Budget will deal with urban poverty
Chennai, Jan 30 : Calling for a paradigm shift towardes poverty reduction, Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah today said the state government will come out with a comprehensive programme in its forthcoming Budget to deal with the high incidence of urbanmore
Brides-to-be, their hands decorated with henna, at a mass wedding ceremony in Karachi, January 29, 2012. Fifty couples from the rural coast wed at the NGO-funded ceremony. ? Reuters pic
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NGO highlights lacking regulation for video surveillance
Prague, Jan 28 (CTK) - The use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) in public areas is not regulated by any comprehensive legislation in the Czech Republic, the NGO Iuridicum Remedium said Saturday. In Prague alone, along with roughly 1800 official CCTVmore
In Haiti, this NGO keeps it local
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Access to Medicines Eisai Business in Emerging and Developing Countries for Better Access to Medicines
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China Power International Development Limited (2380) - Alternative Energy - Deals and Alliances Profile
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Call for inquiry into disbursal of poverty fund
Some recipients of cash not ?extremely poor' Manila: A House member is seeking a congressional probe into alleged irregularities in the Philippine government's multi-billion cash hand-out to the poor. Teddy Casino of the left-wing Bayan Muna (Nationmore
Negative pressure on steel prices in developing nations
The MEPS BRIC Countries' average transaction prices decreased in January for all eight carbon steel product forms researched. The downward movement varied between 1.4 percent for medium sections and 3.8 percent for hot rolled coil. Brazilian steelmakersmore
'Third World Countries Have Better Trains ...'
FAIRFIELD : "I'd like to add 'leaking trains' to the list. I'm currently on one that is pouring water through the roof. Where ARE the new trains? Third world countries have better trains ? and I get to pay $325/mo for this!" This is one reader'smore
'Third World Countries Have Better Trains ...'
FAIRFIELD : "I'd like to add 'leaking trains' to the list. I'm currently on one that is pouring water through the roof. Where ARE the new trains? Third world countries have better trains ? and I get to pay $325/mo for this!" This is one reader'smore
U.S. Embassy in Cairo shelters NGO workers
CAIRO ? The American embassy in Cairo on Sunday took the highly unusual step of sheltering U.S. citizens employed by nongovernmental organizations amid fears that they could be detained as part of a crackdown on pro-democracy groups, according to U.S.more
'Third World Countries Have Better Trains ...'
FAIRFIELD : "I'd like to add 'leaking trains' to the list. I'm currently on one that is pouring water through the roof. Where ARE the new trains? Third world countries have better trains ? and I get to pay $325/mo for this!" This is one reader'smore
'Third World Countries Have Better Trains ...'
FAIRFIELD : "I'd like to add 'leaking trains' to the list. I'm currently on one that is pouring water through the roof. Where ARE the new trains? Third world countries have better trains ? and I get to pay $325/mo for this!" This is one reader'smore
World Citizens Urge NGO Participation in Arab League Mission
By Rene Wadlow* The League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria is in an administratively critical time with the Observer Mission members from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council States of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arabmore
World Citizens Urge NGO Participation in Arab League Mission
The League of Arab States Observer Mission to Syria is in an administratively critical time with the Observer Mission members from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council States of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates leavingmore
Davos: ?Human Rights-Proofing? Globalization
GENEVA ? The UN expert on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter, on Thursday urged ministers gathering in Davos this week for the World Economic Forum to acknowledge the relationship between globalization and human rights, saying that ?globalizationmore
Christians have challenges of Poverty, illiteracy and unemployment in Pakistan
(PCP) Mr. Riaz Anjum Advocate, Chairman of Pakistan Christian Movement said that there is no doubt that poverty, illiteracy; unemployment and lack of quality education are challenges for Pakistani Christians but our politicians have failed to addressmore
'Third World Countries Have Better Trains ...'
FAIRFIELD : "I'd like to add 'leaking trains' to the list. I'm currently on one that is pouring water through the roof. Where ARE the new trains? Third world countries have better trains ? and I get to pay $325/mo for this!" This is one reader'smore
'Third World Countries Have Better Trains ...'
FAIRFIELD : "I'd like to add 'leaking trains' to the list. I'm currently on one that is pouring water through the roof. Where ARE the new trains? Third world countries have better trains ? and I get to pay $325/mo for this!" This is one reader'smore
Globalization and its Disconnects
Tom Friedman raises a provocative question in his column in The New York Times on Sunday, asking whether the politicians who talk so much about private sector jobs really understand the big drivers of globalization, manufacturing and how jobs are createdmore
Thomson wins third world title
Source: BBC Sport England's captain and most-capped bowler , who last won in 1995, collected a giant glass trophy and 40,000 - the biggest prize in the sport. Thomson, the world number 10, dedicated the win to his father, adding: "I can't believe I ammore
Thomson wins third world title
Source: BBC Sport England's captain and most-capped bowler , who last won in 1995, collected a giant glass trophy and 40,000 - the biggest prize in the sport. Thomson, the world number 10, dedicated the win to his father, adding: "I can't believe I ammore
NGO pushes for strong reforms to EU deep-sea fishing rules
Untouched deep-sea coral /a barren seascape in the aftermath of a bottom trawler. (Photo: NOAA/FIS) The Pew Environment Group has encouraged the European Commission (EC) to implement significant reforms to European Union (EU) deep-sea fishingmore
abstract: Quality of laparoscopic radical hysterectomy in developing countries: A comparison of surgical and oncologic outcomes between a comprehensive cancer center in the United States and a cancer center in Colombia.
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Commentary -- By Olivier De Schutter: Taking back globalization
DAVOS -- The World Economic Forum?s annual gathering is normally little more than a toast to the benefits of increasing global GDP, trade, and investment. But this year?s meeting comes at a time when economic expansion can no longer be taken formore
Carbon storage in tropical vegetation: New map to help developing nations track deforestation, report on emissions
A study published in Nature Climate Change today finds that tropical vegetation contains 21 percent more carbon than previous studies had suggested. Using a combination of remote sensing and field data, scientists from Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC),more
We Can Now See the True Cost of Globalization
The worldwide public realizes there is something deeply wrong with today's world economic system When Karl Marx called for the workers of the world to unite, it seems unlikely he had in mind an iPhone boycott. But suggestions for just such a campaign inmore
NGO 'crisis' distracts from Egypt polls
The second part of the election process to fill Egypt's first post-uprising parliament begins on Sunday, but voter apathy and an escalating crackdown on US-funded civil society groups mean few may be paying attention. Voting for the Shura Council, themore