http://uk.oneworld.net/section/uk/news/world en_GB_uk http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160445/1/3319 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. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83685 Jesus León Santos, the leader of a democratic farmer-to-farmer network, recently received a prestigious environmental award for promoting sustainability through traditional agriculture in Oaxaca, Mexico. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160430/1/3319 Sri Lanka’s worsening human rights record and failed promises for improvement undermine its claim for a place on the UN Human Rights Council, a coalition of national and international NGOs said in a letter released today. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83692 NGO representatives in Chad are mourning the killing by bandits of Pascal Marlinge, the country director of Save the Children UK. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160421/1/3319 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. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83682 The United States should repeal restrictions on humanitarian assistance to Burma and help those affected by Cyclone Nargis, said an international refugee agency yesterday, higlighting the "tremendous need inside Burma." http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160386/1/3319 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. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160385/1/3319 Tighter government monitoring to prevent the continued dumping of toxic e-waste on the developing world is demanded by the world federation of consumer organisations. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160344/1/3319 Today's Millennium Development Goals summit in London is in danger of becoming an empty gesture for the world’s poor and a public relations stunt for big companies, campaigners warned today as they launched an alternative action plan and challenged UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to support it. + Brown slated on ‘cynical’ poverty event http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83669 As of Monday Morning, almost 4,000 people are believed to have died -- and tens of thousands more were forced to flee their homes -- as Cyclone Nargis hit Burma this weekend. A thorough damage assessment will be difficult, notes the United Nations. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83668 Public bicycle rental programs are quickly springing up across Europe; cities including Washington, DC, Beijing, Moscow, and Tel Aviv may also soon be launching similar services. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83657 The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has entered into force, a month after the required 20th country ratified the treaty. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160347/1/3319 UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83652 Global press freedom continued its six-year decline in 2007, says a new report from a democracy and freedom research institute. From: Freedom House http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160323/1/3319 Many British food and drinks processing companies have much to do before they can claim to be operating sustainably in terms of water consumption, concludes a new report. From Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility