http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/5294 en_GB_uk http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/93118/1/5294 Powerful corporations are busy patenting software as a way of entrenching their dominance in the global information economy, says David Heath; unless we stop new laws being pushed through in Europe. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/92087/1/5294 Education is one of the highest priorities expressed by crisis-affected communities in all but the most severe humanitarian emergencies, writes Graham Wood, and it shows major benefits when introduced in the early stages of an emergency. A great deal is lost when, as often happens, “donor-driven humanitarianism” ignores this need. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/91223/1/5294 Speculation over whether Russia will ratify the Kyoto Protocol has fuelled questions about alternative approaches to tackling climate change. Aubrey Meyer of the Global Commons Institute explains why the “Contraction and Convergence” model gives us our best chance to avoid “climate disaster by international bluff and blackmail”. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/90399/1/5294 Every child’s death – whether in Palestine/Israel or in Honduras - is a crime that leaves us all a little less human, write Bruce Harris and Esteban Castro of Covenant House/Casa Alianza. Yet few people know about the continuing Honduran urban murder of innocents. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/89723/1/5294 Partnerships between companies, governments and civil society organisations can help communities take charge of their own development needs, argue Rory Sullivan and Michael Warner, both in “traditional” development and in such areas as conflict prevention, regional development and micro-enterprise. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/89068/1/5294 The consumer movement has always been a struggle for rights, says Julian Edwards of Consumers International, and it still has a key role in the fight against free market fundamentalism and poverty. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/88543/1/5294 With Palestine’s children living lives of despair and hopelessness, only an end to the violence and the adoption of civil protest will see their people’s cause gain international recognition, writes Catherine Hunter, consultant to the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/88132/1/5294 In the face of decades of repression, coups, and foreign intervention, and most recently the flash floods that have killed thousands, the people of Haiti still show extraordinary resilience, write Kevin Murray and Jake Miller. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/87255/1/5294 Following the launch of the Eat Less Meat campaign, Free range pigs (c) Compassion in World Farming Joyce D’Silva of Compassion in World Farming argues that less Western-style meat consumption would benefit poor people’s food security, the environment and human health. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/86411/1/5294 Maggie Black wrote the report Opening Minds, Opening Up Opportunities for the International Save the Children Alliance. Here she reflects on the empowering impact of children's participation in action for working children. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/85696/1/5294 We urgently need to address the rise of the extreme Right across western Europe, argues writer Nick Ryan, whose recent book Homeland is an investigation of white nationalism. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/84889/1/5294 Paul Kingsnorth, author of One No, Many Yeses, finds that the once-radical ANC is now toeing the free-market line dictated by the West, and resistance is gathering pace. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/83870/1/5294 Dr Christie Peacock, Chief Executive of FARM-Africa, argues for a major shift in aid policy and institutional reform to benefit Africa’s millions of impoverished small farmers. The alternatives, she believes, are unviable. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/82972/1/5294 Rory Sullivan, editor of the book Business and Human Rights, argues that growing consensus and the availability of tools and information mean that companies must increasingly accept the responsibility to protect and promote human rights. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/81971/1/5294 Mike Aaronson of Save the Children UK reflects on the difference that a major increase in donors’ overseas aid budgets would make to the dignified, capable people of Ethiopia.