ENVIRONMENT: Listen to the Earth, Say Indigenous Peoples
By Valentina Martínez Valdés*
MÉRIDA, Mexico - The idea of wilderness is "an interesting concept; it is a Western concept. Our people have always lived and interacted in the environment," said Illion Merculieff, an environmental activist from the Aleut community in the north-western U.S. state of Alaska.
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Q&A: Impact of Crisis in Latin America Less Severe than in the Past
By Darío Montero interviews MARTÍN HOPENHAYN, ECLAC's social development director
GUATEMALA CITY - Thanks to effective social policies and measures that have strengthened the economy, most of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have managed to weather the impact of the global recession, although poverty has risen slightly for the first time since 2002.
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AFGHANISTAN: Black & Veatch's White Elephant in Kabul
By Pratap Chatterjee*
KABUL - In a secluded valley a few miles from Kabul's international airport, Caterpillar turbines custom-built in Germany and giant transformers flown in from Mexico hum away at a brand-new power plant.
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HEALTH: Strategy to Cut Vaccine Price Paying Off
By Eli Clifton
WASHINGTON - The price of a major combination vaccine called the 'pentavalent' has fallen considerably over the past year, bringing the cost per dose below three dollars - a decrease of almost 50 cents, according to data released Wednesday by an alliance of public and private partners who have worked to bring down vaccine prices in the developing world.
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CORRUPTION-SIERRA LEONE: Song Sparks Governance Debate
By Mohamed Fofanah
FREETOWN - Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone’s most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.
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DEVELOPMENT: Climate Change Likely to Increase African Hunger Woes
By Julio Godoy
BERLIN - Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say.
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DEVELOPMENT: UNFPA Puts Human Face on Climate Blowback
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - A new U.N. report on the hazards of climate change brings a fresh human perspective to an ongoing wide-ranging debate that has focused primarily on energy efficiency and industrial carbon emissions.
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DEVELOPMENT: To Grab, Or To Invest
Analysis by Paul Virgo
ROME - The World Food Security Summit in Rome this week opened up a dispute between what may be investment in farmland to some, but is seen as land grab by others.
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SOUTH ASIA: The Ties that Bind: Artists, Writers Forge Peace
By Irfan Ahmed
CHANDIGARH, India - Imagine writers, scholars and folk performers from eight South Asian countries coming together to share their common heritage and culture while promoting peace and harmony at the same time.
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DEVELOPMENT: Hunger Summit’s Failure Exposes Grim Reality
By Paul Virgo
ROME - There are two main ways the flop of this week’s United Nations World Food Security Summit in Rome - which has been snubbed by the world’s top leaders, has failed to deliver binding aid commitments, or to set a target date for the eradication of hunger - is being read.
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