Guest editorials
09/01/2004
Powerful corporations are busy patenting software as a way of entrenching their dominance in the global information economy, says David Heath; unless we stop new laws being pushed through in Europe.
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08/18/2004
Education is one of the highest priorities expressed by crisis-affected communities in all but the most severe humanitarian emergencies, writes Graham Wood, and it shows major benefits when introduced in the early stages of an emergency. A great deal is lost when, as often happens, “donor-driven humanitarianism” ignores this need.
Read moreFrom: Ockenden International Related: [Education] [Emergency Relief] Image: BluePack programme for Afghan children
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08/04/2004
Speculation over whether Russia will ratify the Kyoto Protocol has fuelled questions about alternative approaches to tackling climate change. Aubrey Meyer of the Global Commons Institute explains why the “Contraction and Convergence” model gives us our best chance to avoid “climate disaster by international bluff and blackmail”.
Read moreFrom: Global Commons Institute Related: [Climate Change] Image: Anti-Bush protesters in London during the Bonn climate talks © Guardian Unlimited
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07/21/2004
Every child’s death – whether in Palestine/Israel or in Honduras - is a crime that leaves us all a little less human, write Bruce Harris and Esteban Castro of Covenant House/Casa Alianza. Yet few people know about the continuing Honduran urban murder of innocents.
Read moreFrom: Casa Alianza Related: [Honduras] [Children] [Human Rights] [War and Peace] Image: Street children sleeping © Brian Quinby
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07/09/2004
Partnerships between companies, governments and civil society organisations can help communities take charge of their own development needs, argue Rory Sullivan and Michael Warner, both in “traditional” development and in such areas as conflict prevention, regional development and micro-enterprise.
Read moreRelated: [Development] [Business] [Civil Society] Image: Metalworker supported by micro-credit programme, Nicaragua © PTM-mundubat
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07/01/2004
The consumer movement has always been a struggle for rights, says Julian Edwards of Consumers International, and it still has a key role in the fight against free market fundamentalism and poverty.
Read moreFrom: Consumers International Related: [Poverty] [Economy] [Human Rights] Image: Consumer rights: water © 2004 www.clipart.com
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06/21/2004
With Palestine’s children living lives of despair and hopelessness, only an end to the violence and the adoption of civil protest will see their people’s cause gain international recognition, writes Catherine Hunter, consultant to the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers.
Read moreRelated: [Palestine] [Israel] [Children] [Conflict Resolution] Image: Palestinian boy with flag
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06/11/2004
In the face of decades of repression, coups, and foreign intervention, and most recently the flash floods that have killed thousands, the people of Haiti still show extraordinary resilience, write Kevin Murray and Jake Miller.
Read moreFrom: Grassroots International Related: [Haiti] [Development] [Emergency Relief] [Human Rights] Image: © La Jornada
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06/02/2004
Following the launch of the Eat Less Meat campaign,
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Related: [Agriculture] [Food] [Consumption] [Environment] [Health] |
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05/20/2004
Maggie Black wrote the report Opening Minds, Opening Up Opportunities
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Related: [India] [Development] [Children] |



