Experts call for effort to help Latin America's poor
Washington panel from the Inter-American Dialogue urged hemispheric governments to prioritize poverty alleviation and inequality reduction. The 74 page report, released as the Clinton era began, calls for a hemispheric economic and democratic community, stronger social investments, and at least one third of lending for poverty reduction. It also advocates NAFTA ratification, trade liberalization, and civilian control of the military.
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Loss of indigenous people seen as global loss study says
Washington AP report cites Alan Thein-Durning of the Worldwatch Institute noting indigenous communities protect crops and soils, urging rights declarations. The UN General Assembly and World Bank declare 1993 International Year of the World's Indigenous People as languages and cultures face rapid decline.
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