12/15/2006 Leaders of Andean governments who thought that the Free Trade Agreement with the United States would deepen the process of Andean integration turned out to be dead wrong.

04/25/2008 Today, on World Malaria Day, 3,000 children will die of malaria. This year, it will kill more than one million people. When faced with such disastrous statistics, it can be easy for us to feel overwhelmed – to see malaria as another problem that is too big and too complex. The reality is different: malaria is 100 per cent preventable. But action must be taken before the mosquito bites.

04/26/2006 Amidst growing concerns about freshwater scarcity in the prairies, the Council of Canadians’ national water campaigner, Susan Howatt is touring Alberta and Saskatchewan to speak to local activists about water stewardship in Canada.

05/31/2007 In partnership with Zelena Istra (Green Istria>, the GONG held a debate in Labin, May 25, to discuss the location of the LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) terminal and the possibility to construct a third thermoelectric power plant in Plomin that would use coal as fuel. The large audience that gathered to follow the debate confirmed the great interest and concern of the local population about the future welfare of their region.

01/31/2007 Children caught up in crises around the world are being forced to wait for life-saving emergency relief as the introduction of the UN’s emergency fund has created an extra hurdle for aid agencies striving to reach those most in need.

05/09/2008 The UN should establish an agency to regulate international transport emissions, notably from highly polluting activities like aviation and shipping, said a climate change watchdog.

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.

05/09/2008 The world’s second-largest social networking website has signed an agreement to incorporate safeguards to protect young users from paedophiles and cyber bullying. The site will send warning messages and remove inappropriate content to shield minors from abuse.

03/31/2008 "Come realtà nazionali e di rappresentanza del movimento equo e solidale italiano chiediamo ai candidati Premier un incontro pubblico, aperto, capace di affrontare i temi della sostenibilità, dell'attenzione ai diritti dell'ambiente e delle comunità": lo afferma una lettera firmata dalle principali organizzazioni del commercio equo e solidale diffusa dall'AGICES, l’Assemblea Generale del Commercio Equo e Solidale. "Chiediamo un sostegno, forte, chiaro all’impegno di migliaia di volontari e milioni di persone, che passa per l’approvazione della legge di settore, già presentata la scorsa legislatura dopo un percorso efficace e partecipato, perché un settore di alte idealità e di economia diversa possa trovare un riconoscimento chiaro e meritato" - continua la nota. L'Italia è stato uno dei primi paesi al mondo a riconoscere attraverso l'elaborazione di un progetto di legge ad hoc il fenomeno equosolidale.

04/29/2004 Amnistia Internacional, Metges Sense Fronteres, Intermón Oxfam i Greenpeace han demanat al nou Govern que compleixi el seus compromisos electorals i doni un gir de 180 graus en la política de transferència d'armes. Les entitats han realitzat aquesta demanda durant la presentació de l'anuari Alerta 2004 de l'Escola de Cultura de Pau de la UAB, un estudi que, segons les ONG, ofereix un diagnòstic sobre l'estat del món amb dades útils que "han de guiar la política espanyola sobre transferència d'armes".

05/08/2008 Britannian pääministerin isännöi yrityksiä köyhyyden vähentämistyöhön innostavaa YK-kokousta. Yritysten hyväntahtoisuus herättää kansalaisjärjestökentässä epäuskoa.

05/30/2007 Vo Srbija nema sustinski promeni vo zastitata na pravata na decata, e oceneto vo izvestajot na Centar za prava na decata za 2006. godina.

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04/26/2006 OTTAWA – « Les deux tiers des mères ayant des enfants de moins de trois ans travaillent à l’extérieur du foyer pour faire vivre leur famille. Les trois quarts des mères ayant des enfants âgés de trois à cinq ans travaillent à l'extérieur du foyer. Plus de la moitié des enfants sont confiés à des services de garde d’une forme ou d’une autre. Devant ces faits, les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux du Canada ont le devoir de veiller à ce que nos enfants aient accès à des services sûrs et de qualité », affirme Ken Georgetti, président du Congrès du travail du Canada.

04/29/2004 Amnistía Internacional, Médicos Sin Fronteras, Intermón Oxfam y Greenpeace han pedido al nuevo Gobierno que cumpla sus compromisos electorales y dé un giro de 180 grados en la política de transferencia de armas. Las entidades han realizado esta demanda durante la presentación del anuario Alerta 2004 de la Escuela de Cultura de Paz de la UAB, un estudio que ofrece un diagnóstico sobre el estado del mundo y que, según las ONG, da datos útiles para "guiar la política española sobre transferencia de armas".

05/23/2007

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05/31/2007 Kako su krajem prošlog tjedna prenijeli mediji, Anna Maria Grünfelder, katolička teologinja poznata po javnom izražavanju kritičkih stavova prema Katoličkoj crkvi u Hrvatskoj, povukla se iz javnosti i neće više davati izjave za medije. Na ovakav su je potez natjerali snažni pritisci iz Crkve na nju i njenu obitelj.

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