Full Coverage: Development

06/24/2008 U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are missing a massive opportunity to save lives and radically change the course of world history, say health and education activists Saul Garlick and Elizabeth Arkell.

06/24/2008 From starting tree nurseries to properly disposing of solid waste, a new guide offers simple solutions to help communities around the planet improve their quality of life.

06/18/2008 The G-8 foreign ministers, meeting next week, must deal decisively with the humanitarian toll that rising food prices and reduced foreign aid are taking on Africa, said a panel of leaders focused on African progress.

06/12/2008 Single mother Dorothy Kanjautso, who founded a private nursery school with a start-up loan of $70, is just one of many African women and men -- profiled here -- that has contributed to her community by starting a small business.
From: Opportunity International

06/02/2008 Mumbai based research think tank Strategic Foresight Group and the United Nations Global Compact will host an international conference on responsible business, peace and sustainability on June 26-28, 2008. Bringing together leading global innovators and business leaders, the event will explore the link between economic growth and sustainable peace.