by Beth | Oct 25, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY, OCT 20, 2004 (VIS) – Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, spoke yesterday in the plenary session of the 59th General Assembly dedicated to the analysis of the progress and the international... by Beth | Oct 20, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A unique new coalition launched to fight climate change, and including several Christian agencies, is warning that unless action is taken immediately, human development gains will go ‘up in smoke’. The warning comes in a new report, launched today in London, which... by Beth | Oct 17, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
SYDNEY, October 17, 2004 (coss.net.au): Four of Australia’s largest charities – Anglicare Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Catholic Welfare Australia, and UnitingCare – as well as the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), have... by Beth | Oct 16, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Berrett-Koehler Publishers offer an excerpt of book that should be of interest to followers of Vincent for at least two reasons.Among the reasons for interest would be a) Vincent was a master at involving others in the service of the poor. b) Most of the institutional... by Beth | Oct 16, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection or death.The vaccine, tested on thousands of children in Mozambique, was hardly perfect: It protected them from catching the disease only about 30 percent... by Beth | Oct 15, 2004 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
AUSTRALIA, October 15, 2004 (growthfetish.com): “For decades our political leaders have touted higher incomes as the way to better lives for us all. But after years of sustained economic growth, we must confront an awful fact: we aren’t any happier....