RIGHTS: A Fifth of EU Children in Poverty
David Cronin BRUSSELS, Apr 3 2008 (IPS) – Minimum levels of expenditure on addressing the causes […]
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Water "Undervalued and Not Treated With Respect"
Lawrence Keketso MASERU, May 14 2008 (IPS) – A two-day conference on water issues in the […]
HEALTH: Cultural Double Standards Undercut HIV/AIDS Fight
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 2008 (IPS) – The United Nations says religion and culture […]
HEALTH-LEBANON: Cancer On the Rise
Mona Alami BEIRUT, Jul 22 2008 (IPS) – Reports of a rising incidence of cancer now […]
DEVELOPMENT: Water Progresses, Sanitation Regresses
Thalif Deen STOCKHOLM, Aug 18 2008 (IPS) – The world s poorest nations are making halting […]
OIL SANDS-PART 2: "Where I Come From Is Ground Zero"
Chris Arsenault* FT. MCMURRAY, Oct 17 2008 (IPS) – The wheels of the Caterpillar 797B, the […]
CARIBBEAN: Despite Successes, Too Many Dying of AIDS
Peter Richards PORT OF SPAIN, Dec 9 2008 (IPS) – Every day, 55 people in the […]
AGRICULTURE-INDIA: Looking Beyond Wheat and Rice
Malini Shankar BANGALORE, Feb 11 2009 (IPS) – Food security experts say India must wean itself […]
BRAZIL: Child Rape Case Revives Debate on Abortion
Fabiana Frayssinet RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 13 2009 (IPS) – The case of a nine-year-old girl […]
DEVELOPMENT: U.N. Triples Allotment for Population
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Apr 8 2009 (IPS) – The 1994 landmark International Conference on Population […]