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.
more...Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [United States] [Aid] [Emergency relief] [Geopolitics]
07.05.2008
NEW YORK, May 6 (OneWorld) - Women's rights advocates in the United States have launched a novel global initiative aiming to help millions of women across the world who face violence at the hands of men.
more...Related topics/regions: [Capacity building] [Gender] [Communication] [Knowledge] [Civil society]
Image: Nigerian lawyer Oby Nwankwo will participate in an upcoming Roundtable. © Peace X Peace
06.05.2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns.
more...Related topics/regions: [Land] [Business] [Corporations] [Credit and investment] [Climate change] [Forests] [Indigenous rights]
Image: Amazon rainforest. © WWF International
30.04.2008
BANGKOK, Apr 29 (IPS) - As if the burdens they shoulder are not enough, Asia's women are being compelled to bear the additional weight of rising food prices, say women's rights activists from across the region.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Agriculture] [Food] [Labour] [Poverty] [Gender]
Image: In Nepal. © Heifer International
24.04.2008
BANGKOK, Apr 23 (IPS) - A rising star within the ranks of Burma's military regime is reported to have unveiled a plan to ensure the junta gets its way at the May referendum for a new constitution, according to information revealed to IPS.
more...From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [Democracy] [Governance] [Law]
Image: Burmese military officers. © The Burma Campaign UK