Why the World Bank Needs Jeff Sachs at the Helm
Given the World Bank's focus on poverty, economics and climate, and given Sachs' wealth of experience in all three, there is no better candidate.
Given the World Bank's focus on poverty, economics and climate, and given Sachs' wealth of experience in all three, there is no better candidate.
Anne Peterson | Posted 03.31.2012
There are many times when I was in the poorest sections of India when I struggled to justify why I would travel to a place with such dramatic poverty for my own amusement.
Human Rights Watch | Posted 01.30.2012
(Kathmandu) – Five years after the end of Nepal’s civil war, victims are still waiting for justice, Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum ...
Jeff Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011
When Nepalis make their offerings to the snake this Saturday to celebrate Nag Panchami, they'll be thinking less about molting than about primal power.
AFP | Claire Cozens | Posted 05.25.2011
KATHMANDU (AFP) -- A tiny court in one of Nepal's most remote areas Wednesday postponed its verdict on 36 men charged with murdering a group of farmer...
CNN | Jason Hanna | Posted 05.25.2011
(CNN) -- Three weeks into his personal search for his daughter in Nepal, Colorado lawyer Paul Sacco keeps running into this: The last trace of 23-year...
Kai Bird | Posted 05.25.2011
Water is more important than petty feuding nationalisms and achieving water security is a more life-threatening issue to us all than the war on terrorism.
Subhash Ghimire | Posted 05.25.2011
With few exceptions, Nepalese business and political leaders often dismiss young people when they come up with ambitious ideas. Unless they change their attitude, Nepal's future remains gloomy.
BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011
The authorities in Nepal have ordered officials to find more goats for ritual slaughter ahead of the country's biggest religious festival of the year....
Laurence Leamer | Posted 05.25.2011
I am traveling around Nepal with a group of leaders from eastern Nepal who are exploring what has happened to their country in the name of development.
Sandip Roy | Posted 05.25.2011
All US-bound passengers were handed a little gift bag. I thought it had the usual toothbrush, toothpaste and socks. Instead we got 1 disposable thermometer, 2 surgical masks and 3 wipes.
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
Reports emerged this week of a heinous act of mob savagery in Kathmandu, Nepal, that occurred last week against a lone woman. According to the Times ...
Laurence Leamer | Posted 05.25.2011
In terms of the philanthropic world, Krisiko Asha was microscopic in purpose, serving to advance sixteen tiny villages in the remote hills of Nepal, one of the poorest, smallest countries in the world.
GroundReport | Posted 05.25.2011
Originally published on GroundReport.com, the citizen journalism platform that covers world news from the ground. By Mohan Nepali KATHMANDU-- For t...
Subhash Ghimire | Posted 05.25.2011
More than 80% of Nepalese live in villages with very little access to health, education and other modern amenities. Lands seized by Maoists during the decade long war from 1996 to 2006 have not been returned to the owners.
Michael Shank | Posted 05.02.2012