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 of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The U.N.…
2006-10-09 Emergency Aid to Africa Grows; Wiser Spending Is Urged
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. One of the world’s largest aid groups is calling for changes in the way the world reacts to emergencies in Africa. CARE…
2006-10-02 Planting the Financial Seeds for a ‘Green Revolution’ in Africa
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. As many as twenty countries will be the first to receive assistance from a new effort to improve African agriculture. The Gates…
2006-09-25 Four Countries Gain Increased I.M.F. Voting Rights
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Developing countries were the main subject last week at yearly meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Finance ministers met…
2006-09-18 Concerns Raised About Future Progress in Mine-Clearing
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines says mine-clearing efforts made more progress last year than ever before. But the group says it…
2006-09-11 Africa Praised for Its Progress in Business Reforms
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank has just rated countries on how friendly they are to business. And the biggest news was the progress in…
2006-09-04 Together, Sister Cities Build Friendships and More
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Sister Cities International is an organization that brings together communities from different areas and different cultures. Sister-city relationships can help communities learn…
2006-08-28 Kiva: How Anyone Can Become a Personal Lender of Microcredit
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Sometimes a small loan is a big deal. Microcredit has helped many poor people who want to develop self-employment projects into businesses.…
2006-08-21 Cooking Meals With the Sun for Fuel
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Millions of people around the world cook their food over a smoky fire every day. It is often difficult to…
2006-08-14 Non-Governmental Organizations Influence Policy Around the World
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The sixteenth international AIDS conference opened on Sunday in Toronto, Canada. More than twenty-four thousand delegates from one hundred thirty-two countries are…
2006-08-07 Better Control of TB Seen If a Faster Cure Is Found
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization estimates that about one-third of all people are infected with bacteria that cause tuberculosis. Most times, the infection…
2006-07-31 Recycling Scrap Metal Into Money
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. People have been recycling metals for hundreds of years. Today, re-using metal waste or scrap provides work for many people, especially in…
2006-07-24 Fighting Malaria in Africa From Your Home Computer
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Personal computers can spend a lot of time doing nothing. But scientists keep finding reasons for computers connected to the Internet to…
2006-07-17 Young People Are Subject of World Population Day
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The world has more than six thousand million people. Almost half are under the age of twenty-five. This year’s World Population Day…
2006-07-10 U.S. Approves New AIDS Treatment for Poor Countries
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. The United States Food and Drug Administration has approved a new AIDS treatment for poor countries. The medicine combines three…