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U.S. Urged to Divorce Politics from Aid to Myanmar

07.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (OneWorld) - A major U.S.-based humanitarian aid group is urging the Bush administration to revise its aid policy toward Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and provide immediate assistance to the cyclone victims in that country.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [United States] [Aid] [Emergency relief]

UN's Food Rights Advocate Warns Speculators

03.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Agriculture] [Food] [Corporations] [Credit and investment] [Trade] [Human rights] [Governance]

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Indigenous Groups Slam Canada at UN

02.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Indigenous rights] [Governance]