International Development News

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Worldwide, more than 450 million people live with unmet mental health care needs. Wake Forest University Counseling Professor Donna Henderson co-developed

Banks Advised to Offer More Loans to Manufacturing - Zibb.com - 11 Hours ago

Company: Bank of China Ltd (BACHF) Banks are advised to add lending, especially more to the manufacturing, according to a report issued by the strategic development unit of Bank of China (SEHK: 3988;

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Nine Million Latin Americans Slide Into Poverty: ECLAC - 8 Hours ago

Â I think in terms of the so-called real economy you're starting to see a basis of recovery but I think it's more gradualâ?¦. Â [Looking ahead,] â?¦I think you're going to find a large number of investment

Canada announces funding to help children in developing countries - 5 Hours ago

By The Canadian Press TORONTO - International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda has announced funding for three projects to help children in developing countries. The money will be provided through the Canadian

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Ban urges lawmakers to work with UN to pull developing countries out of recessio - 20 Hours ago

Increases the bookmark National parliaments are key allies of the United Nations in its efforts to haul the world's most vulnerable people out of the global economic crisis, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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Developing countries can't reach emissions goals without sacrificing development - 21 Hours ago

[BEIJING] Developing countries will be unable to meet the target for carbon emissions reduction set by G8 nations without compromising their development, a study has found. The target, proposed at the

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NGO opposes reclassification, splitting of Hundred Islands - 5 Hours ago

H Hundred Islands al Park (HINP) into residential, commercial and industrial purposes. Saying that such move is a grave threat to the countrys biodiversity,. Jonathan Ronquillo, environment campaigner

WORLD BANK GROUP: World Bank Continues Energy Sector Support in Ukraine - 5 Hours ago

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a loan in the amount of US$ 60 million for Additional Financing to the Hydropower Rehabilitation Project in Ukraine. The original loan for

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Media Advisory: Minister Oda to Unveil Strategy to Further Support Children and - 4 Hours ago

(Marketwire via COMTEX) -- The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, will make an important announcement on securing the future of children and youth in developing countries.

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India: Muslim NGO to build 1000 homes for Assam riots victims - 5 Hours ago

New Delhi, (TwoCircles): New Delhi-based Muslim NGO Rehab India Foundation is going to build 1000 homes for the homeless riot victims in Assam's Bongaigaon district. The NGO has purchased 15 acres of

World toilet day highlights third world sanitation - 8 Hours ago

As part of World Toilet Day today (November 19) WaterAid and award-winning ad director Kit Lynch-Robinson turned a loo in Hyde Park Corner into a maggot invested rubbish dump. A spokesman for WaterAid

Maggy Barankitse wins The Guardians Achievement in International Development Award - 8 Hours ago

ActionAid is celebrating today as the amazing Maggy Barankitse has been announced as the winner of The Guardianâ??s first ever Achievement in International Development Award. Transforming lives Maggy

Developing nations outstrip rich on greenhouse gases - 9 Hours ago

DEVELOPING countries now emit more greenhouse gas than rich countries, according to a study that will intensify demands for all countries to set targets for cutting emissions. Total emissions from burning

How to Irrigate On A Shoestring - 9 Hours ago

A homemade drip-irrigation system. Photo: Care of Creation (flickr) Flood irrigation: that's how poor farmers in developing countries usually water their crops. It's wasteful and too water-intensive to

NGO to set up hospital for camels in Jaipur - 11 Hours ago

Jaipur, Nov 20(ANI): A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) is setting up a hospital for camels in Jaipur, which will be completed by the end of the year. According to 'Help in Sufferings', the hospital

Afghans "blame poverty for war" - 13 Hours ago

KABUL : Poverty and unemployment are overwhelmingly seen as the main reasons behind conflict in Afghanistan, according to a survey in that country. British aid agency Oxfam - which questioned 704 Afghans

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Globalization and National Politics - 13 Hours ago

How has the process of globalization influenced the development of national political parties? Harold James author of The Creation and Destruction of Value' explains how increased economic integration

NGO Demands Compensation for Umunya Accident Victims - 13 Hours ago

Nigeria: Enyim Enyim Onitsha â?? Campaign for Democracy (CD), yesterday demanded compensation for the families of the 80 people burnt to death at Umunya along Onitsha Enugu expressway, last month. About

The Prem Rawat Foundation Gives Food Aid to Typhoon Victims in Philippines - 20 Hours ago

Grant provides hot food to 150 children under 5 for six months MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) has given a grant of US $15,000 to provide food