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November 2007
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11/30/2007
Perinteiden massaturismi vaarantaa perinteisten yhteisöjen elinoloja Keski-Amerikassa. Ekologisesti kestävämpi yhteisöturismi tarjoaa sen sijaan uusia mahdollisuuksia Keski-Amerikan maaseutualueiden yhteisöjen kehittämiseen.
Read moreFrom: UnMundo América Latina Related: [Central America] [Tourism] Image: © Nicola Ross / International Development and Environment Article Service
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11/29/2007
Dr. Jean "Bill" Pape, founder of the first Haitian clinic to investigate the Caribbean AIDS epidemic, is seeing infection rates drop thanks to pro-condom campaigns, increased HIV-screening, and safer blood banks.
Read moreFrom: Heroes of HIV Related: [Haiti] |
11/28/2007
"Teidän maissanne yhtiöt voivat olla puhtaita, mutta meillä ne eivät ole", kertoo ecuadorilainen Wilman Jiménez. Hänen maassaan öljy-yhtiöt jättävät jälkeensä saasteita, käyttökelvotonta maata, juomakelvotonta vettä ja köyhyyttä.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld España Related: [Ecuador] [Poverty] [Corporations] [Pollution] Image: © Advocacy Project
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11/27/2007
Two Brazilian indigenous communities have successfully reclaimed their lands after a 40-year occupation by a powerful cellulose company. Their victory exemplifies the increasing unity, militancy, and efficacy of rural and indigenous factions in Brazil.
Read moreFrom: North American Congress on Latin America Related: [Brazil] Image: An indigenous Guarani child from Brazil. © Centro de Medios Independientes de Colombia Indymedia
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11/27/2007
Brazil's ability to negotiate price reductions with pharmaceutical companies for patented HIV/AIDS drugs saved the country $1 billion between 2001 and 2005, according to a study.
Read moreFrom: SciDev.Net Related: [Brazil] Image: HIV/AIDS information materials being distributed to truck drivers by a local NGO and the local truck drivers union.(Credit: UNAIDS/A.Vasconcelos)
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11/22/2007
Useimmat Latinalaisen Amerikan maat ovat onnistuneet tasapainottamaan talouttaan ja toteuttamaan köyhyyden vähentämistä edesauttavia uudistuksia, kiittelee OECD:n tuore talouskatsaus. Ongelmia kuitenkin riittää: yksi suurimmista ovat maailman suurimpiin kuuluvat tuloerot.
Read moreFrom: Ulkoministeriö Related: [Economy] |
11/21/2007
Human rights activists gathered to demand the closure of a school at Fort Benning, in the U.S. state of Georgia, where, they charge, some of Latin America's worst human rights abusers learned their cruel tactics.
Read moreFrom: truthout Related: [United States] |
11/21/2007
Guanabaranlahti Rio de Janeiron edustalla Brasiliassa on osa lumoavan kaunista maisemaa. Todellisuus saasteineen on kuitenkin paljon kuvajaista karumpi: yritykset vesien puhdistamiseksi ovat toistaiseksi kuin pisara valtameressä.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Brazil] [Water/Sanitation] [Health] |
11/20/2007
Brazilian bloggers are commemorating today the death of a runaway slave and national hero by debating how far their vastly multicultural society has come towards ending racism.
Read moreFrom: Global Voices Online Related: [Brazil] |
11/20/2007
Arizonan osavaltio on takavarikoinut meksikolaissiirtolaisten kotiinsa lähettämiä varoja 14 miljoonan dollarin verran. Viranomaiset väittävät rahojen menevän ihmissalakuljettajille, vaikka tutkimuksia yksittäisten lähetysten kohteista ei ole tehty.
Read moreFrom: UnMundo América Latina Related: [Mexico] [United States] [Migration] Image: Meksikon ja Yhdysvaltojen välinen raja-aita. © Independent Media Center
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11/20/2007
Four members of an election monitoring delegation reflect on Guatemala's recent presidential race and conclude that ongoing changes are "creating space for democracy."
Read moreFrom: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Related: [Guatemala] Image: A political analyst noted that, "For the first time in the history of Guatemala, the election was won with the rural vote, the indigenous vote." © North American Congress on Latin America
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11/20/2007
As European Union development ministers meet in Brussels to discuss Economic Partnership Agreements today, a leading international charity warns that signing proposed temporary "framework agreements" would damage economies in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific countries and undermine regional economic integration.
Read moreFrom: Oxfam International Related: [Africa] [Asia and the Pacific] [Europe] [Caribbean] Image: © European Commission
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11/14/2007
"On surkuhupaisaa, että niin monet Stora Enson työntekijät menettävät Suomessa työnsä. Stora Ensosta ei ole nimittäin meille Brasiliassa mitään hyötyä", sanoo Brasilian maattomien maatyöläisten liikkeen MST:n johtaja.
Read moreFrom: Maailman Sivu ry Related: [Brazil] [Economy] [Corporations] |
11/14/2007
An alliance of peasants, indigenous peoples, and rights groups is declaring that U.S.-Mexico free trade in corn is not just about food, lost jobs, and confiscated land -- it is about the very identity of the Mexican people.
Read moreFrom: Grassroots International Related: [Mexico] Image: © Network for New Energy Choices
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11/14/2007
President Chavez of Venezuela faces the most serious threat since the 2002 military coup, with violent street demonstrations by privileged university students leading to major street battles in Caracas, says James Petras.
Read moreFrom: Share The World's Resources Related: [Venezuela] |
11/13/2007
Kehitysmaiden lapsille suunnattu tietokone löytää tiensä vielä tämän vuoden puolella myös Peruun, Meksikoon, Etiopiaan, Ruandaan, Haitiin ja Intiaan. Käyttöönoton lähestyessä alkuperäinen sadan dollarin kannettava on hinnaltaan jo lähes kaksinkertainen.
Read moreFrom: Digital Opportunity Channel Related: [Uruguay] [Peru] [Mexico] [India] [Haiti] [Education] [Intermediate Technology] [International Cooperation] [ICT] |
11/12/2007
Hondurasissa, Panamassa ja Guatemalassa Aids on yksi yleisimmistä kuolinsyistä. YK:n Nicaraguassa järjestetty Keski-Amerikan HIV/Aids-kokous lupaa lisää resursseja taudin vastaiseen työhön.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld España Related: [Central America] [HIV/AIDS] |
11/08/2007
The Mexican government should have taken preventative measures to lessen the effects of last week's torrential rains, which inundated 80 percent of the Mexican state of Tabasco, say experts.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Mexico] |
11/07/2007
Despite much progress reducing poverty worldwide, a substantial number of the world's poorest people are being left behind, according to a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute.
Read moreFrom: International Food Policy Research Institute Related: [Africa] [Asia and the Pacific] [Development] [Poverty] Image: The world's poorest live on less than 50 cents a day. © Hartmut Schwarzbach/UNEP
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11/07/2007
Uruguay is the first country to place an official order for child-friendly laptops from the One Laptop Per Child initiative, and Peru looks set to follow.
Read moreFrom: SciDev.Net Related: [Peru] [Uruguay] |
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