http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1945 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/86012 "We must end the use of the Export Credit Guarantee Department to promote 'dirty' fossil fuel power stations around the world, and instead make it a champion of green technology." The Shadow International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell unveils a six-point manifesto. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164028/1/1945 As Primark’s new London store opened today, anti-poverty campaigners hung out the retailer’s “dirty washing” in public with a clothes line that cited workers making its clothes for as little as 7p an hour. . http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/164018/1/1945 When Primark’s new London store opens on Thursday, anti-poverty campaigners will hang out the retailer's “dirty washing” in public with a claim that workers make the company's clothes for as little as 7p an hour. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85856 In what appears to be a victory for campaigners, the European Commission has conceded that its notorious EPA trade agreements should not be imposed on developing countries. IPS News http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85777 A reminder that most foreign aid is disbursed in western currencies and reaches beneficiaries only through the mechanics of conversion into local currency. Owen Abroad http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85774 Visual depiction of Africa's exclusion from the global economy in maps of trade patterns and internet connectivity. Aid Watch http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85636 Plans are afoot to extract greater value from the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which grants concessions to African countries for US trade. IRIN News http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/163323/1/1945 Can the International Maritime Organization be taken seriously by climate change negotiators when its ships choose to sail from Europe around the Cape of Good Hope rather than through the Suez Canal? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85167 The US has flipped the switch on its new declaration system for plant product imports, a groundbreaking initiative established to collect information on what wood products are coming into the country and from where they are harvested. + Honey project 'symbolises commitment to sustainable use of forest resources' http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84668 Despite driving poor communities off their land and patently failing to deliver carbon emissions reductions, lobbyists for big industries and institutions such as the World Bank were active in Poznan climate negotiations pushing for further deregulation and expansion of the market-based Clean Development Mechanism. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160347/1/1945 UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160207/1/1945 WASHINGTON, Apr 28 (OneWorld) - Far away and close to home the growing world food crisis is taking a toll. While Americans are increasingly shocked at their rising grocery bills, hunger threatens lives and stability in several developing countries. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83522 Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159936/1/1945 NEW YORK, Apr 19 (OneWorld) - The current food crisis causing hunger and starvation for millions of people across the world is not going to end as long as those who dominate the international grain markets remain unwilling to change their behavior, according to experts specializing in international trade and environmental economics. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159740/1/1945 SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 14 (OneWorld) - Long-time critics of corporate-friendly free trade agreements are applauding House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for effectively putting the brakes on a deal with the South American nation of Colombia.