Full Coverage: Asia and the Pacific
March 2008
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31.03.2008
Di Aceh Selatan, 70 orang berpotensi mengidap AIDS. Bupati berjanji akan menangani kasus tersebut secara serius. Cara yang ditempuh dengan melakukan uji sampel darah terhadap tahanan di LP dan para sopir angkutan jarak jauh. Selain itu juga dilakukan penyuluhan, fasilitasi terhadap penderita serta sosialisasi penyakit tersebut. Bupati juga akan membentuk Komisi Penanggulangan AIDS (KPA) dan kelompok kerja (Pokja) penanggulangannya.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [AIDS] |
31.03.2008
Walhi memulai tradisi baru dalam suksesi pucuk pimpinannya. Dalam PNLH X ini, Walhi memperkenalkan kandidat direkturnya kepada publik. Sebuah uji publik bagi sang kandidat?
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Development] Image: Walhi, Sumber:www.opentracker.net
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31.03.2008
Prof Otto Sumarwoto, tokoh ekolog dan pejuang lingkungan hidup, sekaligus Guru Besar UNPAD (Universitas Padjajaran). Almarhum meninggal karena sakit liver pada pukul 00.15 WIB, dan dimakamkan di TPU Sirnaraga pukul 10.30 WIB.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Development] Image: Prof. Otto Sumarwoto, Sumber:amadeo.blog.com
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31.03.2008
The IFC, the World Banks private sector lending arm, plans to back a massive coal-fired power plant in Mundra, a town in the Indian state of Gujarat
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Development] Image: Anti World Bank, Source: www.daylife.com
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31.03.2008
Relief agencies are mobilizing in Sri Lanka's Batticaloa region, where recent torrential rains forced more than 7,000 Sri Lankans -- many of whom were already displaced by fighting between the government and a rebel group -- to flee their homes.
more...From: Lutheran World Relief Related topics/regions: [Sri Lanka] Image: Internally displaced people in Sri Lanka. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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31.03.2008
Tens of thousands of Armenians -- many forced to flee their homes during the 1988 earthquake or the 1990s war with Azerbaijan -- are still struggling to survive in makeshift homes originally established as temporary housing.
more...From: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Related topics/regions: [Armenia] |
31.03.2008
A state level tribal women leaders summit was organised by Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) at Bhubanewar, Orissa in eastern India. Several women tribal leaders and stakeholders representing government and civil society emphasised the need to empower tribal women with decision-making and elevate their social status.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Social exclusion] [Forests] [Gender] [Indigenous rights] [Civil society] Image: A women addressing the gathering at the summit / Photo credit: CYSD
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31.03.2008
Yhdysvaltain sodanjohdon pyrkimykset heikentää Muqtada al-Sadrin johtamaa Mahdin armeijaa Irakissa ovat ristiriitaisia. Yhdysvallat syyttää Mahdin armeijaa Iran-kytköksistä, mutta veljeilee iranilaisten kanssa yhteistyötä tekevän Badr-järjestön kanssa.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Politics] [War and peace] |
31.03.2008
Dari 13.265 kantong darah yang dikumpulkan oleh PMI cabang Samarinda, 484 kantong terdeteksi mengandung penyakit tertentu. Sebanyak 67 kantong diantaranya mengandung virus HIV/AIDS. Penyakit lainnya diantaranya 316 mengandung penyakit Hepatitis B, 64 kantong Hepatitis C, 37 kantong sifilis, dan 67 kantong HIV/AIDS.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [AIDS] |
31.03.2008
Viimeisten kahden viikon aikana 40 siviiliä on kuollut Yhdysvaltojen johtamien joukkojen pommituksissa Afganistanissa. Vihaiset afganistanilaiset rinnastavat NATO-joukot maata 80-luvulla miehittäneeseen Neuvostoarmeijaan.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [United States] [Conflict] Image: Manifestación contra la guerra de Afganistán © Susanna Saez
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31.03.2008
A young village girl from Rajasthan has become a role model for her community by protesting against her own marriage as a child, a tradition generally accepted as norm in rural India. For her act of heroic defiance, Congress Kanwar was given the National Bravery Award on the Indian Republic Day on January 26.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Education] [Gender] [Culture] [Activism] |
31.03.2008
Kansainvälisen yhteisön käsitys Afganistanista on kaunisteleva. Tilanne on huonontunut, ja maasta puuttuu visio tulevaisuudesta. Tämä mieltä maansa kehityksestä on Suomessa vieraileva afganistanilainen kansanedustaja Najiba Sharif.
more...From: Ulkoministeriö Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [Development] |
31.03.2008
Nopea kaupungistuminen synnyttää Aasian-Tyynenmeren alueelle talouskasvua mutta lisää myös köyhyyttä kaupunkien sisällä, kertoo Aasian ja Tyynenmeren alueen talous- ja sosiaalikomission ESCAPin tilastollinen vuosikirja.
more...From: Suomen YK-liitto Related topics/regions: [Poverty] [Economy] |
31.03.2008
More...From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Bangladesh] [Education] [Youth] [Culture] [Freedom of expression] [ICT] [Knowledge] [Media] [War and peace] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] Image: Independent day of Bangladesh
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31.03.2008
Penolakan terhadap Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir (PLTN) semakin menguat. Namun pemerintah Indonesia bersikeras melanjutkan proyek mahal dan berbahaya ini. Atas nama perubahan iklim, proyek ini hendak dibangun oleh pemerintah.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Development] Image: Anti PLTN, Sumber: dondandon.com
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30.03.2008
Pencegahan penularan HIV/AIDS di Rumah Tahanan menemui banyak hambatan. Segala keterbatasan di Rutan menjadikan permasalahan semakin rumit. Dibutuhkan kerjasama semua pihak untuk mensukseskan program pencegahan dan pengobatan HIV/AIDS di Rutan.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [AIDS] |
30.03.2008
Penyebaran virus HIV/AIDS di Jawa Tengah menunjukkan trend yang membahayakan. Bukan saja jumlah penderitanya yang mengalami pertambahan namun cakupan penderitanya juga mulai menyebar. Jika HIV/AIDS pada awalnya hanya diderita oleh orang-orang yang beresiko tinggi (pemakai Narkoba jarum suntik, PSK, dll), kini penyakit tersebut sudah menyerang ibu rumah tangga.
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [AIDS] Image: Penyebaran HIV/AIDS di Jawa Tengah
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30.03.2008
Perubahan politik di tingkat nasional dan global mengharuskan Walhi melakukan berbagai perubahan strategi perjuangan. Mampukah PNLH X Walhi menjadi momentum bagi perubahan di Walhi?
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Development] Image: Aksi Walhi, Sumber:www.duniainformasi.com
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30.03.2008
Petani Kecamatan Rancaekek, Kabupaten Bandung meminta dilakukan evaluasi dampak lingkungan pabrik-pabrik yang membuang limbahnya sekaligus mencemari Sungai Cikijing selama 17 tahun. Selain pencemaran limbah, petani juga harus berebut air dengan pabrik-pabrik yang menyedot air untuk kegiatan produksi
more...Related topics/regions: [Indonesia] [Development] Image: Limbah Pabrik, Sumber:www.terranet.or.id
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