Full Coverage: Development

30.09.2004 Citizens and authorities of Rio Hondo, in eastern Guatemala, met on a sweltering August day to form an association to defend their water amidst a planned hydroelectric project on Colorado River, which flows down from the lush Sierra de las Minas Biosphere behind the town.

30.09.2004 The World Development Report 2005 released by the World Bank this week, stresses that enhanced investment is crucial for decreasing poverty levels, adding that erratic government policies, corruption and crime continue to block growth in the developing world.

30.09.2004 Rag pickers and deserted children in New Delhi, the capital city of India, will now enjoy basic lessons and health care facilities to be provided by the local municipal body.

30.09.2004 Easing policy risks, costs and barriers to competition keys to faster growth, less poverty, concludes recently released World Development Report 2005 by the World Bank.

28.09.2004 Malaysia and India are working on establishing an ASEAN-India Free Trade Area (FTA), covering trade in goods, services and investment. This would broaden opportunities for Indian companies to export their products and services to the regional and global markets.

28.09.2004 The Netherlands-based IRC is running an E-conference called 'KM: Worth the Effort?’ to stir up a debate on knowledge management. The conference discussess the potential benefits of knowledge management for development at the personal, organisational and network level.

28.09.2004 Le Bilan fait lors de la célébration de la troisième édition de la journée internationale contre le travail des enfants révèle en effet que le fléau résiste aux actions menées pour le combattre. Aussi bien au Bénin que dans le monde tout entier, l’enfant continue d’être soumis aux travaux des adultes hypothéquant ainsi son avenir, celui de son pays et de toute l’espèce humaine.

27.09.2004 A América Latina vive um momento ideal para fazer frente à exploração que vem sofrendo por parte dos países ricos. Disse o líder cubano Fidel Castro por ocasião de um conferência mista Cuba-Venezuela, este fim de semana em Havana. Fidel Castro convocou os povos latino-americanos a se unirem em prol de reformas sociais semelhantes às que vem sendo promovidas na Venezuela.

27.09.2004 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed a pact with the City and Guilds Institute for a skill upgradation programme to provide vocational training to rural youth in various sectors like horticulture, handicraft and handlooms.

27.09.2004 A study prepared for the Bretton Woods Project has found that the Development Gateway, an internet portal on development issues initiated by the World Bank, presents a biased picture of development debates, lacks independence and is inefficient when compared with other similar initiatives.

24.09.2004 The World Bank has approved a US$400 million package for the development of rural roads in India to provide increased access to markets and social services by the rural population.

23.09.2004 The south India-based Association of People with Disability, seeks donations to help disabled children with mid-day meals, uniforms, books, transport, special coaching and regular medical checkups.

23.09.2004 Pakistan and Jordan have come together to take up projects on engineering, advanced materials, biotechnology and information and communication technologies (ICTs).

21.09.2004 Bangladesh-based non governmental organisation, BRAC is offering professional educational and training opportunities for the leaders, managers and staff of NGOs and other civil society organizations around the world.

21.09.2004 The successful launch of India's EDUSAT - the world's first exclusive satellite for programmes in education - will usher in an education revolution for people in remote corners in the country.

21.09.2004 A businessman in Afghanistan has started the first independent radio station that broadcasts for 16 hours a day.

21.09.2004 OTTAWA — Au Forum urbain mondial tenu à Barcelone, en Espagne, l’Université McGill et le Centre de recherches pour le développement international (CRDI), deux établissements canadiens, ont annoncé aujourd’hui le lancement d’un nouveau projet de recherche d’envergure mondiale qui pourrait avoir une influence considérable sur la façon dont les urbanistes, les architectes et les édiles municipaux envisageront les villes de l’avenir.

20.09.2004 Plans by the World Bank to relax its environmental and social requirements when lending money to the private sector must be halted, Friends of the Earth and War on Want demanded today. 120 environment, development and indigenous groups have also written to the World Bank opposing the proposed changes, the details of which were unveiled on Friday. The groups are also unhappy about the consultation process and are threatening to boycott it unless it is changed.

20.09.2004 The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says that gender bias together with lack of funds and gaps between poor and rich may undermine global progress made since the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994.

20.09.2004 Two activists chronicle oral testimonies of textile mill workers from a central Mumbai textile area and highlight their battle against displacement and dispossession. The authors provide the reader with an account of the political, economic, social and cultural history of the area in the backdrop of globalisation.