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DFID critics speak out: White Paper policies would perpetuate poverty, poor education and ill health
IPN Press release
Biotechnology: How to set African women free
IPN Opinion article
A trade dispute between rich nations could unlock or tighten the chains on the world's poorest farmers - meaning most African women. The World Trade Organisation's forthcoming ruling on GM foods could keep them scratching at the soil for subsistence or help them conquer famine.
A plague of planners
IPN Opinion article
This article assesses centralised urban planning by government bureaucrats, as this week's World Urban Forum, held in Vancouver, Canada draws to a close.
More aid will not prevent more AIDS
IPN Opinion article
The recent UNAIDS conference in New York ended with a plea for more cash to help fight the disease. But all the aid money in the world won't address the root causes of the plague - political and economic oppression
Education Aid: Ask the Poor What They Want
IPN Opinion article
The poor are taking education into their own hands in spite of obstacles put in their way by governments who claim to provide free primary education.
IPN responds to defamatory claims made in <i>The Times </I>
IPN Opinion article
IPN has been in the news a great deal in the past few weeks. Mostly the coverage has been very positive. However, on Tuesday The Times of London published a commentary that is full of false claims about IPN. We have responded to these allegations with a letter to The Times requesting that they make a retraction and an apology, which can be seen below.
Creativity versus Culture Tax
IPN Opinion article
Alec van Gelder's original response to 'Imagine A World Without Copyright' (International Herald Tribune, 8-9 October 2005, by Joost Smiers and Marieke van Schijndel). A shorter version was published in the International Herald Tribune (13 October 2005)
