(Due to breaking news events, topics and/or guests may be subject to change)
12-11-06 to 12-15-06
Monday - December 11, 2006
New Africa Private 'Stewardry?'
Hanniford Schmidt: World Trade Organization
Aidan McQuade: Director, Anti-Slavery International
A
WTO representative recently announced an initiative for "full private
stewardry of labor" for the parts of Africa that have been hardest hit
by the 500 years of Africa's free trade with the West. Some say that
private stewardship has already been successfully applied to transport,
power, water, traditional knowledge, and even the human genome. Will
'private stewardry' really help the poor or is it just another name for
slavery? We'll examine and discuss this controversial issue.
Tuesday - December 12, 2006
Afghanistan Update
Thomas Gouttierre: Director, Center for Afghan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
TBD: South Asia Institute, University of Texas
Afghanistan
continues to struggle to rebuild its infrastructure for several
reasons, including corruption. The Taliban insurgency, opium production
is back on the rise and new reports cite inadequate police training
have also hindered this nation’s efforts to rebuild. We’ll discuss
Afghanistan’s difficulties as well as continued efforts to help it
recover from years of conflict.
Wednesday - December 13, 2006
Bird Flu Update
Dr. David Heymann, MD: Acting Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases, WHO
Dr. Lisa Maragakis, MD: Epidemiologist, Johns Hopkins Hospital
The
World Bank says the global fight against bird flu needs at least $1.2
billion in extra funding over the next few years. The H5N1 virus has
killed more than 140 people since 2003 and forced the culling of about
250 million poultry birds. The virus first struck Asian poultry, but
has since been identified in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Today
we’ll examine and discuss the latest news on the Bird Flu.
Thursday - December 14, 2006
Topic TBD
Friday - December 15, 2006
VOA Reporter’s Notebook – Vital Friends
Part #1: VOA Reporters Notebook
VOA Correspondents
Part #2: Vital Friends
Tom Rath: Author, “Vital Friends: The People You Cant Afford to Live Without”
In
part #1 VOA Correspondents will join us to review and discuss the
week’s top news stories on Reporters Notebook. In part #2, we explore
the inherent value of friendships. This includes friendship at work,
which our guest says are a positive force.
