WTO : South raises developmental issues at second "Fish Week" (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The chair of the Doha fisheries subsidies negotiations said that members "generally advanced our work" and "our understanding of each other's positions" during the second "Fish Week" that ended at the World Trade Organization on 28 April, despite divergent positi ons and fundamental differences over certain definitional issues that marked th e proceedings.

Health : Tuberculosis risk factors exacerbated by climate change (PRIV)
(IPS, Bratislava)
While there is no established causal relationship between climate change and tuberculosis (TB), studies have beg un to highlight the potential impact its effects could have on the spread of the disease.

Central America : Rural women's constant struggle for water (PRIV)
(IPS, Chinameca)
"This is a very diffic ult place to live, because of the lack of water," said Salvadoran farmer Marlen e Carballo, as she cooked corn tortillas for lunch for her family, on a scorc hing day.