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June 2007
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30.06.2007
The High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, locked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States, Anwarul K. Chowdhury, who is stepping down, urged the world media to step up its attention on the needs of "voiceless" developing countries when dealing with cyclones, floods, prolonged droughts and other environmental effects of climate change.
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29.06.2007
On May 30, 2005, along with three other persons I received a letter of death threat sent to my office by a person using a name of M. Julfikar from the defender of the New Order. In the letter he said that that I am a communist and disturbing stability in relation to the fights for justice for the Trisakti and Semanggi Student Shooting case (TSS) and accordingly within 15 days I will be executed.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Politics] [Activism] [Civil society] [Justice and crime] [Law] Image: Wiji Thukul, a one of the disappearance victim who still missing until now. Source: http://www.tokohindonesia.com/
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29.06.2007
The mid-point to the 2015 deadline, 07.07.07, for meeting the Millennium Development Goals is just around the corner. NGOs worldwide are gearing up to press governments for faster action. In India, the UN Millennium Campaign and other civil society organizations are pushing the ruling UPA government to meet the MDG targets.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Development] [Poverty] [Human rights] [Civil society] [MDGs] Image: Out-of-school children in India © Centre for Science and Environment
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24.06.2007
Kehittyvien maiden välinen Tieteen, Teknologian ja Innovaation keskus päätettiin perustaa YK:n johdolla Malesiaan. Malesian ministeriön hallinnoima keskus tukee Etelä-Etelä -välistä teknologian siirtoa, säännösten luomista sekä maiden välistä tutkimusta ja yhteistyötä.
more...From: SciDev.Net Related topics/regions: [Malaysia] [ICT] [Science] [Geopolitics] [Governance] |
18.06.2007
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 18 (OneWorld) - Amid lingering doubts about Sudan's promises to cooperate with the world community, advocacy groups are reiterating calls for the immediate deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in the war-torn Darfur region.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Aid] [Emergency relief] [Arms & military] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] [Security] Image: African Union peacekeepers in Darfur © Derk Segaar/IRIN © Derk Segaar / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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12.06.2007
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (OneWorld) - The U.S. Congress is under increasing pressure to support the creation of a new UN peacekeeping force that would help stop armed conflicts in the world before they turn into a Darfur-like humanitarian catastrophe.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] [Security] Image: UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 2005. © Christophe Boulierac / DPI / United Nations
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06.06.2007
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 5 (OneWorld) - Both the United Nations and some of the world's leading human rights organizations are welcoming the start of the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Liberia] [Sierra Leone] [Human rights] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] Image: UN peacekeepers arresting Charles Taylor. © United Nations
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