(July 10, 2003) Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator of the UNDP, noted that the United States could not complain if the South Africans reneged on apartheid debt – for the US itself has recently called for the 100 per cent cancellation of all Iraqi debt.
Odious Debts
The legal doctrine of odious debts was given shape by Alexander Nahum Sack in 1927. Sack, a lawyer in Tsarist Russia, adviser to the Provisional Government in 1917, and after the Russian […]
Ghana’s Oil, Will the People Benefit?
(July 6, 2009) Much has been said about Ghana’s oil and the revenue that is supposed to flow into her coffers by 2010.
UNDP Whistleblower Details Comprehensive Wrongdoing in Somalia Projects
(May 14, 2008) Evidence shows lack of oversight, retaliation, and program ties to terrorist group.
Iraqi-born economist focuses on the future of Iraq
(August 12, 2002) Interview with Salah Al-Sheikhly, former head of Iraq’s Central Bank.
Debt relief small step for poor Africa
(February 8, 2005) Malawi is $2.9 billion in debt but the cash that was borrowed hasn’t done Simao Aloni or his home village of Chiromo any good. Campaigners for debt relief argue that as a result, the people of dirt-poor Malawi shouldn’t be burdened with it.
Equatorial Guinea’s oil boom leaves poor behind
(September 8, 2004) The subject of corruption is taboo in Equatorial Guinea’s tightly-controlled media, but some of the government’s publicised spending choices are enough to set tongues wagging.
Latin Americans losing faith in democracy
(April 22, 2004) UN polls shows more than half would choose a return to dictatorship if it meant an end to poverty.
From Africa Through Monterrey To Vienna: Seeking An International Treaty On Corruption
(May 1, 2002) A story of a north-south partnership against corruption.
Probe Alert: UN body financing the destruction of two major river systems
(September 2, 1995) Contrary to its ideals of promoting “pro-poor, pro-nature, pro-jobs and pro-women” sustainable human development, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has a dismal history of supporting some of the largest and most destructive development projects in the world.
Probe Alert Fall 1995
UN body financing the destruction of two major river systems
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