Full Coverage: China
June 2008
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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in China
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06/20/2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Sudan] [Human Rights] [Geopolitics] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations] |
06/17/2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 16 (OneWorld) - The greatest effect of China's Wenchuan Earthquake may not be on Sichuan Province's buildings, but rather, its children. Local and international groups have launched several initiatives to help meet the needs of many of the estimated 3 million children affected by the earthquake.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Children] [Education] [Emergency Relief] [Youth] [Governance] |
06/12/2008
Oil-consuming countries are finally considering the "painful decision" to end consumer fuel subsidies, and it's about time, writes trade and subsidies expert Ron Steenblik.
Read moreFrom: Energy Bulletin Related: [India] [Japan] [South Korea] [United States] [Energy] [Transport] [Economy] [Renewable Energy] [Geopolitics] |
06/06/2008
China's new wind power program, already surpassing expectations, is poised to become a major source of energy for the coal-dependent country, writes Chinese industrial expert Junfeng Li.
Read moreFrom: Worldwatch Institute Related: [Energy] [Consumption] [Climate Change] [Renewable Energy] Image: © Network for New Energy Choices
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06/05/2008
On the nineteenth anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and weeks before the Beijing Olympics, China should release the estimated 130 people still imprisoned for peaceful protest, says an international human rights organization.
Read moreRelated: [Civil Rights] [Activism] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Conflict] |
06/05/2008
BEIJING, Jun 4 (IPS) - Unprecedented food scarcity is beginning to dictate the rules of a new political order where individual countries are scrambling to secure their own food supplies with little concern for the rest of the world, says the founder of the Earth Policy Institute.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Agriculture] [Food] [International Cooperation] [Land] [Population] [Poverty] [Capacity Building] [Trade] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Geopolitics] |
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