The start of the school year in Niger means another move for people displaced by flooding, who had been camped in school courtyards. The government is helping those who have nowhere else to go. Four months ago, cattle grazed along the River Niger, as...
For International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials, the past week's annual meetings were part of efforts to improve dialogue with the developing world. The IMF's Director of External Relations, Caroline Atkinson, says we've funded representatives from c...
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? You might think that the World Toilet Summit was a meeting of Wall Street bigwigs. But no, its actually about toilets. The three day conference opened on November 4th...
BBC Learning English6 Minute EnglishFighting poor sanitationNB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript6 Minute English ? Dima: Hi, welcome to this edition of 6 Minute English with me, Dima Kostenko. Inthis programme: With all the scientifi...
Fighting poor sanitation 反抗恶劣的卫生条件 NB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcriptDima:Hi, welcome to this edition of 6 Minute English with me, Dima Kostenko. In this programme: With all the scientific and technological progress around...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 09 November 2006 watch UN Water report A new United Nations report says a growing water and sanitation crisis around the world is costing the lives of about two million children a year. A child fills a container with w...