Poverty

 UNITED NATIONS

A United Nations Food and Agriculture Orga

Publication Date: 
30/01/2002
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Fisheries, Aquaculture, Trade, Poverty, UN, FAO, Global
Health

 Flourishing unaided

The AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating with five million new cases reported in 2001

Publication Date: 
30/12/2001
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Health, Medical Research, AIDS, Africa, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Asia, China, Europe, Global
Poverty

  With its mouth wide open...

...the West eats into the world's resources, leaving the developing nations and its poorest struggling against

Publication Date: 
Friday, December 14, 2001
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Malnutrition, Poverty, Global, Developing Countries
Economy

 Can green mean free?

Developing countries also fear the huge costs associated with greener technologies, which will be unbearable by their domestic industries. It could make their goods uncompetitive in western markets.

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14/12/2001
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Economy

 Public health over profits

However, the Doha declaration does not take a decision on whether countries with insufficient or no manufacturing capacities in the pharmaceutical sector will be allowed to import generic drugs to

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14/12/2001
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Economy

 Fair farming

The European Union buckles under the pressure of the developing countries to reduce agricultural subsidies

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14/12/2001
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Environment

 Inextricably linked

A United Nations report highlights the connection between environment and health

Publication Date: 
14/12/2001
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Environment, Health Effects, Trade, Malaria, Coal, Emissions Trading, Sanitation, Cholera, Infectious Diseases, AIDS, Environmental Health, Chile, Global, Toxic Wastes
Biodiversity

 Germs of terror

As terrorists arm themselves with biological weapons, India wakes up to find how ill equipped it is to face this deadly reality

Publication Date: 
14/10/2001
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Health Effects, Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Biological Weapons, Libya, Iraq, Syria, Russia, India, West Bengal, Global
India

 FOLLOW UP

The world's first solar-powered aircraft, Helios, has made a world altitude record. It reached 24.7 km, five hours and 16 minutes after its launch from the us navy's Pacific Missile Range

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Pollution, Solar Energy, Air Transport, Technology, Space Technology, Global, NASA
Energy

 A voice for renewables

a global network of non-governmental organisations ( ngo s), business associations and scientific institutions has launched the World Council for Renewable Energies ( wcre ), to

Publication Date: 
30/07/2001
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Nuclear Power, Renewable Energy, Energy, Fossil Fuels, NGO, Global

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