Full Coverage: Geopolitics

30.11.2005 Despite being responsible for almost a one-fourth of the world's total greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. refuses to ratify the Kyoto Protocol or take strong action to stop global warming, says Global Exchange, asking citizens to join them in urging President Bush to take a meaningful stand against climate change before it's too late!!!

24.11.2005 Igor Davidovic, the Chief Negotiator of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU, said yesterday that he was convinced B&H is prepared for the start of the negotiations, scheduled to take place on November 25.

23.11.2005 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23 (OneWorld) - Tensions are escalating between the Group of 77 (and China)--the largest single coalition of developing nations--and the United Nations Secretariat over the question of how to reform the administrative machinery of the world body.

22.11.2005 The U.S. should urge the U.N. to provide a stronger mandate and larger force to protect the vulnerable in Darfur, Sudan, said Africa Action Monday. The U.S. is in a strong position to initiate an intervention and Americans want it, the group said, citing the thousands of postcards U.S. citizens have sent to the White House calling for action.

19.11.2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 19 (OneWorld) - According to terrorism and nuclear experts, the Bush administration probably tweaked some, but not all of the intelligence that led to the invasion of Iraq.

18.11.2005 The African Union will tarnish its credibility and condone the Sudanese government’s complicity in crimes against humanity if it allows Khartoum to host the organisation's summit in January, a leading rights group has told heads of state.
* More trouble at another Summit: Amnesty International delegates prevented from meeting leading Tunisian human rights group; Tunisia slated over net controls

16.11.2005 Palestinian officials are satisfied that, if implemented in good faith, Tuesday's agreement with Israel will "open up Gaza to the wider world" and could jumpstart Palestinian economic recovery, reports the Arabic Media Information Network.

16.11.2005 Promoting agricultural growth is an effective poverty-reduction tool, but small-scale farmers in developing countries are being excluded from domestic and international markets. Food policy researchers offer three keys to breaking down agricultural barriers and reaching consensus at next month's world trade talks.

11.11.2005 The European Commissioner for Enlargement Issues, said in Brusselles that the elections in Albania were free and fair, in a considerably way. Also the peaceful transfer of power has fulfilled the critical condition to reach completion of the Stabilisation and Association negotiations in near future.

11.11.2005 What is the "Doha round" of trade talks and how does it affect the world's poor? Why the focus on agriculture? What can be expected from December's high-level meetings? Trade expert Kimberly Ann Elliott breaks down the intricacies of world trade so the rest of us can understand.

10.11.2005 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (OneWorld) - Alarmed by the recent upsurge in violence in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, international human rights groups are demanding the United Nations and United States take immediate actions for the protection of civilians.

10.11.2005 Hopes that humanitarianism would trump hatred in post-earthquake South Asia and help end the long-running crisis in Kashmir look bleak, Ali Hasan, Human Rights Watch’s Pakistan researcher, told a meeting in the Houses of Parliament. Daniel Nelson reports.

* UK Department for International Development South Asia earthquake: what we are doing

09.11.2005 The European Commission gave its positive recommendation (Avis) for the Macedonian candidacy for membership in the European Union. Olie Rehn, the Europeans Commissioner for expansion of the EU said that the Commission was united in its recommendation for granting Macedonia the status of Candidate for EU Membership.

09.11.2005 Latin American women have largely rejected U.S.-driven free trade agreements, and the women's rights group MADRE explains why. From indigenous rights to environmental degradation, the list calls attention to the failures of neoliberal trade policies, proposes viable alternatives, and defines the four plans currently under negotiation between the U.S and Latin American countries.

09.11.2005 "It is time to put human needs ahead of narrow military and political calculus," say the Worldwatch Insitute's Michael Renner and Zoë Chafe, warning that India and Pakistan are squandering an opportunity to bring aid to the needy--and peace to the subcontinent.

08.11.2005 The EU vows to play an active role in the talks on the future status of Kosovo, appointing a top diplomat to represent the bloc while pledging to integrate the territory into the EU.

04.11.2005 Activists taking part in this week's civil society gathering parallel to the fourth Summit of the Americas, which opens in Argentina on Friday, are already celebrating what they see as a rolling back of US influence over the hemispheric agenda.

04.11.2005 The People's Summit, which runs parallel to the Summit of the Americas taking place in Argentina, is already celebrating a rolling-back of U.S. influence over the hemisphere. Boosted by President Bush's statement that "FTAA talks have stalled for now," the civil society gathering opposes bilateral or regional free trade accords based on the NAFTA model.

04.11.2005 Five years after it was launched, the Red Cross-sponsored Measles Initiative estimated that 1 million children are alive today thanks to the vaccine campaign carried out in 43 African countries. An Asian expansion was announced at this week's Global Health Summit in New York.

02.11.2005 Military intervention and intelligence operations have not reduced the frequency of violent attacks across south and southeast Asia. Asia analysts suggest a greater emphasis on social, educational, and economic development programs that partner community leaders with international organizations.