May 31st, 2005 · James Wolfensohn steps down as president of the World Bank Tuesday. Over the past decade, Wolfensohn revamped the way the lending institution did business, switching to a country-based, hands-on approach that focused more on human development, health and education projects in the battle against poverty.
May 24th, 2005 · Artists in Port-au-Prince are using bits of garbage and flotsam to create works reflecting poverty, voodoo and the urban Haitian experience.
Mar 30th, 2005 · In 'The End of Poverty' economist Jeffrey Sachs presents a blueprint for a more prosperous world. He says simple measures -- like a mass distribution of mosquito nets -- could have a huge impact.
Mar 30th, 2005 · A new report by more than 2,000 scientists from 100 countries finds that unless governments act now, environmental damage will doom efforts to reduce hunger, poverty and disease. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment draws on the work of environmental scientists who have shown that ecosystems such forests, coral reefs and salt marshes are key for human survival.
Feb 23rd, 2005 · With Desmond Tutu leaving as the Anglican Bishop of Capetown, South Africa, Njongonkulu Ndugane will replace him. He is an outspoken leader against poverty, third-world debt, and HIV/AIDS.
Jan 26th, 2005 · According to a new report by the United Nations Millennium Project, every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of starvation -- and it's usually a child. Last week, the United Nations unveiled a comprehensive strategy to turn the tide of extreme global poverty. NPR's Tony Cox takes a closer look at the plan with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, director of both the U.N. Millennium Project and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, and Bill Fletcher, president of TransAfrica Forum.
Dec 14th, 2004 · It's not easy to place author and polemicist Christopher Hitchens into a particular ideological camp. The man who accuses former Secretary of State Henry Kissenger of war crimes is himself considered a "hawk" to many on the left. Hitchens joins NPR's Tavis Smiley to discuss his latest book, Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays.
Dec 6th, 2004 · Born into Brothels, a new documentary film, tells the story of children growing up in poverty in Calcutta's red-light district who find hope in a newfound skill -- photography. NPR's Melissa Block talks with filmmaker Zana Briski.