Posted on 01 December 2011 by admin
Miriam Gathigah interviews Jean-Louis Sarbib, chief of  Development Gateway, which works to develop solutions that empower.

Jean-Louis Sarbib. Credit: Miriam Gathigah
BUSAN, Dec 1, 2011 (IPS) – Representatives of nations and organisations committed to development wrapped up on Thursday the Fourth High Level Forum (HLF 4) on Aid Effectiveness with an ambitious plan to eradicate global poverty.
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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 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 28 November 2011 by admin

Richard Ssewakiryanga, experto en ayuda internacional. Crédito: Miriam Gathigah/IPS
Por Miriam Gathigah
BUSAN, Corea del Sur, 28 nov (IPS) Cuando el Grupo de los Ocho (G-8) paÃses más industrializados decidió priorizar el acceso a Internet en la ayuda al desarrollo, muchos lÃderes del Sur pobre se opusieron por entender que antes se debÃa atender con mayor eficacia la lucha contra la indigencia y epidemias mortales.
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