By Global Issues ACCRA, Ghana, Apr 03 (IPS) – Developing countries are being blamed for having borrowed and spent irresponsibly. But they have only been doing what foreign powers and financial interests have urged them to do. Read the full story, “Developing Countries Government Debt Crises Loom Larger”, on globalissues.org → Source: Developing Countries Government […]
By Global Issues NAIROBI, Apr 02 (IPS) – Despite global childhood cancer mortality rates dropping by half over the past 50 years, these promising statistics do not extend to Africa and the Global South, where limited resources mean that most cancers are diagnosed at advanced stages. Read the full story, “Endowment Funds Can Revolutionise Sarcoma […]
By Global Issues BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 02 (IPS) – Stories of growing vulnerability make regular headlines across all Asian and Pacific small island developing States (SIDS). With tens of thousands of people displaced every year due to climate and disaster-related events, there are continued concerns about the costs of climate-related hazards. Read the full story, […]