Aid Agencies Fault UNSC over Syria
BEIRUT—More than 20 international aid groups sharply criticized the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, saying it has failed to implement three resolutions passed last year seeking to boost humanitarian assistance to Syrian civilians caught
Published : 12 March 2015
Rural India Rallies for Rights
It took eight days of walking for 80-year-old Dhanmatya Mumat to reach New Delhi. Like thousands of other farmers from rural India, Mumat—from the state of Bihar—made the 1,000km-long trip to the Indian capital to protest
Published : 11 March 2015
Erdoğan’s Crazy Canal “Premiers” at MIPIM
Istanbul/Cannes—As experts and scientists working in the field have warned (scroll down to the links below please), the Istanbul Canal is “premiering” this week at MIPIM, “the world’s property market” (Cannes, 10–13 March). Described by
Published : 10 March 2015
World Bank Admits Botched Resettlement Policy
World Bank Admits Botched Resettlement Policy Anna Yukhananov, Reuters 4 March 2015 WASHINGTON—The World Bank admitted on Wednesday that it had no idea how many people may have been forced off their land and lost their jobs due
Published : 04 March 2015
Corporate Takeover of Ukrainian Agriculture
OAKLAND, USA—At the same time as the United States, Canada and the European Union announced a set of new sanctions against Russia in mid-December last year, Ukraine received 350 million dollars in U.S. military aid,
Published : 28 February 2015
Ukraine Crisis Enables Corporate Land Grabs
ROME—The crisis in Ukraine looks set to trigger major changes in its vast agricultural sector with state-owned farm land and small family plots likely to go up for sale despite concerns over the impact on
Published : 27 February 2015
From Africa`s Palms
There are few products so ubiquitous as palm oil. You can find its derivatives in chocolate, shampoo, toothpaste, detergent, ice cream, floor polish and a host of other products filling supermarket shelves. Extracted from the fruit
Published : 25 February 2015
Turkey: Security Bill to Quell Dissent
ISTANBUL—The domestic security bill prepared by Turkey`s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has triggered fist-fights in parliament and stirred a popular debate in the country. After a five day delay due to the fights,
Published : 21 February 2015
Louisiana’s Eroding Habitat
This week, a federal judge in New Orleans rejected a lawsuit that sought billions of dollars from energy companies for their role in eroding Louisiana’s coast, which protects the state from flooding by violent storms
Published : 20 February 2015
