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17.01.2005
The World Conference on Disaster Reduction opens tomorrow in Kobe in Japan. High on the agenda is the coordination of steps required to create a tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean. It's relatively cheap and simple to do.
more...From: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
10.01.2005
Tomorrow Algeria appears before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) to defend its record. Amnesty says that the country does little to protect women from violence and discrimination.
more...From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related topics/regions: [Algeria] [Gender] |
21.12.2004
Quotas are permitted for European agriculture but not for South Asian textiles. WTO rules will abolish the Multi Fibre Agreement on 31st December. Christian Aid says that one million workers in Bangladesh, mostly women, will lose their jobs.
more...From: Christian Aid Related topics/regions: [Bangladesh] [Trade] [Gender] |
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