A campaign to end global hunger launched in over 40 countries last week by the international aid agency, Oxfam, may signal new levels of ambition for movements pursuing social and environmental reform.
They don’t want to talk about sex
The new head of the UN Population Fund, Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, hinted at tensions between conservative interests and the need for universal family planning during his London visit last week.
Speak on population at your peril
A London conference on population issues draws an awkward comparison with climate change.
Population experts demand funding for international family planning
A high-level population conference has appealed to international donors to step up financial support for family planning and reproductive health services in developing countries.
Economics rocks
Is a Festival of Economics an oxymoron or is the annual event held in Trento something special?
Rio+20 rocked by CSD19 flop
Expectations of Rio+20, technically known as CSD20, tend to forget that CSD19 comes first. It wasn’t a success.
No place to hide for G8 leaders on foreign aid
International pressure to honor pledges of foreign aid contends with domestic imperatives to slash public spending. This is just one of the dilemmas facing leaders of the world’s most powerful economies at their summit starting on Thursday in the French town of Deauville.
IMF owes no favours to Europe
There’s a breathtaking arrogance in demands by European leaders to choose the next IMF head on grounds that the euro crisis dominates the IMF agenda.
Trento examines the borders of economic freedom
The 6th annual Festival of Economics opens next week in the Italian city of Trento. “The Borders of Economic Freedom” will be debated by a wide range of distinguished speakers, including Amartya Sen, Vaclav Havel, Dani Rodrik and William Easterly.
German diplomat probes the African question
Do African countries really have the desire or the capacity to copy western countries or the Asian tigers? A German diplomat considers the question.