Global IssuesNews headlines for “Foreign Aid for Development Assistance”, page 18
DEVELOPMENT: Cambodia Struggles to Reduce Maternal Deaths
- Inter Press Service
For Chan Theary, a remote, mountainous stretch of land in western Cambodia encapsulates the uphill struggle this South-east Asian nation faces in reducing the alarming number of women who die during pregnancy.
Israel Navigates Between Inquiries
- Inter Press Service
Israel’s easing of its land blockade of Gaza is unlikely to lessen international pressure for a change in its policies towards the Palestinians. Nor can Israel be expected to give up its battle to undermine Hamas’ control of the Gaza Strip.
RIGHTS-MIDEAST: 'Gaza Blockade Must Go'
- Inter Press Service
Under intense international pressure Israel declared last week that it would ease its crippling blockade on Gaza by permitting an additional but limited number of daily items, including food, into the coastal enclave.
China-EU Rivalry in Africa Sharpens
- Inter Press Service
If China needed another prompt that the European powers have finally woken up to the fact they were losing the competition for the Africa pie, it came with France’s bid to recapture lost ground this month.
CENTRAL AMERICA: Food Security Further Undermined by Climate Disasters
- Inter Press Service
Adverse climatic conditions and weather-related disasters are damaging crops in El Salvador and neighbouring countries in Central America, aggravating the food vulnerability that the region already faces.
Upstream States Challenge Egypt Over Nile Waters
- Inter Press Service
A water-sharing treaty among five upstream Nile Basin countries - to the exclusion of Egypt and Sudan - has reignited the longstanding dispute over water distribution. Local experts, however, say the agreement will not jeopardise Egypt's historical share of Nile water.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Maldives Inches Closer to HCFC Phase-out
- Inter Press Service
The Maldives Islands, fast gaining a reputation for ‘walking the talk’ as it raises its tiny island voice in the climate change discourse, has launched an action plan to phase out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 2020, or 10 years ahead of other countries and the target set by an international agreement known as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
SRI LANKA: U.N. Wants Economic Recovery for Former Conflict Zone
- Inter Press Service
With thousands of war affected civilians still without livelihood and an economy still reeling from the aftermath of a decades-long conflict in Sri Lanka’s northern region, plans should be in place to revive local economies and jobs, says a top United Nations official.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: China Goes for Friendly Giant Role in Mekong
- Inter Press Service
The Mekong River is steadily emerging as a testing ground for public diplomacy, Chinese style. Beijing, it appears, wants to reach out to its southern neighbours who share the river more as a friendly giant than an imposing bully.
HEALTH-ASIA: New Infectious Diseases a Challenge to MDG Success
- Inter Press Service
While successful immunisation programmes worldwide have saved millions of lives, the threat of new infectious diseases and drug-resistant strains of existing diseases is posing a major challenge to governments, especially in developing regions like Asia, in meeting their commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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