Economy
CUBA: Food Security Focus of New UN Programmes
October 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Patricia Grogg HAVANA, Oct 29 (IPS) – Three new international cooperation agreements channeled through the United Nations system in Cuba are aimed at strengthening food security, especially in the poorest parts of the country. ”Thanks to the joint work of the international community, the United Nations and the Cuban government, we have been able to provide more assistance in such important areas as food,” the United Nations resident coordinator in Cuba, Susan McDade, told IPS. ”Four years ago it would have been difficult... [Read the full story]
Africa
ZAMBIA: Give Us Our Constitution
October 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Kelvin Kachingwe LUSAKA, Oct 28 (IPS) – Pressure is mounting for a new constitution that is inclusive of all citizen’s views as the ongoing delays by the body granted to draft it still continues. Although the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) was granted a four-month extension from its initial request for 12 months, pressure is mounting for it to wind-up within the stipulated time so that the country can go to the 2011 general elections under a new constitution. The process of drafting a new constitution that consulted... [Read the full story]
Americas
CUBA: Food Security Focus of New UN Programmes
October 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Patricia Grogg HAVANA, Oct 29 (IPS) – Three new international cooperation agreements channeled through the United Nations system in Cuba are aimed at strengthening food security, especially in the poorest parts of the country. ”Thanks to the joint work of the international community, the United Nations and the Cuban government, we have been able to provide more assistance in such important areas as food,” the United Nations resident coordinator in Cuba, Susan McDade, told IPS. ”Four years ago it would have been difficult... [Read the full story]
Asia
PHILIPPINES: Storm-weary Farmers Suffer Huge Losses
October 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS By Prime Sarmiento BAGUIO CITY, Philippines, Oct 21 (IPS) – Café by the Ruins, a popular rustic restaurant situated in Baguio City, the Philippines’ famed mountain city resort, usually caters to tourists and residents who enjoy sipping their cups of brewed coffee while appreciating the artworks displayed on the café’s stone walls. These days, however, the quaint café is busy running a soup kitchen – coordinating about a dozen café staff and volunteers in cooking and delivering meals to evacuees whose homes and farms were destroyed... [Read the full story]
Europe
EUROPEAN UNION: ‘Giving With One Hand, Taking With the Other’
October 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS By Peter Dhondt BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (IPS) – "EU policies continue to undermine the economic, social and human development of developing countries" despite repeated commitments in treaties and declarations, a group of European NGOs said in a report published Wednesday. Efforts are being made to prevent this and there is some progress, they noted, but "there is plenty room for improvement." The report was released in Brussels by Concord, the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development. Its 18 international networks... [Read the full story]
Middle East
Q&A: ”Women Will Benefit From Secularism”
October 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Cam McGrath interviews Egyptian feminist author NAWAL EL-SAADAWI CAIRO, Oct 23 (IPS) – Controversy stalks dissident writer Nawal El-Saadawi, whose views on women and religion have put her at odds with Egyptian conservatives. Recently she returned to Cairo after nearly three years in exile, and has already created a stir with the launch of a local chapter of her global campaign for the separation of religion and state. ”God has no place in politics,” El-Saadawi told IPS. ”Religion is a powerful weapon to divide people.... [Read the full story]
CLIMATE CHANGE: How Eco-Friendly Is Natural Gas?
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 (IPS) – Natural gas, a non-renewable yet plentiful energy source, is being promoted by the gas industry as part of the solution to climate change. But experts say that its contribution to global warming is only slightly less...
[Continue reading: CLIMATE CHANGE: How Eco-Friendly Is Natural Gas?]U.S. ‘Personality Assassination’ of a Palestinian Ally
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog By Nicola Nasser* The report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, which the head of the mission, Judge Richard Goldstone, presented to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 29, prematurely plunged the Palestinian Authority (PA) in a short...
[Continue reading: U.S. ‘Personality Assassination’ of a Palestinian Ally]ECONOMY: Recovery Will Be Jobless
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Analysis by Jacques N. Couvas ISTANBUL, Oct 8 (IPS) – The annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ended Wednesday in Istanbul in a climate of cautious hope for the economy and with a mixed bag of opportunities and challenges...
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CUBA: Food Security Focus of New UN Programmes
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POLITICS: U.S. Blasted for Sustaining Embargo on Cuba
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ZAMBIA: Give Us Our Constitution
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SWAZILAND: More Boreholes, No Water
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE, Oct 28 ...
Q&A: ”Women Will Benefit From Secularism”
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Africa Readies United Front for Crucial Copenhagen Talks
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct...
CLIMATE CHANGE: How Eco-Friendly Is Natural Gas?
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Oct 22 ...
ZAMBIA: Holding Government Responsible for Spending
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Kelvin Kachingwe LUSAKA, Oct 20 ...
MIDEAST: Rabbis Take on Settlers
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS By Mel Frykberg AWARTA, West Bank,...
PHILIPPINES: Storm-weary Farmers Suffer Huge Losses
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS By Prime Sarmiento BAGUIO CITY,...
AFRICA: Counting on Media for Good Governance
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS Charles Mpaka LILONGWE, Oct 21 ...
AFRICA: Counting on Media for Good Governance
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Video
Keith Olbermann & Rep Alan Grayson: Stopping Health Insurance Monopoly
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Wall Street pays record bonuses after US bailout – 14 Oct 09
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Counting the Cost -IMF in Focus – 9 Oct 09 – Pt 2
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October 09, 2009
A special focus on the International Monetary Fund and whether it is suited for its purpose. There were violent protests on the streets of Istanbul as the IMF held its annual meeting. We look at wh…
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