2006-06-26 U.N. Says Aid, Economic Growth Fail to Cut Poverty in Poorest Nations
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Development Report. A new report says an increase in development aid has…
2006-06-19 Africa Is Warned as Fake Malaria Drugs Spread in Asia
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. This week, we report on a new warning about the…
2006-06-12 U.S. Accuses 12 Countries of Not Doing Enough to Stop Human Trafficking
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Development Report. The State Department says twelve nations are failing to do…
2006-06-05 Sportswear Fitted to the Needs of Muslim Girls
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Development Report. This Friday, the World Cup opens in Germany. Teams from…
2006-05-22 Students Work on Ideas for ‘People, Prosperity and the Planet’
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Development Report. Winners of an environmental design competition for college students…
2006-05-29 With Solid Fuels, a Deadly Risk of Indoor Air Pollution
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization says half of the world’s population…
2006-05-15 Need to Dig a Well? Start Here
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Development Report. There are several low-cost ways to dig or drill…
2006-05-08 New Financial Product Lets Investors Support Independent Media
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Development Report. Investors are being offered a new way to support…
2006-05-01 Public Health Experts Criticize World Bank on Malaria Efforts
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. A year ago, the World Bank announced a new program…
2006-04-24 Number of Refugees in the World at Lowest Level in 25 Years
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. The number of refugees in the world is at its…
2006-04-17 Fifty-seven nations face serious shortages of health care workers
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization says fifty-seven nations in southern Africa…
2006-04-10 African Farmland Found to be Severely Infertile
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Development Report. A new report says seventy-five percent of farmland in…
2006-04-03 A Small Packet of Chemicals, a Big Effect on Dirty Water
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Scientists have developed a water treatment system that they say…
2006-03-27 Poor Nutrition in the Developing World
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. A new World Bank report warns that children who do…
2006-03-20 Honoring People Who ‘Stick Their Necks Out’
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. An organization based in the United States honors people who,…