Articles by Matthew Berger
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Developing Nations Gain Clout at World Bank – Depending on Your Math
Matthew Berger - IPS,
3 May 2010
Developing countries will have a slightly larger say at the World Bank under an agreement reached at the institution’s spring meetings this weekend. But some groups are challenging whether the shift in voting shares is as large as it should be – or as large as the bank says it is.
→ read full articleU.S. STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON LANDMINE TREATY
Matthew Berger – TerraViva Europe,
4 Mar 2010
As the 11th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty entering into effect came and went Monday, the United States remained one of only 37 countries to have yet to sign on to the agreement.The U.S. does, however, comply with many of the provisions of the international treaty, which prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and export […]
→ read full articleCLUSTER BOMB BAN TO BECOME LAW – WITHOUT U.S.
Matthew Berger - IPS,
20 Feb 2010
Just over a year after it was opened for signature, an international treaty banning cluster bombs received the final two ratifications it needed to become international law Tuesday [Feb 16, 2010].Burkina Faso and Moldova ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions to much praise from human rights and victim advocacy groups. The treaty will become international […]
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