IPS Inter Press Service - Globalisation - Is It Working for People?IPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath.AFRICA: Agricultural Extension Work Both Important and Under-valued- (Found June 24, 2008 ) NAIROBI, Apr 27 (IPS) - At a time of international concern about the future of the world&39s food supply, it&39s a comment that gives pause for thought: "I teach university students agriculture and extension but many of them opt for other professions, especially in ICTs, because agriculture is &39for those who haven&39t gone to school&39."http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42143 ECONOMY: IMF Reforms Itself, A Little- (Found June 24, 2008 ) BRUSSELS, Apr 29 (IPS) - The poor have been given a little more say in the IMF. It is still a small step, but the biggest such in the last 60 years.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42176 Q&A: Can Save the MDGs Yet- (Found June 24, 2008 ) BRUSSELS, May 14 (IPS) - White banners were draped across public buildings in much of Europe during 2005 as an unlikely coalition of celebrities, church groups and trade unionists took part in the Make Poverty History campaign. The Group of Eight (G8) top industrialised countries and the European Union responded by promising to double their aid to Africa by 2010 at a summit in Gleneagles, Scotland.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42366 DEVELOPMENT: Blessed and Cursed by Water- (Found June 24, 2008 ) OSLO, Jun 3 (IPS) - Millions of people are threatened by poor, unreliable, or non-existent water resources, and climate change could make things worse. IPS looked at some of the issues before participants at a World Bank conference on water and sanitation issues held in Oslo last week.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42633 DEVELOPMENT-CAMBODIA: Urban-Rural Divide Set To Widen- (Found June 24, 2008 ) BANGKOK, Feb 18 (IPS) - Phnom Penhs skyline is set for a dramatic change, now that South Korean companies have confirmed plans to build two skyscrapers in the Cambodian capital. The 42-storey Gold Tower is scheduled to be completed by 2011, while a 53-storey structure will be ready the following year.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41233 |