Tag: Development

Jobs, not doctrine, the lure for Africa’s jihadists: UN

by Nina LARSON  Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are what fuel recruitment to jihadist and other violent groups in Africa, the United Nations said Tuesday. The conclusion casts doubt on conventional wisdom that religious doctrine is the main lure for joining groups like Boko Haram, al-Shabaab and the Al-Qaeda-linked Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM). The UN Development Programme (UNDP) in 2021 interviewed […]

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Nile islanders face eviction to make way for Egypt’s latest grand plan

by Sofiane ALSAAR Agence France-Presse CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Residents of a Nile island in greater Cairo woke up in recent weeks to find officials taking measurements of their houses — a final step before enforcing demolition orders. Since then, people from Warraq — some of whom have been on the working-class, agricultural island for generations — have renewed efforts to oppose a mega development project that would see the island’s character and their homes […]

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Accounting for carbon footprint changes view of human progress: UN agency

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Dependence on fossil fuels has an impact on the assessment of human progress, according to a report published Tuesday by the United Nations Development Programme that takes carbon footprints into account for the first time. The report presents world leaders with a choice: take “bold steps to reduce the immense pressure that is being exerted on the environment and the natural world,” or risk stalling humanity’s progress, said a […]

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World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announces resignation

by Douglas Gillison Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his current term was due to expire. The decision is likely to give US President Donald Trump decisive influence over the next leadership of the institution although Washington’s control over the 189-member global development lender has faced mounting criticism. “It has been a great honor to […]

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Masterplan para maibalik ang dating ganda ng Maynila, nakalatag na

(Eagle News) – Upang maibalik ang dating ganda ng lungsod ng Maynila, inilatag ni 6th District Representative Sandy Ocampo ang masterplan nito para sa lungsod. Sagot aniya ito sa lumalalang sitwasyon ng Maynila sa usapin ng kalagayan nito kung ikukumpara sa mga kalapit na lungsod na tuluyan nang umunlad gaya ng Quezon City at Makati City. Paliwanag ng mambabatas, minsan nang tinaguriang “Paris of Asia” ang lungsod pero paglipas aniya ng panahon ay nawala ang […]

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Dominguez to LGUs: Tap DOF programs to build climate-resilient communities, development projects

  (Eagle News) – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has urged local government units (LGUs) to tap funds to build climate-resilient communities and implement development projects. In a statement on Monday, March 19, the finance chief advised LGUs  to take advantage of the two funding programs administered by the Department of Finance’s Municipal Development Fund Office (MDFO)—the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) and the Municipal Development Fund (MDF). According to Dominguez, LGUs can avail of the […]

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President Duterte calls for “dispersed” development

“We have to go to the provinces,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday called for a “dispersal” of development in the country, saying Metro Manila would be “dead” in 25 years. “Manila I think will be in about 25 years, will be a dead city. It will start to decay and there is no way that we can rehab the place..In other places, maybe Batangas or Cavite, mahihirapan tayo. So Manila […]

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North Korea accuses US of blocking development

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — North Korea’s UN envoy accused the United States on Tuesday of working to block economic development and denounced sanctions imposed on poor countries as a bid to “destroy modern civilization.” Ambassador Ja Song Nam said North Korea will withstand the blow of sanctions and continue “along the road of building the socialist power by dint of the spirit of self-reliance and self-development.” Ja spoke at a debate at the […]

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Japan pledges $1 billion to back UN development goals

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Japan on Monday pledged $1 billion over the next two years to back the United Nations’ development agenda, raising its profile as one of the world’s largest foreign aid donors. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told a meeting at the UN that the funding will go to help children and youth worldwide, in particular to promote education, health, disaster response and gender equality. The announcement provided a boost to the […]

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World Bank approves $500-mln grant package for Afghanistan projects

(Reuters) – The World Bank on Tuesday (June 13) approved financing worth more than $500 million for Afghanistan to support a string of projects to boost the economy, help improve service delivery in five cities, and support Afghan refugees sent back from Pakistan. The bank said the six grants, including donor money, worth some $520 million, would help the Afghan government “at a time of uncertainty when risks to the economy are significant.” The international […]

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Toddlers playing with touchscreens sleep less: study

PARIS, France (AFP) — The more toddlers play with touchscreen devices the less they sleep, according to a study released Thursday that suggests the findings could be cause for concern. For every additional hour using a touchscreen phone or tablet during the day, children aged six months to three years slept nearly 16 minutes less in each 24 hour period, researchers reported in the journal Scientific Reports. But the study could not determine if the […]

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President Duterte on Rizal Day calls on Filipinos to unite for development

MANILA, Dec. 31 – President Rodrigo Duterte called on Filipinos to work together towards national progress as he led the 120th anniversary celebration of Dr. Jose Rizal’s martyrdom at the Rizal Park on Friday. The President arrived at Rizal Park around 7 am Friday, December 30 and was given arrival honors. After that he led the flag-raising as well as the wreath laying rites for the national hero. In his Rizal Day message, the President […]

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