Full Coverage: West Africa
July 2007
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19.07.2007
In the first sentences handed down by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, three former members of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council have been given lengthy prison sentences for crimes committed during the country's lengthy civil war.
more...Related topics/regions: [Sierra Leone] Image: Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea © UNHCR/B. Neeleman
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11.07.2007
Devastating but preventable food crises will hit the world's poorest countries yet again because of a failure to address the root causes of the problem, according to a report by a coalition of aid groups working in the Sahel and the International Institute for Environment and Development.
more...From: International Institute for Environment and Development Image: Mali: 'food crisis ahead' (© Tearfund)
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10.07.2007
More...Related topics/regions: [Africa] [East Africa] [Burkina Faso] [Capacity building] [ICT] [Media] Image: Songtaab, Burkina Faso
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10.07.2007
World leaders and global business chiefs gathered last week to assess progress on a voluntary initiative aimed at promoting human rights standards for cooperate operations. Several non-profits are criticizing the seven-year-old "Global Compact" as a mockery and a failure.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Mexico] [India] [Ghana] [Water/sanitation] [Corporations] [Pollution] [Human rights] [Codes of conduct] Image: The Global Compact: Worth the paper it's written on?
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03.07.2007
Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria and Namibia are leading a campaign by African governments to weaken a key UN Declaration that would protect the rights of indigenous peoples, according to campaigners.
more...From: Advocacy Project Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Botswana] [Kenya] [Namibia] [Nigeria] |
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