Full Coverage: Asia and the Pacific

11/30/2007 The Central Park of the Indian capital was lit up by aspirations for peace in the region, as more than 20 organisations celebrated the South Asian Women's Day for peace, justice, human rights and democracy. This was also the spot where Anusheh Adil and her popular band BANGLA played a special piece for the day, as part of the SAARC Band Festival.

11/30/2007 Small salt producers in the Indian western state of Rajasthan are partnering NGOs and the government in the campaign against iodine deficiency disorders. According to the WFP, Nawa now produces iodised salt as per the national standard.

11/30/2007 President Pervez Musharraf in a televised address has said that he intends to lift the emergency on December 16 and urged all to participate in elections scheduled to take place on January 8, 2008. Some political parties in Pakistan plan to boycott the elections, fearing that they would not be fair and transparent.

11/30/2007 As China develops into an economic powerhouse, it is becoming increasingly environmentally conscious and advancing greatly in the fields of renewable energy and resource conservation, writes Yingling Liu.

11/30/2007 Poliittisiin motiiveihin perustuva väkivalta lehtien tuotantoketjun eri osia vastaan on jatkunut Nepalissa kesän jälkeen. Hiljattain hyökkäys Nepalin suurimman lehtitalon tiloihin keskeytti usean päivän ajaksi nepalinkielisen sanomalehden Kantipurin sekä The Kathmandu Postin valmistuksen.

11/30/2007 "Afganistanin Punainen Puolikuu joutuu joka päivä puolustamaan omaa asemaansa ja puolueettomuuttaan. Vaikeuksia on erityisesti paikallistasolla", kertoo Afganistanin Punaisen Puolikuun puheenjohtaja Fatima Gaillani.

11/30/2007 An art and photography exhibition in Kathmandu brings to light the difficulties faced by young Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. Forced out of their home country with their families in the 1990s, these young people have no memories of Bhutan, yet yearn for a return to their old homes.

11/30/2007 Selama di rumah sakit tersebut, tidak ada perawat yang mau melayaniku. Mereka juga tidak mau mengurus bayiku. Aku sadar bahwa aku adalah Orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA). Namun, apakah sehina itukah diriku di mata mereka?

11/30/2007 Sosialisasi mengenai bahaya HIV/AIDS makin gencar dilakukan di Kotawaringin Barat. Baru-baru ini, giliran siswa dari berbagai sekolah menengah atas, madrasah aliyah, dan sekolah menengah kejuruan di kota itu yang mendapat giliran sosialisasi.

11/30/2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - U.S. war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have announced they're planning to descend on Washington, DC this March to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in Iraq.

11/30/2007 Australia's newly elected prime minister concentrated on policy rather than vision while campaigning. But in office he may yet usher in a new Australia, says Tim Soutphommasane.
From: Prospect

11/30/2007 Petani Bali adalah petani yang menggunakan siklus alam dalam pola pertaniannya. Namun tiga tahun belakangan ini, para petani banyak yang mengalami kebingungan karena perhitungan musim tidak tepat lagi seperti sebelumnya. Akankah kesulitan petani Bali ini didengar oleh para delegasi COP 13?

11/30/2007 Indonesia adalah salah satu negara di dunia yang mengalami liberalisasi dan privatisasi sektor pertanian tercepat dan terluas karena pemerintah ternyata Indonesia lebih berpihak pada kepentingan modal (kapitalis). Contoh sedihnya, terjadi di Desa Bayah, Kabupaten Lebak, dengan bercokolnya PT Boral Indonesia (PMA), 5 desa bakal lenyap dimana ratusan hektar disulap menjadi kawasan industri.

11/29/2007 OneWorld's own social networking space, OneClimate.net, is opening a virtual window on the UN's forthcoming climate conference in Bali, allowing people around the world to participate in the event without emitting carbon through flying to Indonesia.

11/29/2007 "Una opportunità importante, ma c'è ancora molto da fare per costruire la pace tra israeliani e palestinesi". "Per ora è solo una dichiarazione di intenti, di impegno a trattare, ma può essere un’opportunità importante per incamminarsi sulla strada della pace". Così Janiki Cingoli (direttore del Centro italiano per la pace in Medio Oriente) e Sabri Ati Ehil (Ambasciatore palestinese in Italia) commentano i risultati della conferenza di Annapolis sul sito della Tavola per la pace 'Per la pace' che dedica vari servizi e commenti alla prima conferenza organizzata dall'amministrazione Bush sulla crisi mediorientale.

11/29/2007 Finally bowing to the pressures from domestic quarters and international community, Gen Pervez Musharraf has stepped down as Pakistan’s army chief. He handed over the charge to his trusted deputy Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kavani in a ceremony held in Rawalpindi.

11/29/2007 Kondomit eivät auta, jos niitä ei käytetä ja jos naisilla ei ole valtaa niitä vaatia. Hiv-valistuksessa tärkeintä on opettaa tytöt tuntemaan itsensä ja rajansa, intialainen Heather Ferreira sanoo.

11/29/2007 With tensions running high between Israel and Syria, a peace park agreement in the Golan Heights area could be essential to regional stability and should be put on the table at the current Middle East peace talks, write Saleem Ali and Michael Cohen.

11/29/2007 Hundreds of Muslim women from across India, along with academics, social experts and parliamentarians, addressed social, livelihood, legal and religious issues of the community at the first annual convention of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) in Delhi. The campaign also called for the implementation of the 2006 Justice Sachar Committee report for better education and employment facilities.

11/29/2007 Meet survivors Lisa and Resma in a photo essay by UNICEF – two nine-year olds in Barisal district, who are working hard with their families to recover what they lost in the devastating storm.