Full coverage: Development

30.08.2004 Despite local protests to keep public services like schools and hospitals out of the hands of private companies, most developing countries remain powerless to resist. Find out more about War on Want's campaign.

30.08.2004 Lapsen näkökulmasta köyhässä eteläafrikkalaiskaupungissa asuu onnellisia ihmisiä, joista moni kuitenkin tarvitsisi uuden kodin. Iloa lasten elämään tuo muun muassa urheilu, kertoo Kumppani-lehden tuore numero. Lapsuus-teemanumerossa muistutetaan myös, että vieläkin aivan liian moni lapsi joutuu raskaisiin töihin sen sijaan että pääsisi kouluun.

28.08.2004 La cultura de la calle que surge de la segregación residencial ahora predominante en las ciudades latinoamericanas se ha convertido en otra desventaja para quienes viven en la pobreza más dura. Un estudio sobre las culturas juveniles dominantes en Lanús y Florencio Varela, dos barrios de alta concentración de pobreza en el Gran Buenos Aires, revela cómo "la pobreza del espacio público los hace aún más pobres".

28.08.2004 Esta Análise tem quatro grandes focos. O primeiro traz um questionamento sobre o rumo do governo Lula, agora que o Brasil reencontrou o caminho do crescimento econômico. Outro foco é o da participação social na construção de um Brasil democrático, com destaques para a comunicação social e para a elaboração de um projeto nacional. Na atualidade internacional, chamamos a atenção para o plebiscito na Venezuela e a crise humanitária do Sudão. Concluímos esta Análise com a apresentação de projetos em tramitação no Congresso.

27.08.2004 Suurten kehitysmaiden kuten Kiinan, Intian ja Brasilian tapahtumat vaikuttavat entistä enemmän teollistuneeseen maailmaan. Kehitysmaiden ja teollisuusmaiden sijaan voitaisiin puhua korkea-, keski- ja matalatuloisista sekä taloudellisesti romahtaneista maista.

26.08.2004 The Millenium Development Goals(MDGs) Campaign is one of the key strategic tools of the United Nations for achieving the MDGs. The website for the MDG Campaign is a vital component for outreach and awareness of the campaigns goals, indicators and achievements.

25.08.2004 The banning of a private television channel in the northeast Indian state of Manipur combined with the federal government's accusation Tuesday that at least five nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the region have links with militants has triggered a controversy in this already volatile region.

25.08.2004 Universalisation of elementary education and eradication of adult illiteracy form the two-pronged strategy for improving literacy rate in India.

23.08.2004 Child rights activists have asked the Indian government to give details of the funds to be generated by the proposed education cess in meeting the goal of education for all.

20.08.2004 A divers points de vue, Haïti ressemble à un morceau de l'Afrique sub-saharienne emporté par la mer non loin des rives du continent américain. Désertification accélérée, misère infra-humaine, corruption généralisée, crimes, inégalités criantes etc. sont quelques-uns des traits de ressemblance qui sautent aux yeux.

20.08.2004 As the developing world confronts floods, drought and other crisis, a group of leading NGOs called on humanitarian groups to prepare themselves for future disasters.

20.08.2004 With the implementation of the Rs. 100-crore plan for computerisation of schools, New Delhi will become the first state in the country to impart computer education in all government and aided schools across the capital.

19.08.2004 O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva propôs, em discurso de abertura da Semana Nacional pela Cidadania e Solidariedade, a criação de um prêmio nacional para prestigiar as políticas públicas que mais contribuam para o país atingir os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio.

19.08.2004 Dr Rajendra K Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and director general of The Energy and Resources Institute, speaks to Rahul Kumar of OneWorld South Asia about MDGs and the need to accord priority to environment.

19.08.2004 A draft World Bank report, due September, says the root to development in Africa, Asia and Latin America lies in formalizing property ownership through distribution of land titles, but experts warn the move could prove disastrous as it would jeopardize the future of small local businesses in favor of multinational corporations (MNCs).

19.08.2004 Responding to a legal directive, the west Indian state of Maharashtra has prepared an action plan to tackle infant deaths through nutrition and healthcare schemes in the state’s impoverished tribal areas.

18.08.2004 Latest World Bank thinking on the link between property rights and poverty reduction risks undermining small local businesses in developing countries in favour of large multinationals. id21 Guest Editor Geoffrey Payne asks why the Bank is seemingly so insistent on ignoring the mounting evidence against titling programmes.

18.08.2004 About 290 former child soldiers, who were demobilized under a UNICEF-supported programme, are hopeful that the education and skills training they are receiving will transform their lives.

18.08.2004 About 290 former child soldiers, who were demobilized under a UNICEF-supported programme, are hopeful that the education and skills training they are receiving will transform their lives.

18.08.2004 Tens of thousands of handloom silk weavers in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh became jobless because of decreased exports and competition from cheap Chinese silk.