2005-08-08 Keep Fruits and Vegetables Cold, But Not Too Cold
This is Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Development Report. Cold storage can keep foods in good condition for…
2005-08-01 Aid Operation Bringing Food for the Hungry in Niger
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Development Report. Thousands of tons of emergency food aid is on its…
2005-07-25 Gains in Aid for Poor Nations Fuel Talk of ‘Dutch Disease’
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Earlier this month, leaders at the Group of Eight meeting…
2005-07-18 Aid Plan for Africa Called Progress, If Only Limited
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Development Report. There is praise mixed with criticism for the Africa aid…
2005-07-11 Fungus Seen as Possible New Weapon Against Malaria
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Some kinds of fungus are used as a natural treatment…
2005-07-04 The Battle Against Polio Continues
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Some countries are reporting progress in ending the disease polio,…
2005-06-27 Calls for Change Mark 60th Anniversary of United Nations
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations was created on June twenty-sixth, nineteen forty-five.…
2005-06-20 Ebola and Marburg Vaccines Protect Monkeys, Maybe Also People
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Medical researchers have developed vaccines that appear to protect monkeys…
2005-06-13 U.S. Report Criticizes 14 Countries on Human Trafficking
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. For the fifth year, the State Department in Washington has…
2005-06-06 Iron Sprinkles Seen as a Way to Aid Children’s Health in Developing Countries
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization says iron deficiency is the most…
2005-05-30 New Head of U.N. Refugee Agency Chosen
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Antonio Guterres, chosen as the new head of the United…
2005-05-23 ‘Paper Architect’ Pens Creative Solutions for Refugee Housing
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Shigeru Ban is called the “paper architect.” Mister Ban is…
2005-05-16 Top Aid Official at U.N. Says World Is Failing Africa
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations has made fourteen appeals for aid to…
2005-05-09 Sweden Is the Best Place for Mothers
I’m Gwen Outen the VOA Special English Development Report. Sunday was Mother’s Day in the United States. People are supposed…
2005-05-02 World Bank Announces Plan to Improve Anti-Malaria Efforts
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank has announced a new plan to help…