Full Coverage: Aid

28.05.2004 A UN official has said Afghanistan needs international security assistance to survive as it still faces factionalism and terrorism.

14.05.2004 This publication by the Africa Centre for Biosafety, Earthlife Africa, Environmental Rights Action - Friends of the Earth Nigeria, Grain and SafeAge makes the case that non-GM food aid is both possible and desirable. It argues moreover that non-GM alternatives exist at national, regional and international levels, and that donors should make these available to Sudan and Angola. Concluding that every country has the sovereign right to choose either to accept or reject GM food aid from donors, and highlighting the failure of the World Food Programme (WFP) to learn from previous experiences, the report denounces the 'No Choice' scenario presented to the two countries by the WFP and USAID.

12.05.2004 Multilateral donors have warned Bangladesh they may slash aid or withdraw it from the impoverished nation if it fails to fulfill commitments to control crime and corruption and promote good governance.

07.05.2004 More than 60 groups representing farmer, consumer, environmental and development organisations from 15 African countries have sent an open letter of protest to the World Food Programme (WFP). These groups are protesting against the pressure exerted by the WFP and USAID on Sudan and Angola over their respective decisions to impose restrictions on GM food aid. The groups are demanding that the WFP and USAID immediately desist from misleading the governments of Angola and Sudan with a scenario of 'No Choice', and forcing them to accept GM food aid.

03.05.2004 The inequalities of world trade mean that poor Africans face a stark choice: hunger or genetically-modified food. Patrick Mulvany of Intermediate Technology Development Group argues that food aid policies can be driven by the commercial interests of rich nations rather than the needs of the most vulnerable people.