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Reporting tax research in Kenya

Jan 20, 2011 | Panos London

Panos London and Panos Eastern Africa worked with two main partners to convene a workshop for researchers, CSOs and Kenyan media representatives at Lake Naivasha in Kenya on 15–17 November 2009. The first of these partners was CommGAP, a global programme at the World Bank which promotes the use of communication in governance reform programmes….

Feeling the pinch: impacts of the financial crisis on developing countries

Nov 12, 2010 | Panos London

New research highlights some of the impacts that the global financial crisis is having on developing countries. Here unemployed people queue for their unemployed insurance fund (UIF) in Elizabeth, South Africa / James Oatway - Panos pics

Overview According to recent studies it is the world’s poorest who will be hit hardest by the global recession. There have been many reports on how developed countries have been affected by the current financial crisis, but new research, which has come out in the past few months, has shown how the global downturn is…

US bulldozer tactics at close range

Jun 11, 2010 | Emmanuel Okella

Rebuilding trust before the conference resumes in Cancun is essential according to Emmanuel Okella / Marcelo Gonçalves (flickr.com/photos/marcelocg/)

The failed Copenhagen talks meant this latest round of negotiations was characterised by suspicion and mistrust between wealthy and developing nations. But developing nations seem to be showing a united front.

Sudan and Egypt won’t be signing up anytime soon

Jun 11, 2010 | David Akana

An American delegate talks in the press conference room at the UNFCCC's Copenhagen conference. A number of African states didn't sign the Copenhagen Accord at the meeting / Fredrik Naumann - Panos Pictures

Close to 45 of the 53 countries that make up the African Union arrived at the latest round of climate talks in Bonn having signed the much criticised Copenhagen Accord. But not Sudan, Zimbabwe, Niger, Cameroon, Sao Tome & Principe, Equatorial Guinea and Egypt.

Diplomatic tip-toeing gives way to strong words at Bonn

Jun 11, 2010 | Rina Saeed Khan

Women wait for transport to get over a flooded river in Bangladesh. Qumrul Chowdhury, from Bangladesh, said at Bonn that the world needs, 'A legally binding, fair and ambitious treaty - or else people will suffer.' / Espen Rasmussen - Panos Pictures

“It will be tragic, a holocaust… I warn all the world that it will be at the expense of one billion people. We can’t afford to lose the battle.”

The motivations behind African peacekeeping contributions

Apr 26, 2010 | Tania Ghosh

A Nigerian United Nations (UN) Peacekeeper at a checkpoint in Liberia / Tim A Hetherington - Panos Pictures

States that are poorer, have lower "state legitimacy" or lower levels of political repression, are likely to contribute higher number of troops to regional peacekeeping operations suggests a new report.

Afghanistan aid groups say NATO threatens their neutrality

Apr 21, 2010 | Aunohita Mojumdar

Dutch soldiers attached to the NATO force in Afghanistan. NATO's involvement with development work has led to their neutrality being questioned / Jeroen Oerlemans - Panos pictures

Humanitarian groups in Afghanistan say NATO's involvement in development aid threatens to undermine the neutrality of aid workers, as well as putting them in danger. 

Refugees in Kenya left in legal limbo

Apr 19, 2010 | Tania Ghosh

The children at the Sheorapara learning centre receive close attention from their teach Helena / G. M. B. Akash - Panos London

A new report has found that the Kenyan government has not clearly defined the rights of refugees in Nairobi, meaning neither the police nor refugees know where they stand within the law.

Commercial interests determine Nestlé’s aid allocation

Mar 15, 2010 | Tania Ghosh

An advert for Nestlé in India. A new report suggests that commercial interests, rather than need, drives Nestlé's aid allocation / Mark Henley

A new report claims that Nestlé's aid to developing countries is determined by commercial investments rather than poverty levels.

Aid fails to alleviate poverty in Mozambique

Mar 1, 2010 | Tania Ghosh

A young labourer harvests coconuts near Maxixe, Mozambique. The majority of the population relies on agriculture but donors put to much focus on mega-projects at their expense / Fred Hoogervorst - Panos pictures

Despite receiving US$12 billion in aid since peace was established 17 years ago, a new report says there has been no real poverty reduction in Mozambique. And the high levels of aid has also left the government accountable to donors, rather than the people.

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