Policy & Research

For a Safer Tomorrow

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:09:03 +0100

In the DRC, increasing violence has forced people to flee from their homes, and led to the deaths of almost 1,500 people a day.

The Middle East Quartet: A Progress Report

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:25:28 +0100

The humanitarian crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continues (see ‘The Gaza Strip: A Humanitarian Implosion’).

From Emergency to Recovery

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:04:28 +0100

Despite the absence of a final peace settlement, a dramatic improvement in security in war-ravaged northern Uganda is allowing displaced civilians to return home and has transformed

Mission incomplete

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:31:06 +0100

The international community took an important step in deploying the UN and EUFOR mission to volatile and insecure eastern Chad.

Climate Wrongs and Human Rights

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:38:17 +0100

In failing to tackle climate change with urgency, rich countries are effectively violating the human rights of millions of the world’s poorest people.

Survival of the fittest

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:13:20 +0100

Climate change is having a destructive impact on many groups around the world.

Failing Women, Withholding Protection

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:45:20 +0100

Policy makers lament women’s vulnerablity to HIV infection, yet for 15 years they have failed to utilise a technology which can help women to protect and empower themselves.

Square pegs in round holes

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:37:59 +0100

When trade ministers from 35 countries gather in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for what is being billed yet again as a last-ditch attempt to forge a Doha trade deal, t

Another Inconvenient Truth

admin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:16:41 +0100

Biofuels are presented in rich countries as a solution to two crises: the climate crisis and the oil crisis.

Arms Transfer Decisions: Considering Development

Ian McClelland — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:07:06 +0100

The devastating impact of armed violence around the world is well known.

Credibility Crunch

Ian McClelland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:13:35 +0100

The year 2008 is halfway to the deadline for reaching the Millennium Development Goals. Despite some progress, they will not be achieved if current trends continue.

The Time Is Now

Ian McClelland — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:16:54 +0100

Global food prices are up 83 per cent compared with three years ago.