2007-01-29 Good Advice From the World Bank — With Some Exceptions
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank lends money to developing countries but also considers itself…
2007-01-22 ‘FabLabs’ Help Communities Design Their Own Solutions
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Imagine a world without manufacturers. Or at least not as we now…
2007-01-15 Move Away From Rural Life Puts Pressure on Cities, Environment
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Fifty years ago, most people lived in rural areas. But the world…
2007-01-08 Investing in Businesses That Invest in the Poor
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In Pakistan, a company called Saiban creates housing communities for the poor.…
2006-12-25 Microbicides to Protect Women From AIDS Move Into Final Tests
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Right now, the top story in AIDS research involves newly announced findings…
2006-12-18 White House Increases Support for Malaria Fight
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Bush administration has announced a new program to support local efforts…
2006-12-11 Seeing More Forest for the Trees: A Brighter Future for World’s Forests?
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A research team from Finland, the United States, China and Scotland is…
2006-12-04 Press Freedom Still Out of Reach in Many Countries
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. On December tenth, nineteen forty-eight, the United Nations approved the Universal Declaration…
2006-11-27 For World AIDS Day, Leaders Are Urged to Keep Their Promises
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. World AIDS Day is December first. The message that the World AIDS…
2006-11-13 Without Water There Is No Life
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations Development Program says the world is facing a water…
2006-11-20 Health of Africans and Women Top Concerns of Next WHO Chief
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The next chief of the World Health Organization wants the performance of…
2006-11-06 Inside the Clinton Foundation
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. President Bill Clinton left office in January of two thousand one. Since…
2006-10-30 Designs: a Water-Purifying Straw, a Firewood-Saving Cookstove
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Today we tell you about the LifeStraw water-purifying device. Then learn about…
2006-10-23 Grameen Bank Proves Poor People Are Worthy of Loans
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Nobel Peace Prize for two thousand six was awarded earlier this…
2006-10-16 Investment in Agriculture Urged on World Food Day
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. October sixteenth is World Food Day. This day is also the anniversary…