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Activists Plan to Reduce Emissions if Govt Won't

jallen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:58:24 +0530

LONDON, Nov 18 (OneClimate.net) - In a week when world leaders concluded that it would be "unrealistic" to aim for a legally binding agreement at the upcoming UN Climate Conference, there are signs that activist groups are working to create their own systematic plans for reducing global emissions.

OneClimate.net

Groups: Food Reserve System Can Stem Hunger

jallen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:16:32 +0530

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (OneWorld.net) - More people are going hungry today than ever before in human history, and the numbers continue to rise. Establishing a global system of food reserves could help stifle the forces spreading hunger and begin to reverse the trend, humanitarian groups told government officials gathered at a World Food Summit this week.

OneWorld US

Brazil Deforestation Down 45 Percent

jallen — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:08:21 +0530

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 13 (IPS) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon jungle was reduced more than expected between August 2008 and July 2009 -- 45 percent compared to the previous 12 months, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reported.

Inter Press Service

Homelessness Down, But Persisting, for U.S. Vets

jallen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:36:03 +0530

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 11 (New America Media) - Fifty-four-year-old David Harness carries a red, white and blue Department of Veterans Affairs' identification card around his neck. His face weathered, his mustache speckled with grey, he looks past the reporter standing in front of him and off into the street.

New America Media

Detained American's Employer Appeals to Iran

jallen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:18:57 +0530

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (OneWorld.net) - The director of the media organization Shane Bauer writes for has called on Iran to "show compassion and leniency," corroborating assertions that the U.S. journalist and his friends were simply enjoying a vacation in July when they apparently strayed onto Iranian soil and were detained.

OneWorld US

Obama Urged to Find Climate Money

jallen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:50:37 +0530

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (OneWorld.net) - Climate analysts are calling on the Obama administration to use an international finance meeting this week to press for a swift end to subsidies for coal, oil, and natural gas companies around the world.

OneWorld US

Water Concerns 1 Month After Indonesia Quake

jallen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:57:36 +0530

JAKARTA, Nov 4 (IRIN) - Thousands of survivors of an earthquake that devastated Indonesia's West Sumatra Province are still grappling with a lack of clean water and adequate sanitation more than a month after the disaster, relief workers say.

Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)

Southern Researchers Fill Gap on Neglected Diseases

jallen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:49:00 +0530

CANCUN, Nov 3 (IPS) - With HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis occupying the global health spotlight, few resources are devoted to the "neglected tropical diseases" like dengue fever, hookworm infection and schistosomiasis that afflict some 1 billion people.

Inter Press Service

After Drought, Somali Town Hit with Severe Floods

jallen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:23:23 +0530

NAIROBI, Oct 29 (IRIN) - Flash floods caused by four days of torrential rains have displaced more than 15,000 people in the southwestern town of El-Waq near the Kenyan border and submerged most homes and businesses, say locals.

Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)

Over 100 Democrats Push Obama on Immigration Reform

jallen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:59:54 +0530

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 27 (New America Media) - Is immigration reform back?

New America Media

Oxfam Calls for New Approach to Hunger

jallen — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:37:45 +0530

NAIROBI, Oct 22 (IRIN) - With droughts becoming more common, donors and the Ethiopian government must look beyond the traditional "band aid" responses to disasters by using approaches that are more cost-effective, sustainable and better suited to the population, international aid agency Oxfam says in a new report.

Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)

Sri Lanka Report Adds Pressure for War Crimes Probe

jallen — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:14:25 +0530

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (IPS) - The U.S. State Department released a report Thursday detailing possible violations of the laws of war in Sri Lanka during the first half of 2009, adding to pressure for an independent, international investigation into alleged atrocities committed by government forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) separatists.

Inter Press Service

Stop Texting, to Save Lives (in Africa)

jallen — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:10:11 +0530

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (OneWorld.net) - Activists asked cell phone users to stop texting for one hour today -- not to save energy or focus on the road, but to call attention to one of the deadliest and most underreported conflicts in the world.

Inter Press Service

Millions to Rally Against Poverty This Weekend

jallen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:32:16 +0530

Special Report
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (OneWorld.net) - Well over 100 million people around the world are expected to "stand up" this weekend to call governments to action on poverty, hunger, and gender inequalities -- a set of global issues that most Americans say they would like their government to fund much more than it has.

OneWorld US

Divorce Rate Triple for U.S. Female Soldiers

jallen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:30:45 +0530

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 15 (New America Media) - More than 30,000 single mothers have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army, the most heavily deployed branch of the military, gives women just four months to stay stateside with their newborns before deploying to the war zone, leaving them little time to bond with or nurse their infants.

New America Media

Unsafe Abortions Killing 70,000 a Year

jallen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:26 +0530

LONDON, Oct 14 (IPS) - Unsafe abortions kill about 70,000 women a year, says a report by the U.S.- based Guttmacher Institute. An additional five million women are treated annually for complications arising from unsafe abortion, adds the report, based on a global survey.

Inter Press Service

'Alternative' Nobel to Climate Educator

jallen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:07:15 +0530

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (OneWorld.net) - A Canadian scientist who has dedicated his life to informing the world about the grave threats posed by climate change has been named one of four "Right Livelihood Award" winners this year.

OneWorld US

Kenya to Drill for Oil on Samburu Land

jallen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:44:47 +0530

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (OneWorld.net) - The Kenyan government has reportedly issued an oil drilling permit to a Chinese company for an area where the Samburu people have faced lethal government assaults and intimidation over the past year, according to an indigenous rights group.

Cultural Survival, Inc.

Africa Drought 'Worst in Decades'

jallen — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:55:29 +0530

Special Report
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (OneWorld.net) - Aid organizations are appealing for global help as millions of families face hunger, water shortages, disease, and death across the eastern part of Africa.

OneWorld US

Guinea Soldiers Threatening Journalists

jallen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:46:00 +0530

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (OneWorld.net) - "The next time things happen, we'll know where to find you," Guinean soldiers have told journalists, after horrifying scenes of brutality during a recent crackdown on protestors made international news.

Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)