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 23 Oct 2011 @ 01:30
Tough anti-gay African bureaucrats and tyrants beware! Your politically incorrect mindsets will cost you an enormous lot in terms of aid cuts from donor countries. This is the message being brought forth to politically incorrect Africans by the bureaucrats of the UK, and if pursued by the donor the move will be precedent-setting. More >
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22 Oct 2011 @ 00:01
Citizenless or stateless? Whichever is right, the situation in southern Africa seems to point to the compass of common folks sandwiched in terrifying conflicts ending up without clear citizenship status. More >
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22 Oct 2011 @ 00:00
Let’s all face it, fellow global citizens: HIV is tearing down populations, and the reversal towards an HIV-free environment just isn’t around the corner yet. The contingency of the moment HIV-wise is to make HIV research as tops in terms of funding. More >
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20 Oct 2011 @ 22:41
In case people think that Haiti has already recovered from the catastrophe it encountered just over a year ago, think again. There are still too many tent relief centers in the country, most of which are run by the IOM or International Organization for Migration. More >
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20 Oct 2011 @ 01:01
Cambodia is no longer Khmer Rouge country, though there are indeed old habits that die out so slowly in the minds of other peoples such as the thought that Cambodia is so fearsome a place to live in. More >
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20 Oct 2011 @ 01:00
Mad bombings in Abuja won’t stop social development work by the UN agencies notably the United Nations Development Programme o UNDP. This is surely a most welcome move, as UN workers involved in social development have brought home results based on our experiences in PH and Asia. More >
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17 Oct 2011 @ 22:43
Indonesia has the largest population in the ASEAN. It is also the economic bloc’s largest economy. Having produced many luminary minds to propel itself to grand visions of prosperity, Indonesia has emerged as the most influential Big Brother nation to its neighbors as its democracy has shown stability worth accolades. More >
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14 Oct 2011 @ 22:52
ASEAN is on its way to becoming a fully integrated Economic Union by 2015. As it moves closer to the mid-2015 period when integration will be executed, it is most prudent for wealth economies and emerging markets to concur trade agreements with the southeast Asian bloc that is now rising to the fore as a global economic power. More >
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14 Oct 2011 @ 02:27
We have so many narratives about peoples’ adaptation in tent cities today. By tent cities I refer to communities habituated by refugees. In my country PH, I’ve watched how tent cities have arisen as contingency measure after the Mt Pinatubo eruption circa early 90s, and visited some of them to offer relief and rehabilitation services. More >
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14 Oct 2011 @ 02:24
Talking about climate change is one thing else, while acting upon climate change challenges and risks is another thing. Which is which for Africa?
Across the Sahara is a tree planting project running by the hundreds of miles. Started couples of years ago yet, the intervention will hopefully begin reforestration and arrest the prolonged desertification of the region. I already extended accolades to this wonderful project sometime back, and I honestly think that this is one intervention that properly addresses climate change challenges and risks. More >
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