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On the 60th anniversary of the World Bank, Friends of the Earth Chairman demands that President Wolfensohn gets out of oil, coal and gas
WASHINGTON, DC (USA) – Today at 2p.m. EST, Ricardo Navarro, chair of Friends of the Earth International, will meet...
22 April, 2004Campaigners mark 60th anniversary of International Monetary Fund and World Bank
WASHINGTON, DC (US) - Hundreds of people from across the globe will gather in Washington this week for the...
21 April, 2004The least responsible company in the world?
LONDON (UK) – British American Tobacco has been slammed for its appalling health, environmental and development record in advance...
21 April, 2004Environment groups urge OECD ministers to show leadership
PARIS (FRANCE) / BRUSSELS (BEGIUM) - Rich countries are failing to meet their responsibilities for the global environmental problems,...
19 April, 2004Sakhalin II project threatens last Western Pacific Grey Whales
LONDON (UK) - Environmental campaigners from Russia, Japan and Europe today (Friday 16th April) staged a mock whale funeral...
16 April, 2004European house bank escapes parliamentary scrutiny
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - A critical report on the European Investment Bank (EIB) was completely watered down today during its...
06 April, 2004US undermines united nations environment programme
JEJU (SOUTH KOREA) - Friends of the Earth International today denounced the US efforts to undermine the United Nations...
31 March, 2004Inter-American Development Bank celebrates the destruction of Latin America´s riches
LIMA (PERU) - This week, at the opening of the Inter-American Development Bank annual meeting in Lima, IDB President...
31 March, 2004Wanted: a United Nations environment organisation
JEJU (SOUTH KOREA) – One day before the end of Asia's first Global Ministerial Environment Forum here [1], Friends...
30 March, 2004MEPs keep alive critical report but fail to tackle the real problems with the EIB
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) – An international NGO coalition welcomed the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee (EMAC) decision to...
17 March, 2004