06/27/2008
Today, on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, dozens of human rights groups around the world spoke out in solidarity with torture survivors and asked policy makers and regular citizens to support rehabilitation services.
From: International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
Read moreFrom: International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
Related: [Human Rights] [Activism] [Civil Society] [Ethics & Value Systems]
04/25/2008
Today, on World Malaria Day, 3,000 children will die of malaria. This year, it will kill more than one million people. When faced with such disastrous statistics, it can be easy for us to feel overwhelmed – to see malaria as another problem that is too big and too complex. The reality is different: malaria is 100 per cent preventable. But action must be taken before the mosquito bites.
MoreRelated: [Africa] [Disease/treatment] [Infant Mortality] [Malaria]
04/15/2008
Somalia has been torn apart by civil war for nearly two decades. Several attempts have been made at finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict, but so far all of them have left the country without a functioning central administration. But now a new initiative with an innovative approach to peace-building is taking roots.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS
Related: [Somalia] [War and Peace] [Conflict Resolution]
Image: © New Internationalist
01/31/2007
Children caught up in crises around the world are being forced to wait for life-saving emergency relief as the introduction of the UN’s emergency fund has created an extra hurdle for aid agencies striving to reach those most in need.
Read moreFrom: Save the Children UK
Related: [Children] [Emergency Relief] [United Nations]
Image: SCF logo
12/16/2006
Leaders of Andean governments who thought that the Free Trade Agreement with the United States would deepen the process of Andean integration turned out to be dead wrong.
Read moreFrom: International Relations Center
Related: [South America] [Development] [Trade] [Globalization]
Image: © Mikko Sauli
06/03/2008
India's Planning Commission has cautioned against treating left-wing extremism in the country as a mere law and order problem while drawing attention to its socio-economic dimensions. Poverty, lack of access to forest resources and other deprivations are cited as reasons for growth of
naxalism in a recent report.
Read morenaxalism in a recent report.
Related: [South Asia] [Poverty] [Politics] [Democracy] [Governance]
05/31/2007
In partnership with Zelena Istra (Green Istria>, the GONG held a debate in Labin, May 25, to discuss the location of the LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminal and the possibility to construct a third thermoelectric power plant in Plomin that would use coal as fuel. The large audience that gathered to follow the debate confirmed the great interest and concern of the local population about the future welfare of their region.
Read moreRelated: [Croatia] [Environment]
Image: Plomin power plant
04/26/2006
Amidst growing concerns about freshwater scarcity in the prairies, the Council of Canadians’ national water campaigner, Susan Howatt is touring Alberta and Saskatchewan to speak to local activists about water stewardship in Canada.
Read moreRelated: [Water/Sanitation]
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