By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 16 October 2007 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization is calling for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the 850 million hungry people in the world. A ceremony was held at FAO headquarters in Rome...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 03 October 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a resolution to require President Bush to give Congress a plan to withdraw troops from Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the measure which had bipartisan supp...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 25 September 2007 Egyptian journalists are planning a newspaper strike to protest a crackdown on the press.The head of the Egyptian Press Syndicate says the string of court cases is aimed at muzzling the independent...
By Tendai Maphosa London 24 September 2007 An Amnesty International report blames the international community for failing to address adequately Iraq's worsening refugee crisis, leaving the main host countries of Syria and Jordan shouldering much of t...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 September 2007 David Walker The United States is courting fiscal disaster unless it makes tough choices, according to David Walker, who heads the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Walker, the U.S. Comptroller Ge...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 22 August 2007 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, inspects a Guard of Honor during his ceremonial reception at the Indian Presidential Palace, in New Delhi, India, 22 Aug 2007 Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has...
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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 August 2007 United Nations Disaster Reduction officials say the effects of climate change are having a dangerous impact now and governments must urgently take action to protect their communities from floods and other hazards...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 August 2007 The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Sudanese Commissioner for Refugees are recommending that thousands of new arrivals from Chad who have crossed over to Darfur in recent months be recognized by the Sudanese...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 04 February 2007 In West Africa, many of today's technologically sophisticated college graduates are making money and helping develop a new industry in the region: internet-based call centers. The call centers provide telephone...