IPS Inter Press Service - Global Affairs

Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

ECONOMY: Industrialised Nations’ Slowdown Could Spill Over to Poor Countries

Sep 4, 2008

GENEVA, Sep 4 (IPS) - A new United Nations report on the outlook for the global economy over the next few months indicates that the robust growth seen in developing countries could be checked by the slowdown in the …
POLITICS-US: The Return of the Return of History

Sep 3, 2008

WASHINGTON, Sep 3 (IPS) - In the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia last month, many commentators have been quick to proclaim that the war signals "the return of history". But attentive observers could be forgiven …
DEVELOPMENT: Coming Together To Aid the Poor

Sep 2, 2008

ACCRA, Sep 2 (IPS) - In what is turning out to be hard-fought negotiations between rich and poor nations, more than 1,000 government and civil society delegates gathered in the Ghanaian capital yesterday to agree the …
DEVELOPMENT: Accra Agenda for Action - A Step Backwards?

Sep 2, 2008

ACCRA, Sep 1 (IPS) - Ahead of the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF3), opening in Accra on September 2nd, representatives of civil society at a parallel forum have raised concerns that the HLF could …
DEVELOPMENT: South Africa Beats Deadline on Water, Sanitation

Aug 20, 2008

STOCKHOLM, Aug 20 (IPS) - South Africa and Madagascar, two African nations participating in the Stockholm International Water Conference currently underway in the Swedish capital, provide a contrasting picture of where …