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The Failure of the UN Millenium Development Villages

October 1st, 2009

After a similar attempt resulted in civil war in Madagascar, the South Korean government bought 1,000 sq km of land in Tanzania for use in agriculture.  Mindfull of the politics involved, the South Koreans are setting aside half of that land for local development. To quote from a recent BBC article : Lee Ki-Churl, a corporation official, said he expected Tanzanians to benefit from the deal. “Some African countries export fruit and import fruit juice, or export olives and import olive oil,

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‘Just Four Months to Secure Future of Planet’ claims UN chief

August 13th, 2009

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during the Global Environment Forum 2009 in Incheon, west of Seoul, August 11, 2009. Ban arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a 10-day personal trip but he will meet South Korean government officials including President Lee Myung-bak and will speak at a peace forum.  Reuters “We have just four months. Four months to secure the future of our planet.” Remarks to the Global Environment Forum UN News Center | Aug 11, 2009 Honourable Ahn Sang-Soo,

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