Development News
- COTE D'IVOIRE: No political mandate, no development
- INDONESIA: Female genital mutilation persists despite ban
- PAKISTAN: No firewood, no hot food
- EGYPT: Wheat subsidy system under strain
- MALAWI: Food surplus creates political storm//CORRECTION//*
- PAKISTAN: What did you eat today?
- IRAQ: Trauma leaves an indelible mark
- PHILIPPINES: Bracing for La Niña
- DRC: Displacement and discrimination – the lot of the Bambuti Pygmies
- In Brief: Abductions in Darfur
Iraq’s Health System Needs Years of Work
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) Much more time and effort is needed to improve Iraq’s health system and institutions, which have been battered by decades of conflict, underinvestment and neglect, the country’s top health official said on 3 April. “Our health facilities have not seen any development for 35 years. The last health facility built in the Full Text
UN’s much awaited intervention in Darfur
Avnish Kumar Sinha Denial of democratic rights to the various tribal and ethnic groups will cost the Sudanese government dearly. It is unfortunate that major allies like China and Russia, instead of guiding the Sudanese government, should fish in troubled waters FROM ABUJA to Arusha, one thing that has not changed is the attitude Full Text
Haiti’s Public Health System Failing Patients
OneWorld.net Haiti is experiencing an “immediate public health crisis,” said a medical humanitarian group as international donors met to discuss the country’s economic and social development this week. School children in Haiti. At the international donor conference, Haitian Prime Minister Pierre-Louis appealed for funds for education. “It’s unacceptable today that Haiti’s poorest have no access to Full Text
Study on Child Abuse: INDIA 2007
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India shares the report of the National Study on Child Abuse titled “Study on Child Abuse: INDIA 2007″, which was launched by the Hon’ble Minister of State Smt. Renuka Chowdhury. The aim of the study was to develop a dependable and comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of Full Article
Human Trafficking : Modern age slavery
M. Rahul “As unimaginable as it seems, slavery and bondage still persist in the early 21st century. Millions of people around the world still suffer in silence in slave-like situations of forced labor and commercial sexual exploitation from which they cannot free themselves. Trafficking in persons is one of the greatest human rights challenges of our Full Article
Human Rights Watch publishes “Swept Under The Rug”
“Millions of women and girls around the world turn to domestic work as one of the few options available to them in order to provide for themselves and their families. Instead of guaranteeing their ability to work with dignity and freedom from violence, governments have systematically denied them key labor protections extended to other workers. Full Article
Political Empowerment of Women in Rural India
Sanchita Tripathi Women in India have been endowed with several responsibilities concerned to the household and family circle, nonetheless now with the drift in development and political policies, encumber of decision making is also laid on women. Keeping in mind the importance of women as human resource affecting national development, women’s participation in democracy was felt [Read More]
Study on Child Abuse: INDIA 2007
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India shares the report of the National Study on Child Abuse titled “Study on Child Abuse: INDIA 2007″, which was launched by the Hon’ble Minister of State Smt. Renuka Chowdhury. The aim of the study was to develop a dependable and comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon of [Read More]
Natural Farming (1900) vs Chemical Farming (2000) vs Organic Farming (2100)
It was natural farming that our fore fathers used and now Chemicals in the form of Pesticides and fertilizers, but the future?!! Well something called Organic Farming!! Fertilizers and Chemicals strip the soil bare of its energy. One fine day, it becomes impotent. Pretty simple the soil is like an engine which needs fuel to [Read More]