Full coverage: Development

02.08.2006 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is moving to give poor nations greater say and representation on its board of directors and to refocus its work to help prevent financial crises in those nations

01.08.2006 Founder of the Delhi based Parivartan citizenÂ’s movement, kejriwal will receive the award on August 31 in Manila, along with Sanduk Ruit (Nepal), Ek Sonn Chan (Cambodia) Park Won Soon (South Korea) and Eugenia Duran Apostol and Antonio Meloto (both Philippines)

01.08.2006 Afrikan köyhyydestä voidaan tehdä historiaa, jos maanosan luonnonvaroja hyödynnetään tehokkaasti, oikeudenmukaisesti ja kestävästi, todetaan UNEPin tuoreessa raportissa. "Tämä raportti haastaa myytin köyhästä Afrikasta", totesi UNEPin toiminnanjohtaja.

01.08.2006

DFID

On Thursday 13 July DFID launched its new White Paper on International Development, 'eliminating world poverty: making governance work for the poor'. It sets out what the UK Government will do to reduce world poverty over the next five years. The White Paper sets out DFIDÂ’s priorities and explains how we will work with the rest of UK Government, partner governments, international organisations,
non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academics and the
private sector to fulfil the promises made in 2005 to significantly reduce world poverty.