Development

30.09.2005 Burim - Në një ceremoni solemne, të enjten, në fshatin Kosh të komunës së Burimit, iu dorëzuan çelësat e shtëpive të ndërtuara pronarëve të 32 familjeve nga komuniteti serb.

30.09.2005 African states need to harness their collective power to bargain better deals on debt, aid, and trade reform, says Africa Action's Salih Booker.

29.09.2005 Drejtuesit e Organizatës Holandeze për Zhvillim (SNV) tregojnë mënyrat e menaxhimit të burimeve njerëzore në organizatat jofitimprurëse, duke treguar eksperiencën e tyre

29.09.2005 Ylituotantoruoan lähettäminen teollisuusmaista kehitysmaihin on pääosin tehoton kehitysavun muoto, todetaan OECD:n tutkimuksessa. Suora ruoka-apu on kallista ja sen vaikutukset kehitykseen ovat heikot. Rahallinen apu on lähes aina ruoka-apua tehokkaampaa, OECD:n tutkimuksessa todetaan. Ruoka-avun suurin viejä on Yhdysvallat.

27.09.2005 Even after 57 years of independence, one has to dream of a ‘‘strong, capable and confident India’’ that is yet to come true. This requires, on one hand, people standing united at whatever level they work together, beyond caste-class and gender divisions, with a deep faith in human equity, commitment to national integrity and the required tolerance to attain and maintain unity. Medha Patkar, noted activist, shares her vision of an empowered India.

26.09.2005 Tuoreen tutkimuksen mukaan vain kaksi prosenttia briteistä katsoo rahan antamisen hyväntekeväisyysjärjestöille olevan paras tapa vähentää köyhyyttä kehitysmaissa. World Emergency Relief -järjestön tutkimus kertoo, että britit eivät usko G8-kokouksen tulosten helpottavan kehitysmaiden ongelmia. Järjestön toiminnanjohtajan mukaan usko maailman johtajien kykyyn tehdä köyhyydelle jotain vaikuttaa kadonneen.

23.09.2005 Il 24 e 25 settembre si svolge a Washington l’Annual Meetings della Banca Mondiale e del Fondo Monetario Internazionale. L’edizione 2005 arriva dopo il fallimento dei vertici del G8 e delle Nazioni Unite rispetto al raggiungimento entro il 2015 degli Obiettivi di Sviluppo del Millennio. Sorprendentemente le due istituzioni discutono l’accordo del G8 sulla cancellazione del debito ma ulteriormente al ribasso. Ma le divisioni sulle modalità operative già non mancano, sia all’interno del Consiglio Esecutivo del Fmi che all’interno della Bm. Nella nuova strategia della Bm rientrano le operazioni post-conflitto come in Afghanistan e Iraq visto che è stato destinato un quinto dell’intero budget annuale. Tra le questioni aperte rimane la democratizzazione delle istituzioni finanziarie ma difficile che si decida qualcosa che vada oltre una “paternalistica” assistenza tecnica da fornire ai paesi più poveri, per far sì che possano partecipare maggiormente alle attività delle due Istituzioni di Bretton Woods

23.09.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Sep 22 (OneWorld) - Global shareholders in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are unlikely to agree this weekend on a debt deal for 18 of the world's poorest countries, the lending institutions' heads said Thursday as wealthy nations bickered over who would pay for the effort.

22.09.2005 Rich nations are simultaneously telling poor countries to rein in their spending while throwing their support behind global anti-poverty goals--which require more spending by poor countries. Anti-spending policies appropriate decades ago are no longer what is needed, say a pair of new reports aimed at the World Bank and IMF meetings this week.

22.09.2005 President Bush's U.N. speech shows he sees some benefit in working with other nations when it comes to fighting terrorism, seeking trade agreements, or preventing the spread of disease, says the U.N. Foundation's Johanna Mendelson Forman, but it's too early to say if this marks a turning point for the hitherto unilateralist Bush administration.

21.09.2005 The forthcoming World Bank annual meetings must make debt cancellation top priority, says Bernice Romero.

20.09.2005 Almost all the World Bank and IMF's "astonishingly hypocritical" Poverty Reduction Strategies include privatisation and are little more than classic structural adjustment, says a new report.

20.09.2005 Meeting at the UN headquarters in New York last week were 191 heads of state and delegates, the largest-ever gathering of world leaders. Initially the World Summit was set to review the status of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), five years on from their origin and ten years from completion.With progress in achieving the goals wildly off-track, was much anticipation and hope resting on this summit to move previous commitments forward.

20.09.2005 The Bush administration's decision to withhold funding to the United Nations Population Fund for the fourth consecutive year was condemned by Population Action International, who said the move puts domestic politics over global womens' health needs.

20.09.2005 Afghanistan has had its first taste of real elections, but to build a legitimate state that is strong enough to survive and competent enough to deliver results, the U.S. and its allies must continue to give their political and economic support, says J. Alexander Thier, director of Stanford University's Project on Failed States.

20.09.2005 While development aid is often vital for combating poverty, is it really being invested in local communities to change the circumstances of the poor? OneWorld concludes this month's "IN-DEPTH" series from its new treeless magazine, Perspectives, which offers more background and context on the issue, viewpoints from non-profit organizations, and ways for individuals to get involved.

19.09.2005 A mini-recording studio in Union Square helped New Yorkers give voice to their concerns about world poverty last week as world leaders were meeting a few blocks away.

19.09.2005 Nizozemska organizacija za razvoj, SNV, objavila je na novinskoj konferenciji u Internacionalnom hotelu u Tirani, kako će udvostručiti troškove aktivnosti koje provodi u Albaniji do kraja 2006. godine. Troškovi će doseći 2.5 miliona eura. SNV je Nizozemska organizacija za razvoj koja je do sada donirala 1.3 miliona eura projektima u Albaniji i na Balkanu.

19.09.2005 Etiopiassa kokeillaan ensimmäisenä uutta verkkopohjaista työkalua, jonka avulla pyritään harmonisoimaan ja koordinoimaan kansainvälistä kehitysapua. AMP-verkkotyökalun avulla yritetään helpottaa kehitysmaiden ja avunantajamaiden työtä niiden seuratessa kansainvälisiä rahoitusvirtoja ja avustusohjelmien toimintaa.

19.09.2005 Education in Uganda. AIDS in Kenya. Tsunami relief in Sri Lanka. Genocide in Sudan. Five high school students from the U.S. led projects around a single goal--fighting global poverty--and have been honored by NetAid. Read their stories.