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21.11.2009
Sri Lankan war-displaced civilians, living in highly guarded camps in the northern Vauniya district, will be allowed to move freely from 1 December, according to a senior government official.
more...Related topics/regions: [Sri Lanka] [Conflict resolution] [Refugees] Image: Internally displaced people from an earlier stage of the conflict © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
20.11.2009
Detection dogs are helping track and count Javan rhino in Vietnam, in an attempt to save one of the world’s rarest mammals from extinction.
more...From: WWF International Related topics/regions: [Vietnam] [Animals] [Conservation] Image: Simon Mahood, member of the WWF rhino project in Vietnam, with dog 'Chevy', who is trained to detect dung of the rare Javan rhino in the forests of Vietnam.(© WWF Greater Mekong Programme)
20.11.2009
The annual number of deaths of children under five has fallen from around 12.5 million in 1990 to an estimated 8.8 million in 2008, says a new UN Children's Fund report.
more...From: United Nations Children's Fund Related topics/regions: [United Nations] [Infant mortality] [Children] Image: Child survival (UNICEF)
19.11.2009
Newcastle tops Britain's latest Sustainable Cities Index, knocking the previous two winners – Bristol and Brighton – into second and third places respectively.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Environment] [Cities] Image: Newcastle (Photo: Forum for the Future website)
19.11.2009
Raúl Castro's government has locked up scores of people for exercising their fundamental freedoms and allowed scores more political prisoners arrested during Fidel Castro's rule to languish in detention, says a new report.
more...Related topics/regions: [Cuba] [Freedom of expression] [Civil rights] |
19.11.2009
World leaders and negotiators will meet in Copenhagen in December to discuss the future of our planet. As the debate intensifies, the New Statesman’s panel of environmental experts have chosen their heroes and villains – politicians, activists, companies and institutions.
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Environmental activism] [Environment] Image: Dr RK Pachauri
16.11.2009
Is brutality in the name of patriotism more justified than violence in the name of parallel ideologies, be it Maoism, communalism, or Hindu nationalism, asks Dilip Simeon.
more...Related topics/regions: [India] [Conflict] [Politics]
12.11.2009
A season of fear has returned to Zimbabwe, following Morgan Tsvangirai’s decision to 'disengage' from the country's dysfunctional Government of National Unity, writes Mary Ndlovu.
more...Related topics/regions: [Zimbabwe] [Politics] 
10.11.2009
While Ethiopia endures a devastating famine, Meles Zenawi's regime has been downplaying and double-talking around the crisis, writes Alemayehu G. Mariam.
more...Related topics/regions: [Ethiopia] [Food] [Agriculture]
15.10.2009
Withdrawal of Bangladesh army troops has begun in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. There is tension as the hill people also demand the removal of Bengalis from the region. Retired Brigadier General Hannan Shah discusses the situation.
more...Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [Politics] |
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