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Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other
Scolding with One Hand and Bribing with the Other By Thalif Deen May 8 2013 (IPS) – When a Southeast Asian country was riddled with corruption in a bygone era, there were rumours that government officials routinely offered receipts every time they accepted a bribe. Last week, Hamid Karzai, the …
ENB Summary of OWG-2 now available
Second Session of the Open Working Group (OWG) of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 17-19 April 2013 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America http://www.iisd.ca/sdgs/owg2/ The second session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) …
Post-2015 Development Agenda Bulletin – Vol. 208 No. 10 – High Level Meeting on Energy and the Post-2015 Development Agenda – Final Summary
Post-2015 Development Agenda Bulletin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Volume 208 Number 10 – Thursday, 11 April 2013 SUMMARY OF THE HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON ENERGY AND THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 9 APRIL …
Can Income Inequality Destabilize the U.S. Economy?
March 29, 2013 The daily online magazine on the global economy, politics, culture and history Can Income Inequality Destabilize the U.S. Economy? Uri Dadush, Kemal Dervis, Sarah P. Milsom and Bennett Stancil | Income inequality is doing a lot more damage than just fraying the political culture. Argentina: …
OECD Green Growth Newsletter March 2013
OECD Green Growth Newsletter March 2013 Issue Eighteen Contents · Green Growth Knowledge Platform · Focus on Green Growth in emerging and developing Asia · Green Growth Papers: Why New Business Models Matter for Green Growth · Integrating green growth in policy work · Recent Events · Recent publications · 2013 …
Today’s Top Stories from GFI: Cyprus to be Audited
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 How Well Do We Know Our Banks? Video: Inside Story – Tax Avoidance: Legality vs. Morality Russia’s Threat from Within: a Comment on Illicit Financial Flows TJN-Africa Director: Yes, Taxation Can Be a Good Thing for Developing Countries Voice of America Investigates Global Corruption, Features Work …
REN21 – Newsletter February 2013
REN21 – Newsletter February 2013 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. February 2013 In This Issue – News from the REN21 Secretariat – News from the REN21 Network – Upcoming Events Add the REN21 Renewables Interactive Map widget to your website to incorporate its renewable energy data search Keep Up …
Winners of 2012 EthicMark® Awards: Announcement at Sustainable Brands Conference in London
London — November 28, 2012 – The winners of the 2012 EthicMark® Awards for advertising that “uplifts the human spirit and society” were announced today at the Sustainable Brands London conference, a gathering of sustainable brand innovators and thought leaders from around the world. TOMS won in the for-profit category …
The Economics of Curbing Speculation In Food, Water and Vital Resources
By Hazel Henderson Recent spikes in prices of rice, soy, wheat and corn have driven many poor people in developing countries into hunger and malnutrition. In 2011, then World Bank president Robert Zoellick estimated that 44 million people fell into poverty in 2010 due to rising food prices, adding, “Food …