The Regional Media Forum “Fuelling Hunger in the Middle East: Biofuel Subsidies Drive Food-Price Inflation”, was held in Alexandria, Egypt, on 17-19 April, jointly organized by the Global Subsidies Initiative, the Library of Alexandria, and IPS - Inter Press Service. The purpose of the Middle East Media Forum was to bring journalists and experts together to analyze and discuss the links between subsidies and sustainable development.
With the focus on the rising cost of food, which has led to mass protests in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Read more »
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On the occasion of the upcoming World Social Forum 2008: a Global Day of Action and Mobilisation, thousands of people all over the world will march, speak, celebrate, and dialogue in villages, rural zones, and urban centers, in the context of hundreds of decentralized self-organized actions. They will mobilize over a one-week period in January, culminating in a Global Day of Mobilisation and Action on 26 January to show that another world is possible. 
The annual IPS Support Group Meeting, was held in Venice, Italy, on November 29, 2007. The meeting focused on “The role of communication in the alliance among civilizations”. The event was co-organized with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and counted on the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Province of Venice. 
Continuing our media partnership with the Helsinki Process, IPS organized special coverage and proposed journalists from around the world to attend the HP Review Conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 27-29 November 2007. The Conference was about “Inclusive Governance - Bridging Global Divides” and IPS contributed to the communication and media dimensions.
