Media

IPN Opinion article

April 19, 2005
Franklin Cudjoe explores the consequences of policies based on 'rock-star' economics - while motivated by good intentions, they have failed African countries. He outlines which policies and reforms might take place to empower Africans, enabling them to harness their entrepreneurial spirit.

IPN Opinion article

April 11, 2005
The world's poorest people suffer most because of climate -- not climate change. This article argues that restricting greenhouse gas emissions in poor countries would be misguided and counterproductive.

IPN Opinion article

April 6, 2005
Not everyone in Africa agrees [with Make Poverty History]. Franklin Cudjoe, the director of Ghanaian think-tank Imani, called the campaign "a group of disgruntled rock stars who are not in tune with the realities on this continent"...

IPN Opinion article

February 7, 2005
Matthew Parris discusses the G8 and Moeletsi Mbeki's speech to International Policy Network in June 2005

IPN 
Press release

January 17, 2005
Wealth and prosperity increase resilience to natural disasters, says a new Sustainable Development Network study

IPN Opinion article

January 6, 2005
Julian Morris was featured on "The World Today" to comment on Live 8: "My message for Bob Geldof is get real. Look at the realities of the situation, look at how the very poorest people of the world actually live and what is preventing them from becoming richer. And if he looks at that, he'll realise that it's actually the governments who he wants to give aid money to that are causing the problem."

IPN Opinion article

January 6, 2005

IPN Opinion article

January 6, 2005
Kendra Okonski appeared on BBC Breakfast to comment on Live 8 and whether or not the prospect of more foreign and and debt relief is the right way to help poor countries.

IPN Opinion article

December 29, 2004
This week's tsunami tragedy in Asia has the world's attention - but every week in 2005, over 120,000 people will die from the side effects of poverty. All of these deaths, and many caused by the tsunami, could be prevented but for the anti-growth, anti-technology policies of many governments. Sadly, such policies are also promoted by western environmental groups, to the benefit of no one today nor anyone in the future.