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28.09.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (OneWorld) - Environmental groups and human rights activists are up in arms about the Bush administration's move to pursue a separate strategy instead of contributing to the UN-led global efforts to fight climate change.

28.09.2007 The Independent People's Tribunal (IPT) on the World Bank in India has held the Bank's policies and projects guilty of causing untold suffering among millions of poor and of violating human rights. The four-day hearing was attended by activists, civil society groups, academics, policy analysts and project-affected communities who presented evidence against the Bank.
From: Independent People's Tribunal

28.09.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (OneWorld) - UN officials and human rights activists warned Israel Thursday against its plans to close its borders with the West Bank over the next several days.

27.09.2007 WASHINGTON, Sep 27 (OneWorld) - Civil society activists from Zimbabwe recently traveled to the United States to lobby for a more just international economic structure and to raise awareness about their country's devastating economic crisis.

26.09.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 25 (OneWorld) - International donors' apathy towards African flood victims is worrying numerous UN agencies involved in humanitarian relief operations.

24.09.2007 BOGOTA, Sep 23 (OneWorld) - An environmental gold-mining initiative is set to double its production this year in an attempt to keep up with increasing national and global demand.

20.09.2007 WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - Activists and foreign policy experts held a public forum this weekend to launch what they hope will be "a combined international movement" to respond to the threats of climate change and the depletion of oil and other cheap energy sources.

18.09.2007 WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (IPS) - U.S. immigrant groups are ratcheting up a boycott of Western Union Co. in hopes of forcing the global money-transfer industry to do good for its customers' families, not just do well for itself.

16.09.2007 NEW YORK, Sep 14 (OneWorld) - A forceful campaign launched by an international humanitarian organization is likely to bring a positive change in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people living in Bangladesh who are not protected by the laws of any government.

14.09.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - Despite strong objections from the United States and some of its allies, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday calling for the recognition of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples' right to self-determination and control over their lands and resources.

14.09.2007 PROVIDENCE, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - Observers of the situation in Iraq lashed out at the Bush administration Thursday ahead of the president's prime time address to the nation.

12.09.2007 NEW YORK, Sep 11 (OneWorld) - Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the United States' two closest allies in its so-called "war on terror," violated international law this week when a key political opposition leader was forcibly flown out of one country and into to the other, a leading human rights watchdog has charged.

11.09.2007 BOGOTA, Sep 10 (OneWorld) - Colombia's nineteenth annual Peace Week was launched Sunday by a coalition of local non-profit groups, with a call for a greater focus on truth to help alleviate the country's ongoing conflict.

10.09.2007 Plans by a British company, Vedanta Resources, for a bauxite mine in protected forests in India have been delayed after the Supreme Court in Delhi ordered a wide-ranging impact study.

08.09.2007 NEW YORK, Sep 8 (OneWorld) - Less than one month after a devastating mining incident rocked the United States, a coalition of some of the world's leading environmental and humanitarian aid groups is calling for tighter environmental and safety rules for the global mining projects financed by the World Bank.

07.09.2007 NEW YORK, Sep 6 (OneWorld) - A coalition of faith-based human rights groups has launched a nationwide campaign to win congressional support for legislation that would cancel debts owed by the world's poorest nations.

05.09.2007 SYDNEY, Sep 5 (IPS) - As 21 world leaders representing 3 billion people prepare to meet at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this weekend, civil society groups are calling for an instant end to poverty and the war in Iraq and immediate action on climate change.

03.09.2007 WASHINGTON, Sep 3 (OneWorld) - Ordinary Americans are being encouraged to engage in intercultural exchanges and discussions about globally significant issues as part of a new initiative to counter terrorism worldwide.