World news about “Developpment Aid” published by euronews.
Should the EU remain the world’s leading aid donor? All European Union citizens pay for aid to non-EU countries. More and more EU citizens are asking how much, where does it go and does anyone really know what… 05/12/2012
EU regions at risk over budget squabbleThe EU’s poorest regions could be the biggest losers at this week’s budget summit as member states look to agree upon how much to spend on Europe over the… 19/11/2012
EU Development Days open with focus on hunger in Africa This year’s opening of the European Development Days coincides with World Food Day – an occasion to remind us that around one billion people face hunger… 16/10/2012
Sustainable energy and the need for safe corridors How to get aid through to areas of Syria. That is one area of discussion in this edition of Europe Weekly as two NGO’s look at the need for safe corridors in… 20/04/2012
Europe Weekly: Chocolate, the bitter sweet truth In this week’s programme we take a look at how Europe’s austerity drive appears to be hitting the world’s poorest countries. Latest figures show … 06/04/2012
EU development aid falls After a decade of steady increases, EU development aid fell for the first time last year, latest figures from the OECD show. Collectively, the bloc gave… 04/04/2012
Europe Weekly On Europe Weekly this week, as the Greek bail-out delays bankruptcy, at least for now, we will discover why Hungary’s EU aid package has been put on… 24/02/2012
Was Hurricane Katrina a turning point for the US? These are some of the questions you asked Craig Calhoun: 1- Did the US respond adequately to Haiti’s earthquake? 2- Was Hurricane Katrina a turning point… 09/05/2011
Gates on aid drive in Europe Philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been urging the European Union and its member governments to sustain foreign aid in their budgets… 05/04/2011
Climate Change and Development: what global response? Two year ago, Rajendra Kuma Pachauri received the nobel peace prize alongside Al Gore for his work at the head of the international group of experts on… 24/10/2009
Donors promise 13 billion euros aid to AfghanistanThe equivalent of about 13 billion euros in development aid has been pledged to secure the peace in Afghanistan. Representatives from around 80 countries… 08/07/2012
Royal couple make first official outingA relaxed and smiling Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have appeared at their first official engagement as a married couple. Prince William and Kate chatted to… 10/06/2011
European Development Days focus on helping poorAgainst a background of big government budget cuts, thousands of international aid experts have been meeting to discuss how Europe can better help the world’s… 08/12/2010
Mali: women taking control of their futureWhat started out twenty years ago as a grassroots movement to collect rubbish in the villages of Mali has turned into a successful NGO helping women take… 25/06/2010
Efficient and innovative Development AidReducing extreme poverty and hunger, guaranteeing primary education for all and fighting disease are just some of the aims of the international community for… 27/04/2010
Poor coordination wastes aid billionsUp to six billion euros is wasted per year in development aid given to other countries by the European Union; the EU aid Commissioner called the results of… 22/10/2009
Focus on Millenium Development GoalsEuropean development aid, and how documentary films are bringing the Millenium Goals to the public’s attention. Behind the scenes at a new international film… 25/09/2009
Tackling security in Guinee BissauGuinee Bissau. This small country in West Africa is one of the world’s poorest and, in recent times, among the least stable. In less than three years it’s had… 04/07/2009
EU aids PakistanPakistan has asked the European Union for help against poverty, extremism and terrorism. At a first EU-Pakistan summit, held in Brussels, visiting President… 17/06/2009
Latvians brace for tough times as austerity bitesThese are lean times in Latvia. People in the Baltic state are being asked to tighten their belts after the parliament approved deep public spending cuts… 17/06/2009
