Global IssuesNews headlines for “Foreign Aid for Development Assistance”, page 16
MILLENNIUM GOALS: A Question of Political Will
- Inter Press Service
'I am not pessimistic, but I am realistic. Under present conditions and the prevailing system of world government, the Millennium Development Goals simply cannot be achieved,' Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno said in an interview with IPS.
BIODIVERSITY: Japan Cooks Up New Ideas as Fish Consumption Depletes Stocks
- Inter Press Service
A processed fish cake, made of a mixture of deep sea fish species pounded into paste and sold either deep fried or frozen, is the brain child of Takuhira Kaneko, head of Act for Company, which trades in fish and located in western Fukuoka city in Japan.
CAMBODIA: Gov't Heats Up Anti-Smoking Campaign
- Inter Press Service
For anti-smoking advocate Mom Kong, the ubiquitous flashy cigarette advertisements he sees throughout Cambodia’s capital city are a major barrier to reducing smoking.
NEPAL: Adoption Suspension Leaves Children in Limbo
- Inter Press Service
A big question marks looms over the future of many Nepali children in various child homes in the country in the wake of the suspension by 11 countries of their child adoption programmes for this Himalayan nation.
POLITICS: Cautious Optimism on Arms Trafficker’s Extradition to U.S.
- Inter Press Service
In the shadowy global network of arms traffickers, Victor Bout enjoyed a special place, according to Western intelligence sources. He was the poster boy, the kingpin, the lord of this deadly illegal trade.
Mixed Civil Society Response to New EU Aid Funds
- Inter Press Service
Civil society organisations welcomed the announcement of an additional 1.27 billion dollars in development aid funding by European Commission president José Manuel Durâo Barroso, but said it was insufficient to reduce extreme poverty by 2015, as stipulated by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
AFRICA: Stronger Will Needed from Governments to Save Poorest Children
- Inter Press Service
'Herding goats is tough with the thirst, sun, loneliness and hunger each day. And it can last forever. You herd as a girl, then as a wife, as a pregnant woman, as a mother and even as a grandmother,' says Rukia Ibrahim whose 13-year-old younger sister was married off to a herdsman.
HEALTH: H1N1 Pandemic Is Over, But Vigilance Needed - WHO
- Inter Press Service
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging countries in Asia to remain vigilant about the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus, which the international body declared was no longer a pandemic a month ago.
SPAIN: Puppet Marathon for Building School in Bolivia
- Inter Press Service
The 17th Titirilandia (Puppetland) Festival will conclude with a marathon puppet show, to be held Sunday Aug. 29 in Spain's capital city in aid of a school in the remote Bolivian mining province of Potosí.
DEVELOPMENT-AUSTRALIA: It’s Not Just About More, But Better, Aid
- Inter Press Service
Australia’s foreign aid budget is likely to double by 2015, but civil society groups say this is far from enough if it is to keep to its 'fair share' of commitments to poorer countries.
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