International Aid and Debt

EU-UN Conference Raises Donations to Maintain Syrian Stalemate

April 2, 2021 UNAC Editor International Aid and Debt, Migrants and Refugees, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, April 2, 2021 The European Union has co-chaired with the United Nations a conference on ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and of the Region‘, March 29-30. This is the fifth EU donor conference on Syria claiming to pursue a peaceful and sustainable future for all Syrians. However, the actual focus is not on[…]

The Wolf in Sheep’s Skin: IMF, WTO and WB

March 2, 2021 UNAC Editor Austerity, Economics, International Aid and Debt, Toxic Chemicals

by Syed Ehtisham, published on Countercurrents, February 15 2021 IMF and WB do not function like UN agencies on a ‘One nation, one vote’ system. Voting power is pegged to the size of economy and on financial contribution to the WB. The after effects of some of the decisions of IMF/WB are as below: In 1994, Zambia declared that it[…]

Western Aid: Myth and Reality

February 18, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, International Aid and Debt

by Syed Ehtisham, published on Countercurrents, February 13, 2021 The West seeks to preserve present relations, which enable it to make immense profits by exploiting natural and manpower resources of the whole world. It also molds socioeconomic development of neo-colonial states to the purpose, by adopting development models, which will be based on foreign capital for finance, technology and know-how.[…]