2005-08-15 Bringing Color to Life With Natural Dyes
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Development Report. Dye can bring a little color to life. Most clothing is colored with dyes. Modern, manufactured dyes can be costly.…
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 months after the growing season. But foods can be damaged…
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 way to Niger. That country faces the greatest need in…
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 in Gleneagles, Scotland, agreed to increase their foreign aid. They…
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 plan announced by leaders from the Group of Eight. The…
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 in agriculture. Farmers use the organisms to control insects that…
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, but polio is still spreading to other countries. Polio spreads…
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. Representatives from fifty countries signed charter documents in San Francisco,…
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 from the Ebola and Marburg viruses. The researchers say a…
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 released its Trafficking in Persons Report. The report rates the…
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 common nutritional disorder in the world. The W.H.O. estimates that…
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 Nations refugee agency, is a former prime minister of Portugal.…
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 an architect in Tokyo known for his designs of temporary…
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 Africa so far this year. Yet eight of those appeals…
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 to do something special to honor their mom. But a…