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Activists Support Int'l Day for Torture Survivors

06/27/2008 Today, on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, dozens of human rights groups around the world spoke out in solidarity with torture survivors and asked policy makers and regular citizens to support rehabilitation services.
From: International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

Zimbabwe: What Now?

06/25/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Zimbabwe's civil society groups and the U.S. government agree that the decision by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from this Friday's run-off election was the right one, but as talk of potential negotiations and military interventions abound, no one can predict with any certainty what will happen next.

Image: Is the Mugabe-Tsvangirai fight reaching its final round? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

A How-To Guide for Health and Development

06/24/2008 From starting tree nurseries to properly disposing of solid waste, a new guide offers simple solutions to help communities around the planet improve their quality of life.

An HIV Film for 'All of Us'

06/23/2008 With African-American women accounting for 72 percent of all new female HIV cases, one "feminist filmmaker" discusses her documentary revolving around a young African-American doctor and her two HIV-positive patients.

Topic Guide: HIV/AIDS

Two Years After Massacre, Aid Group Quits Sri Lanka

06/19/2008 Almost two years after 17 of its members were murdered, the humanitarian group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, beginning a new international campaign in the hope of finding justice.

Country Guide: Sri Lanka

Wastepickers Demand, Receive First Toilet

06/18/2008 Wastepickers in Delhi, who live and work in profoundly unsanitary conditions, won a major concession earlier this month from their local government: a portable toilet.
The Advocacy Project

Topic Guide: Water and Sanitation

Community Is 'Key' to AIDS Prevention

06/18/2008 International AIDS prevention programs can learn a lot from local efforts in Thailand, where activists reach out to patients with home based care, spiritual guidance, and opportunities for community involvement, writes AIDS activist Masiba Biriwasha.

Image: A Thai family in their home. © Peter Biro / International Rescue Committee

The Possibilities of Public Transit

06/18/2008 Despite critics' claims, public transit "may be our only option" to reduce harmful carbon emissions, writes urban planner and author Daniel Lerch.
From: Post Carbon Institute

A Forgotten Community Finds its Center

06/18/2008 Jerusalem's Domari Gypsies, chronically ignored and discriminated against in the midst of a wider conflict, find pride in their culture at a Community Center designed especially for Gypsy women.

Topic Guide: Capacity Building

U.S. Lawmakers Back Bhopal Survivors

06/17/2008 Sixteen U.S. congresspeople have asked the prime minister of India to support Bhopal activists, who survived the toxic 1984 explosion of a Union Carbide pesticide plant, by bringing this corporation and its new owner, Dow Chemical, to justice.
From: Bhopal.net

One-Man Peacekeeping Force

06/17/2008 Sait Sanli, a 64-year old former butcher and cattle-raiser, is practically a professional peacekeeper, single-handedly ending hundreds of blood feuds in his native southeastern Turkey.

Asians Uniting Against Corruption

06/17/2008 BANGKOK, Jun 16 (IPS) - Cambodian lawmakers are still to offer unanimous support for a petition aimed at combating corruption that was presented to the National Assembly in mid-May. The call was a cry from ordinary people -- over a million of them.

Higher Prices Means Less Food Aid - UN

06/14/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (OneWorld) - Millions of people across the world are more likely to face hunger and starvation due to disruption in aid deliveries caused by the rising prices of food, UN officials said this week.

Afghan Aid Efforts in 'Urgent Need of Reform'

06/13/2008 Afghan president Hamid Karzai unveiled a new 5 year plan for social and economic development at a conference to reform aid efforts to Afghanistan in Paris yesterday, writes the UN News Agency.

Image: The new development strategy will give regular Afghans a greater role in their country's development. © Edward Grazda / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)

Major Makeover Proposed for U.S. Foreign Aid

06/13/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (OneWorld) - It's high time to revamp the way Washington delivers foreign aid, since the current system is well past its sell-by date, according to a new report reflecting broad consensus among foreign policy experts, development aid practitioners, and members of Congress.

Britain's Fundraising Finalists

06/13/2008 Adam Chataway of Kilburn, London, has reached the final of "Britain's Most Inspiring Fundraiser," which aims to recognize the volunteer fundraising efforts of people in every community.
From: ActionAid UK

Iraqi Women's Rights 'Reduced to Rhetoric'

Iraqi women at a protest for civil rights.

06/10/2008 The Iraqi women's movement has a long history of male and female support, but the current violence has undermined the struggle for equal rights, says Iraqi activist Haifa Zangana.

Perspectives Magazine: Gender Matters

Foreign Policy Not Just for Politicians

06/10/2008 From the United States to Ghana to Palestine, 12 ordinary citizens are fostering dialogue across borders and breaking down stereotypes in order to protect workers' rights and endangered species, and promote peace.
From: YES! Magazine

U.S. Cities Voting for Peace

Activists call for an end to U.S. military activities in Iraq; Washington DC; 27 Jan 2007.

06/05/2008 "Today more than half of all Americans live under local or state proclamations of opposition to the U.S. military presence in Iraq," write policy analysts Ben Manski and Karen Dolan.
From: YES! Magazine

Latest Coverage: Iraq

Mission Swabhimaan: Annual conference on rural telecentres

06/04/2008 Forum for Information Technology Nepal is organising the third annual conference on rural telecentres of Nepal: Swabhimaan 2065 from June 19-20, 2008 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event will global identify stakeholders and showcase successful model of telecentres for development communication.