–The correlation between family planning and development in the Third World is strong enough that it does lead one to ask if access to contraceptives ought not to be a human right– For the last few decades “population projects”, as they’re called among development professionals, have been like ping pong balls bouncing according to the…

–The world’s undernourished is now over one billion. The Head of the Food and Agriculture Organization says it’s time to eradicate hunger–Heads of organizations often have plans, that’s what they do, but when Jacques Diouf, the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization, does so, his message is worth heeding. Concerned that the economic crisis…

–Some are protesting the pope’s stand on condoms by sending them to him–While traveling in Africa recently, Pope Benedict XVI said that condoms were not the answer to AIDS, though the continent is ravaged by the disease and condoms have been hailed as an effective prevention. His remarks have sparked protest in many circles. One…