent of that amount.
Water Crisis Offers Chance for Unity over Strife
- Inter Press Service
As record-breaking temperature highs and rapidly melting ice caps fuel fears about impending 'water wars', some experts in Washington say that the threat of full-blown conflict is exaggerated, adding that robust institutions and solid treaties could transform water crises into international cooperation.
Germany Arms Saudis Against Iran
- Inter Press Service
Germany’s delivery of armoured tanks to Saudi Arabia is not aimed at repressing local or regional popular uprisings, but to improve Saudi military capabilities in a likely war against Iran, diplomatic and military experts say.
‘Participatory Map Vital for Indonesia’s Environment Plans'
- Inter Press Service
Indonesia's ambitious forest conservation and emission reduction plans depend crucially on how soon it can develop a 'participatory map' in which all stakeholders figure.
Ailing Tuna Fisheries Hit Hard by Poachers
- Inter Press Service
Miles away from the briny business of tuna harvesting, delegates from around the world gathered in San Diego, California for three days in mid-July to discuss the future of the fishing industry.
Washington Urged to Recognise Brazil as Global Power
- Inter Press Service
The United States should recognise Brazil as a global power and treat it accordingly, concluded a major new report issued by the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) here this week.
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