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2005 Global
The number of
armed conflicts has dropped 40% since 1992. This
unheralded decline Is linked to a dramatic increase in
UN conflict prevention and peace building efforts.
Human Security Center
More
than 12 million are trapped in forced labor worldwide.
International Labor Organization
Photo AFP. Evo Morales, the candidate of indigenous Bolivians, is in favor of legalizing coca growing. He is opposed by former President Jorge Quiroga, who draws support from the wealthy gas and oil producing Santa Cruz region.
Evo Morales prepares to assume the Presidency in Bolivia BBC News December 23, 2005 (You will leave this site.) Crucial choice for Bolivia voters BBC News December 19, 2005 (You will leave this site.) Indigenous Bolivians hope their time to govern is now. BBC News December 18, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
More than 12 million are trapped in forced labor worldwide. International Labor Organization
Poor countries get little from ostensible 'development' WTO trade negotiating round BBC News December 19, 2005 (You will leave this site.) 'Modest' trade deal struck in Hong Kong. Developed countries agricultural subsidies 'will' end by 2013, providing that developing country industrial tariffs are also lowered. BBC News December 18, 2005 (You will leave this site.) See also Special Report on Trade Issues in 2005 (Last updated December 19, 2006)
World Bank Reconsiders Trade's Benefits to Poor Paul Blustein Washington Post December 17, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Doha development agenda fades at the World Trade Organization. Developed countries continue to push a self-interested agenda for the WTO December Hong Kong meeting. Maria Riley December 11, 2005
Hunger kills nearly six million children each year FAO November 25, 2005
Rage of French youth is a fight for recognition. Spreading rampage in country's slums is rooted in alienation and abiding government neglect. Molly Moore Washington Post November 6, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
U.N. Panel Says 2,400 Firms Paid Bribes to Iraq. Oil-for-Food Program Report Alleges $1.8 Billion in Payments Colum Lynch Washington Post October 28, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) Oil-for-food scandal: key reports BBC News (You will leave this site.)
E.U. Offer Deflates Trade Talks Paul Blustein Washington Post October 29, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.) Trade talks may collapse BBC News September 23, 2005
UN inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri says many leads point to the direct involvement of Syrian officials BBC News October 21, 2005 (You will leave this site.) See also Special report on harmful economic systems. (Harmful economic systems are the major reason why people are poor, in Hunger Notes opinion. Last updated October 29, 2005)
Photo: AFP
Guatemala Mayan town under threat BBC News October 13, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Red Cross, in annual disaster report, terms tsunami relief 'chaotic' BBC News October 9, 2005 (You will leave this site.) See the Red Cross 2005 disaster report International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (You will leave this site.)
PROGRESA and Its Impacts on the Welfare of Rural Households in Mexico Emmanuel Skoufias IFPRI October 2, 2005
14 key myths about food aid and food-related nutrition programming Steve Hansch October 1, 2005 (pdf file)
Nicaragua 'creeping coup' warning--the two principal political parties, Sandinistas and Liberals, combine against honest President Bolanos to possibly force him out of office--Bolanos had imprisoned Aleman, Liberal Party leader, for past corruption BBC News September 30, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Colombian fighter tries the straight path Monte Reel Washington Post September 6, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
France plans tax on international airline tickets to benefit developing countries Hunger Notes September 2, 2005
International team maps rice genome National Science Foundation August 10, 2005
Photo: AFP Child soldier recruitment is one of the abuses the UN wants to curb
UN 'to protect children from war' Susannah
Price
BBC News July 20, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Poor Nations Propose Farm-Aid Compromise Peter S. Goodman Washington Post July 13, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
After G-8 (developed countries) pledge to double assistance to Africa, doubts surface that G-8 countries will actually do so Paul Blustein Washington Post July 10, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Photo: BBC
Madonna sings at Live 8 concert
Millions rock to Live 8 concerts BBC News July 2, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Special report on development assistance. Hunger Notes Last updated August 7, 2005 A page with various articles explaining development assistance and debt forgiveness and current developments.
Special report on harmful economic systems. (Harmful economic systems are the major reason why people are poor, in Hunger Notes opinion.) Last updated October 29, 2005
One Billion Very Poor People Living on Family Farms in Developing Countries Need Our (Research) Help Michael Lipton June 26, 2005
Why is Bolivia in Turmoil? James Painter BBC News June 3, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Climate Change Could Increase the Number of Hungry People, FAO Says FAO May 26, 2005
Armed Conflicts Now the Leading Cause of Hunger Emergencies, FAO Says (May 23, 2005)
European Union May Double Aid to Poor Countries BBC News (You will leave this site.)
U.S. AIDS Policy: More Harm Than Good, Says Brazil Sandy Krawitz May 3, 2005
Special Report on Trade Special Report on Trade Issues in 2005: the Doha Round of WTO Trade Negotiations, the Central American Free Trade Agreement, Textile Imports to Developed Countries and Taxing International Transactions to Benefit Developing Countries Last updated October 29, 2005
Global Week of Action Against the Current International Structure: Njorki Njehu, of the 50 Years is Enough Network, Gives Her Views on Necessary Changes Pambazuka News April 15, 2005
Mine Dispute Kindles Resurgent Activism in Guatemalan Catholic Church Kevin Sullivan Washington Post April 13, 2005 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Wolfowitz Confirmed at World Bank BBC News. April 1, 2005
U.K Aid Report Asks for Doubling of Aid to Africa BBC News. March 18, 2005 (You will leave this site.)
Responding to Crime in Developing Countries: Is Mob Justice (Those in the Vicinity of the Crime Apprehending and Punishing the Criminal, or Who They Suppose is the Criminal) the Answer or the Problem? BBC News February 11, 2005 (You will leave this site)
Rich Countries Back Africa Debt Relief Plan BBC News February 6, 2005 (You will leave this site.) G-7 Take One Step, But Still Long Road to Debt Relief for World's Poorest Jim Lobe OneWorld February 7, 2005
Photo: BBC
Leaving Bolivia January 23, 2005 Tablas Monte, shown above, is a small village of just 200 families, clinging to the eastern slopes of the Andes at the edge of the Amazon Basin. In the past year, over 100 people have left the village to seek work in Spain. This BBC photo essay describes the effect on the people of the village.
Say No to the Central American Free Trade Agreement - Central American Jesuits Speak Out Ismael Moreno, S.J. and Francisco Iznardo, S.J. January 15, 2005