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August 15, 2005
- For success stories of local projects by NGOs around the world, with a section on innovative ideas to reduce hunger, check out InterAction’s site.
- For an interesting perspective on how the world talks about poverty, see an editorial from OneWorld’s U.K. partner, id21.
- A helpful listing of key dates, events, and documents associated with civil society activities and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- A “Civil Society Call to Action” on the MDGs released in June 2005
- A “We the People’s” survey on the U.N. Millennium Declaration compiled by the World Federation of United Nations Associations and the North-South Institute
- For some background information and fact sheets on poverty, check out the site for OneWorld’s partner NetAid.
- The Worldwatch Institute will release a Web feature in September outlining how achieving progress towards the MDGs can help to address the root causes of global instability.
Daily Headlines
- 07/18/2008: Afghan Militants Capture French Aid Workers
- 07/18/2008: The NGO Behind the Israel-Lebanon Swap
- 07/18/2008: Lebanon Must Prioritize Migrant Workers' Rights
- 07/18/2008: It's Time for Homosexuality Ban to 'Quit India'
- 07/18/2008: Nationwide Protests to Oppose War with Iran
- 07/18/2008: Miami Forum Addresses Neighborhood 'Desolation'
- 07/18/2008: Tribal Malaysian Villages Threatened by Dams
- 07/17/2008: McCain and Obama on 'Human Security'
- 07/17/2008: U.S. Passes 'Historic' Increase in Family Planning Aid
- 07/17/2008: Violence Forces Aid Programs' Closure
