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Brazil "soy king" sees Amazon as food solution — by Reuters — last modified 07-05-2008 10:59

 

Brazil rancher acquitted in U.S. nun's killing — by Miami Herald — last modified 07-05-2008 11:09

 

Regional referendum splits Bolivia — by Miami Herald — last modified 07-05-2008 11:14

 

The changing face of global development finance — by Portal on Southern civil societies — last modified 13-07-2008 09:49

The Financing for Development (FfD) process, led by the United Nations (UN), was launched within the context of the Asian crisis in the 1990s. In 1997-1998, the UN General Assembly agreed to convene an International Conference on Financing for Development which was finally held in March 2002 in Monterrey, Mexico. Ines presents documents distributed recentely about the FfD process.

UNCTAD XII: Civil society blasts further erosion of policy space — by Third World Network — last modified 12-05-2008 16:29

The policy space for development has eroded further in the past four years since UNCTAD XI in 2004, and the present UNCTAD XII should make decisions that can empower developing countries to use policy tools for development.This is one of the main points of a joint statement by civil society groups attending UNCTAD XII taking place in Accra. The statement was presented by the Civil Society Forum at the inaugural plenary session of the Committee of the Whole on 21 April. A text by Martin Khor from Third World Network

European banks financing damaging agrofuels in Latin America — by Friends of the Earth Europe — last modified 20-05-2008 11:54