Stories written by Andrea Bordé

Q&A: “Copenhagen Should Target the Developed World”

By Andrea Bordé
Although a professional actor by trade, Djimon Hounsou takes his role as a campaigner against climate change at the U.N. seriously, and hopes to see a strong mandate reached in Copenhagen that puts the spotlight on developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Joanne Sandler Credit: UNIFEM

Q&A: “CEDAW is UNIFEM’S Entry Point”

By Andrea Bordé
On Sep. 14, the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly adopted a resolution that opened the door for the creation of a new U.N. agency specifically for women.

DEVELOPMENT: Meeting MDGs “Not Rocket Science”

By Andrea Bordé
Achieving an ambitious set of anti-poverty benchmarks will take much more financing from rich countries, Jeffrey Sachs, the special advisor to the U.N. secretary-general on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), warned Monday.

HEALTH: “Patent Pool” Could Ease HIV Drug Prices

By Andrea Bordé
Pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline hold the future welfare of poor people living with HIV/AIDS in their hands, argues the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders, which is urging the companies to release their patents on specific HIV drugs into a collective pool that will increase access and affordability to treatment in developing countries.
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