Posted on 01 December 2011 by admin

Reclamando el derecho a la salud en el 4 Foro de Alto Nivel sobre Eficacia de la Ayuda al Desarrollo, en Busan, Corea del Sur. Crédito: Miriam Gathigah/IPS
Por Miriam Gathigah
BUSAN, Corea del Sur, 1 dic (IPS) El DÃa Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida se conmemora este jueves 1 buscando lograr “cero nuevas infecciones por el VIH, cero discriminación y cero muertes relacionadasâ€. En Ãfrica también se necesitarÃa cero tolerancia a la corrupción en el manejo de los fondos de ayuda a su combate. Continue Reading
Posted on 01 December 2011 by admin
By Suvendrini Kakuchi
BUSAN, South Korea, Dec 1, 2011 (IPS) – Inclusiveness was the winner as donors, recipient governments, emerging economies, multilateral lenders and civil society representatives hammered out a consensual document at the close of a major meeting in this South Korean city to boost development aid effectiveness.
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Posted on 01 December 2011 by admin
By Miriam Gathigah

Demanding Right to Health at Busan. Credit: Miriam Gathigah
BUSAN, Dec 01, 2011 (IPS) – As the curtain comes down on the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in this South Korean city, thursday, billions of people  will be marking yet another World AIDS Day –  this one themed ‘Getting to Zero,’ for zero AIDS-related deaths, zero new infections and zero stigma and discrimination.
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Posted on 30 November 2011 by admin

Ãfrica podrÃa lograr los Objetivos de Desarrollo de las Naciones Unidas para el Milenio mejorando la eficacia de la ayuda. Crédito Miriam Gathigah/IPS.
Por Miriam Gathigah
BUSAN, Corea del Sur, 30 nov (IPS) Los delegados africanos al 4 Foro de Alto Nivel sobre Eficacia de la Ayuda al Desarrollo volverán a casa, este jueves, con muchas historias inspiradoras para intentar que sus respectivos paÃses logren economÃas de medianos ingresos.
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Posted on 30 November 2011 by admin
By Miriam Gathigah
BUSAN, South Korea, Nov 30, 2011 (IPS) – There are many inspiring stories that delegates from Africa attending the ongoing Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness can take home to provide insights to their respective countries on making the transformation to middle-income economies.
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Posted on 30 November 2011 by admin
By Miriam Gathigah

Hillary Clinton at Busan Credit:Miriam Gathigah/IPS
BUSAN, South Korea, Nov 30, 2011 (IPS) – Women toil in the fields for most of their lives producing food and strengthening the largely agricultural economy of African countries, but when their fathers, husbands or older sons die, they are no longer welcome on land they may have tended for years.
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Posted on 29 November 2011 by admin

Escolares de Ruanda. Crédito: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS
Por Suvendrini Kakuchi
BUSAN, Corea del Sur, 29 nov (IPS) – Delegados de gobiernos y expertos de la sociedad civil, reunidos en esta sureña ciudad surcoreana, destacaron la importancia de la participación inclusiva y de la responsabilidad compartida para la ayuda al desarrollo, según el compromiso asumido en 2005 en ParÃs.
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Posted on 29 November 2011 by admin
Por Miriam Gathigah
BUSAN, Corea del Sur, 29 nov (IPS) Aunque hubo considerables avances hacia la reducción de la mortalidad materna e infantil en el mundo, millones de mujeres, niños y niñas en Ãfrica todavÃa necesitan mejores servicios de salud, alimentos y saneamiento.
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Posted on 29 November 2011 by admin
By Milagros Salazar *
LIMA, Nov 29, 2011 (IPS) – Three countries in South America’s Andean region, Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, have a great deal to teach and share with those meeting in Busan, South Korean this week to discuss, among other things, how to make sure that development aid incorporates a gender focus in order to be effective. Continue Reading
Posted on 29 November 2011 by admin
By Suvendrini Kakuchi
BUSAN, South Korea, Nov 29 , 2011 (IPS) – Key actors meeting in Busan on Tuesday, the first day of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF4), lay emphasis on inclusive ownership, mutual accountability and the platform of the groundbreaking 2005 Paris Declaration.
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