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Chinese think tank calls for change to one child policy

Michael Otto — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:28:04 +0000

BEIJING (CWN) — A Chinese think-tank with close ties to the government has called for a change in the country’s brutal “one-child” policy.
“China has paid a huge political and social cost for the policy, as it has resulted in social conflict, high administrative costs and led indirectly to a long-term gender imbalance at birth,” acknowledged the report from the China Development Research Foundation.
Basing its analysis purely on political and economic factors rather than human-rights concerns, the group recommended adopting a “two-child” policy this year, and abolishing all statutory limits on family size by the year 2020.
The think-tank’s full report is not yet available to the public, but the recommendations were covered prominently by the state-backed Xinhua news agency.

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Faith leaders hope G-20 summit will ‘do the right thing’ for poor

Michael Otto — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:00:00 +0000

PITTSBURGH (CNS) Leaders of the most powerful countries in the world, meeting for the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh on September 24 and 25, have huge economic issues to contend with. But with latest estimates showing 1 billion people around the world suffering from hunger as a result of the global economic recession, religious leaders believe

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Franciscans urge G-8 ministers to promote sustainable economies

Michael Otto — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

ASSISI, Italy (CNS) The Franciscan order has called on finance ministers from the world’s richest nations to radically transform the current economic system into a model that is more sustainable and shares the world’s resources more equitably. echo $variable;

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Vatican official expresses concern over impact of economy on workers

Michael Otto — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

GENEVA (CNS) The Vatican’s representative to United Nations agencies in Geneva expressed concern over the impact the world’s troubled economy was having on poor, low-skilled and disadvantaged workers. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi told the International Labor Conference in Geneva June 10 that more must be done to promote decent work that protects human dignity. "Today’s economy

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