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05/14/2008 Asian governments -- seen to have greater leverage with Myanmar authorities -- are being asked to increase the pressure on the military junta to effectively address the humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis.
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Related: [East Asia] [South East Asia] [Myanmar] [Governance] [Geopolitics] [Emergency Relief] [Aid]
Better management needed: snow leopard in the Darjeeling zoo / Photo credit: Flickr, Zigzaguente
05/13/2008 Indian zoos will soon be globally connected thanks to an agreement with the US-based International Species Information System. The world's largest online database on zoo animals has historic data for several thousands of species, enables better collection and sharing of information and makes animal exchange easier.
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Related: [South Asia] [ICT] [Communication] [Animals] [Environment]
Image: Better management needed: snow leopard in the Darjeeling zoo / Photo credit: Flickr, Zigzaguente
A snow leopard in the Darjeeling zoo / Photo credit: Flickr, Zigzaguente
05/13/2008 Indian zoos will soon be globally connected thanks to an agreement with the US-based International Species Information System. The world's largest online database on zoo animals has historic data for several thousands of species, enables better collection and sharing of information and makes animal exchange easier.
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Related: [South Asia] [ICT] [Communication]
Image: A snow leopard in the Darjeeling zoo / Photo credit: Flickr, Zigzaguente
Waiting for aid to arrive / Photo credit: Reuters / International Federation
05/12/2008 Experts warn that non-availability of fresh drinking water, tardy relief work and health care measures are pushing the cyclone-hit Myanmar towards a major public health catastrophe. Inflexibility of military in not allowing most foreign aid workers is only adding to the woes of affected people.
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Related: [South Asia] [Health] [Emergency Relief] [Aid]
Image: Waiting for aid to arrive / Photo credit: Reuters / International Federation
People waiting for relief / Photo credit: Reuters
05/09/2008 Even though unofficial sources are claiming a hundred thousand deaths and many more rendered homeless in Myanmar from last week’s cyclone, the military junta is reluctant to allow foreign aid workers. People say the authorities do not want foreigners around when the country goes for referendum on May 10.
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Image: People waiting for relief / Photo credit: Reuters
05/08/2008 WASHINGTON, May 8 (OneWorld) - More than 800 development and human rights activists are gathering here this week, developing and calling on Congress to implement new strategies to tackle world poverty and hunger.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Poverty] [Development]

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