<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">What are the true reasons of him stepping out of the White House?</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">On August 14, another controversial happening marked the Bush era, which already nears its end. Karl Rove, called by many Bush’s “brain,” the man behind almost every good and […]
After floods, UN urges countries to work on prevention
The recent floods that hit Europe and Asia were more than just a natural disaster, according to the UN: They are a sign of the need, from the affected countries and other potential victims, to invest more on risk-reduction, in order to prevent these disasters from taking such a heavy toll on the population, instead […]
UN will play a bigger role in Iraq
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Security Council unanimously approves Iraq resolution</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Four years ago, in 2003, the war in Iraq represented a major embarrassment for the United Nations, when the US army invaded the country with no approval from the organization (and most of the world). At […]
Doha goes down, again
The “Doha round” of WTO negotiations to increase free commerce in the world was a very difficult task from the beginning, almost impossible in some ways. To find a common denominator between developing countries with strong industry and agriculture, rich countries with even stronger industries and heavily subsidized agriculture and countries with nothing at all […]
Agriculture the Culprit for Child Labor?
A study by the ILO – International Labor Organization revealed that today there are approximately 218 million child workers in the world, 70 percent of them (approximately 132 million) in agriculture. Jose Maria Sumpsi, FAO assistant director for Agriculture and consumer protection, deemed this number “unacceptable,” adding that these children often have to work in […]
G8 summit: what for?
The G8, the group that houses the eight most powerful countries in the world, is meant to (in theory) get the most powerful heads of state together for them to discuss the present and future of the world in which, like it or not, they have a decisive influence on. But lately, there has been […]