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LATIN AMERICA: Short Lives and Unmarked Graves
MEXICO CITY, Nov 16 (IPS) - The 16 or 17-year-old boy, evidently born into a poor family,
was buried Thursday by staff members of Casa Alianza, a child advocacy organisation … 
BURMA: ILO Gets Tough on Forced Labour
GENEVA, Nov 16 (IPS) - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has hardened its stance
towards the use of forced labour in Burma, and decided to turn to the International Court …
DEVELOPMENT-EU: 'Good Governance' Not Always Unbiased
BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (IPS) - Europe applies double standards when it comes to good governance
as a pre-requisite for growth and poverty reduction, senior African political leaders say …
IRAQ: Farmers in Dire Straits
BAGHDAD, Nov 16 (IPS) - Despite the Iraqi prime minister's optimism for the agricultural
sector, the farmers who are struggling to survive tell another story …
TURKEY: Insurance Against European Risks
GENEVA, Nov 16 (IPS) - Europe faces serious new risks and should rely on Turkey's
membership of the EU to mitigate several of them, the World Economic Forum (WEF) says …
LATIN AMERICA: Kids Pay Dearly for Lack of Clean Water
MEXICO CITY, Nov 16 (Tierramérica) - In Latin America and the Caribbean, one-third of
childhood deaths are the result of diarrhoea. The problem could be resolved with clean
water and …
HEALTH-MOZAMBIQUE: Ensuring that a Jail Sentence is Not a Death …
MAPUTO, Nov 16 (IPS) - Like most other Southern African countries, Mozambique battles a
high HIV prevalence rate, with those in need of anti-retroviral medication experiencing
difficulty obtaining it at …
IRAQ: Farmers in Dire Straights
BAGHDAD, Nov 16 (IPS) - Despite the Iraqi prime minister's optimism for the agricultural
sector, the farmers who are struggling to survive tell another story …
ARGENTINA: Flaws in Acclaimed Sexual Health Plan
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 16 (IPS) - Three years after it got under way, Argentina's sexual and
reproductive health programme has spread from 124,000 beneficiaries to 2.3 million. But
monitoring by …
CZECH REPUBLIC: Eviction of Roma Paying Off
PRAGUE, Nov 16 (IPS) - The relocation of Roma people from the centre of a town in the
eastern region of Moravia has sparked a debate over minority rights and …