Monthly Archives: March 2011

“Bold Decisions” Needed in AIDS Struggle By Elizabeth Whitman Inter Press Service March 31, 2011 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 31, 2011 (IPS) – A new report by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released Thursday found progress in combating HIV/AIDS worldwide to be … Continue reading →

A Creative Boost for South-South Cooperation By Kanya D’Almeida Inter Press Service March 31, 2011 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 31, 2011 (IPS) – In a rare and timely collaboration, the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) teamed up with the U.N. Conference on … Continue reading →

Combating Poverty With ‘Poor Economics’ By A. D. McKenzie Inter Press Service March 31, 2010 PARIS, Mar 31, 2011 (IPS) – French economist Esther Duflo thinks poverty can be alleviated or even eradicated with the right policies. All it takes … Continue reading →

ARGENTINA:  Cutting-Edge Model of Coastal Protection By Marcela Valente Tierramérica/IPS March 31, 2011 BUENOS AIRES, Mar 31, 2011 (IPS) – Governments, environmentalists and private companies have just under four years to establish joint management of 43 protected areas on Argentina’s … Continue reading →

Israel Warns Against Recognition of Independent Palestine By Mel Frykberg Inter Press Service March 31, 2011 RAMALLAH, Mar 31, 2011 (IPS) – The Israeli government has warned the U.N. Security Council and the EU that it will resort to unilateral … Continue reading →

CUBA-US:  Carter Visit Puts Problems on the Table By Patricia Grogg Inter Press Service March 30, 2011 HAVANA, Mar 30, 2011 (IPS) – During former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s three-day visit to Cuba, which ended Wednesday, the main problems to … Continue reading →

Washington’s Patchwork Policy on Democracy By David Elkins Inter Press Service March 30, 2011 WASHINGTON, Mar 30, 2011 (IPS) – While a NATO-led coalition continues to enforce a no-fly zone in a Libya that seems to be on the brink … Continue reading →

Least Developed Countries Stagnate Under Ailing Strategies By Kanya D’Almeida Inter Press Service March 30, 2011 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 30, 2011 (IPS) – A report released Tuesday by the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the Fourth Conference on the Least … Continue reading →

Post-Mubarak Egypt Probes Public Land Contracts By Emad Mekay Inter Press Service March 30, 2011 CAIRO, Mar 30, 2011 (IPS) – Egyptian authorities have opened dozens of criminal investigations into hundreds of millions of dollars worth of public land contracts … Continue reading →

Tripoli, the new Troy By Pepe Escobar Asia Times April 1, 2011 Odyssey Dawn slogs on – a tawdry “kinetic military action” (as per the White House) worthy of the Pentagon’s resident Homer. The stalemate on the ground could go … Continue reading →