17 November 2000 : news summary

Security/Conflicts

‘Palestinians set new condition for peace talks’, OBS, 12/11/00
Palestinians announce new conditions required for the renewal of peace talks.
Also: ‘Israel claims Clinton backing on Palestinian violence’, T, 14/11/00

Corruption

‘World Bank, OECD to back reforms in Philippine corporate governance’, DevNews, 10/11/00
The World Bank and OECD help push forward reforms, condemning corruption and bad corporate governance as a test of their ‘mandate to improve the plight of the poor’.

Other

‘EU countries agree firm position on climate change talks’, DevNews, 10/11/00
EU environment ministers define their proposals for the Hague climate change convention.

‘Global warming talks could be mere hot air in the Hague’, DevNews, 13/11/00
An overview of the Hague conference on climate change.

‘Welcome to the new world’, G, 14/11/00
Investigates the effects of global warming around the world.

‘Only market forces can save the climate’, T, 16/11/00
Looks at the forces which are likely to shape the Hague agreements.

‘EU and US square up for battle of the Hague’, G, 16/11/00
Arguments over "loopholes" hold up talks as America is accused of evading the issue
Also: ‘Climate talks stalemate as EU rejects US forest plan’, G, 16/11/00

‘The great climate sell-off’, G, 16/11/00
How big businesses are trying to buy their way out of environmental curbs.

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