2005-12-19 Does Foreign Aid Work? Opinions Are Divided
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Foreign aid is an important part of international efforts to…
2005-12-12 U.S. Group Expands Free Help in China for Children With Clefts
I’m Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Development Report. Cleft lip is a medical condition that can be easily…
2005-12-05 Health Study Says Poor Countries Most Affected by Climate Change
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Health and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects…
2005-11-28 Effort Aims for Low-Cost Computers for Poor Children
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Computer scientists in the United States are working on a…
2005-11-21 Report Examines Forces Changing the World
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Future Society has published a special report about…
2005-11-14 Do-It-Yourself: How to Dry or Smoke Fish, Part 2
I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Development Report. Last week, we described how to save fish for future…
2005-11-07 Do-It-Yourself: Preparing Fish for Drying or Smoking
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Most of the time, fishermen catch more fish than they…
2005-10-31 International Migration Reduces Poverty, but at a Price
I’m Steve Emberwith the VOA Special English Development Report. A new World Bank study says international migration helps reduce poverty…
2005-10-24 New Vaccine Aids Fight to End Polio
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Development Report. A new kind of vaccine is being used to…
2005-10-17 Aid Group Designs System to Make Dirty Water Safe to Drink
This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Each year more than two million people die from…
2005-10-10 World Bank Offers Money for Development Ideas
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank is offering money for new ideas to…
2005-10-03 World Bank and I.M.F. Approve Debt Relief for Poor Nations
I’m Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Development Report. Finance ministers of one hundred eighty-four countries have accepted a…
2005-09-26 Clinton Global Initiative Launched by Former President
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Development Report. World leaders gathered in New York earlier this month…
2005-09-19 U.N. Says Lack of Money Forces Cuts in Food Aid for African Refugees
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Development Report. Two United Nations agencies have appealed for more money…
2005-09-12 U.N. Report Warns of Risk to Goal to Cut Poverty by 2015
I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations has released its two thousand five Human…