G8 to poor countries: It’s not you, it’s me
Leaders of the world’s richest countries fail to renew vows on global food security.
from Oxfam on May 21, 2012.
'Journalists failed to tell the story of war crimes in Sri Lanka'
Journalists failed to get close to the truth about the numbers killed in the Sri Lankan civil war, says the former BBC correspondent in the country.
from Journalism.co.uk on May 18, 2012.
Japanese aid, democracy and human rights
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is clearly an organisation with a positive PR agenda. The lunch laid out after the briefing with their Vice President, Mr Kiyoshi Kodera, told you that alone. ....
from African Arguments on May 18, 2012.
Investing in nutrition security is key to sustainable development
The condition known as stunting – the irreversible result of chronic nutritional deprivation during the most critical phase of child development – may be among the least understood and least prioritized development issues today.
from UNICEF on May 17, 2012.
Stalemate in Sudan
Nneither North nor South Sudan has the slightest consideration for the well-being of the population. There is little use for analyses when the men in charge are so determined to wear each other out at any cost, says Nanne op’t Ende.
from African Arguments on May 16, 2012.
Why the right really hates Obama
- and why ‘that hopey changey stuff’ is the only true antidote to Tea Party cynicism.
from In These Times on May 14, 2012.
Labour trafficking: modern-day slave trade
Migrant workers are the slaves of the modern world, says Walden Bello.
from FPIF on May 14, 2012.
'OK, but a long way to go' verdict on UN guidelines
It's a beginning - but there's a long way to go, say civil society organisations’ in response to the Guidelines on Land, Fisheries and Forests delivered by the UN Committee on World Food Security
from Oxfam on May 11, 2012.
