United Nations

UN Takes Swing at Crooks Who Steal Aid for the Poor

New York Times | March 19, 2002 | by Tim Weiner Corruption among governments, politicians and businessmen endangers the world's efforts to ease poverty, according to leaders of a United Nations conference on aid and economic development that opened here today.

Trade and Aid in a Changed World

The New York Times | By By Kofi A. Annan | March 19, 2002

Drought Ravages Guatemala""s Children

The Washington Post | By Kevin Sullivan | March 19, 2002 Central America's worst drought in more than a decade has caused the deaths of more than 125 children in Guatemala, the hardest-hit country in a region in which thousands of lives are threatened by failing crops and spreading hunger, according to government officials and aid workers.

At Risk: 56 Million Children

Toronto Star | By Rieky Stuart and Bernard Weil | March 15, 2002 More than 10 million children below the age of 5 died last year of preventable causes. If the world were on track to achieve the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, adopted in 2000, two million of them would be alive today.

Does the U.S. Give Enough

Business Week | By Pete Engardio | March 18, 2002 In late March, President Bush and the leaders of Russia, Brazil, France, and dozens of other nations will convene at a Mexican ranch to discuss one of the world's most wrenching problems. Terrorism? Narcotics? No, the subject is global poverty.

Trade Gains Are What The Poor Need

The International Herald Tribune | By Mike Moore | March 14, 2002 In a precarious world, development is a key security issue. The UN Conference on Financing for Development, to be held in Monterrey, Mexico next week, is the most important opportunity for addressing global inequities in years.

Interview With George Soros: The Man Who Broke the Bank

The Independent (London) | By Rose George | March 14, 2002

Near Eastern Officials Endorse International Anti-Hunger Alliance

Asia Pulse | March 14, 2002 Ministers of agriculture and delegates from 24 Near Eastern countries have endorsed the establishment of an "International Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty" proposed by German President Johannes Rau at the UN annual World Food Day observance last October.

Gender Equality a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development

Africa News | March 11, 2002 More than a year has passed since the historic United Nations Millennium Summit, held in September 2000 when nearly 150 world leaders endorsed a clear set of development goals.

World Bank Answers Skeptics on Aid

The Washington Post | By Paul Blustein | March 12, 2002 Seeking to rebut claims by the Bush administration and other critics that foreign aid usually goes to waste, the World Bank plans to issue a report next week asserting that aid has worked particularly well during the past decade, partly because the bank and other donors have learned from their mistakes.