WASHINGTONQ&A: The Case for Cutting African Poverty in Half
As the World Bank wrapped up its semi-annual joint meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) here last weekend, it reaffirmed its commitment to bringing extreme poverty below three percent of the global population by 2030 while increasing the income of the poorest 40 percent of the population of each country.
U.N. Denies Dragging Its Feet on U.S.-Iran Visa Dispute
After two long weeks of raging controversy over Washington’s refusal to grant a U.S. visa to the Iranian envoy to the United Nations, the U.N.’s office of legal affairs is being accused of moving at the pace of a paralytic snail – only to seek more time while remaining non-committal on the dispute.
U.S. Foreign Aid Approach Is Outdated, Experts Say
U.S. foreign aid is becoming increasingly outdated, analysts here are suggesting.
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