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August 15, 2005
- An article from the Christian Science Monitor called “How can the West help Africa? A global Q&A” offers insightful views about African and Western perceptions.
- Wonder what it’s like to live on $1/day? Check out this article from the Christian Science Monitor.
- In a March 2005 article in Time Magazine, Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the U.N. Millennium Project, offers solutions for bringing 1 billion people out of poverty.
- An op-ed from the Center for Global Development published in the Financial Times looks at how countries can break free from the cycle of debt.
- For a good summary of the history of poverty, including the links between colonialism and poverty, see an entry from Encarta’s Encyclopedia.
Daily Headlines
- 07/23/2008: Mountain Residents Discover an Antidote to Coal
- 07/23/2008: Focus U.S. Aid Efforts on Women, Say Experts
- 07/23/2008: Fair Trade Deal 'Crucial for Poor' at WTO Talks
- 07/23/2008: Peru University Massacre Victims Finally Reburied
- 07/22/2008: Roadblocks Crippling West Bank Economy
- 07/22/2008: Finally a Leader for U.S. Environmentalists
- 07/22/2008: Diaspora Doctors to Assist Somali Health System
- 07/22/2008: Displaced Kenyans Forced Out of Camps
- 07/22/2008: Former President Arrested for Bosnian Genocide
- 07/22/2008: Korean Police Used 'Excessive Force' on Protestors
