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The World Bank and its ‘new’ Poverty Approach
The World Bank and its ‘new’ Poverty Approach Francine Mestrum* ‘We should strive to eradicate absolute poverty by the end of this century’ said World Bank President Robert McNamara in 1973 at the annual meeting of the Bretton Woods Institutions. As we know, at …
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16 June 2012 Status of Negotiations on 15 June 2012 Posted by UNCTAD . at 10:13 PM Status of Negotiations on 15 June 2012 Friday afternoon almost at the closing of the Third Session of Negotiations in Rio Although negotiators and UN staff keep saying in the corridors this Friday …
Future of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha
“We at Ethical Markets Media fully support UNCTAD and its freedom of information, research into the financial globalization that now causes so much hunger and hardship in the world” Hazel Henderson, Editor Future of UNCTAD in Balance at Doha Analysis by Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Apr 2012 (IPS) – Profound discord …
Un Trade Report: Rise In Natural Resources Prices Appears To Be
UN TRADE REPORT: RISE IN NATURAL RESOURCES PRICES APPEARS TO BE HURTING POOR NATIONS New York, Apr 23 2012 3:05PM A sustained rise in prices for raw natural resources and basic agricultural goods is defying long-standing patterns and appears to be hurting poor nations through rising food and fuel costs …
Measures Adopted At Un Trade Conference To Benefit Organic Farmers In Poor Countries
MEASURES ADOPTED AT UN TRADE CONFERENCE TO BENEFIT ORGANIC FARMERS IN POOR COUNTRIES New York, Feb 17 2012 3:05PM Two agreements that will help farmers in poor countries participate more fully in the organic food sector were signed at a United Nations-backed conference on development and trade, the UN announced …