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Välimeren miekkakaloissa palonestoaineita

08/31/2006 Välimeren miekkakaloista on löytynyt bromattuja palonestoaineita. PBDE-yhdisteet ovat pysyviä ja kertyviä palonestoaineita, joita käytetään muun muassa sähkölaitteissa ja sisustusmateriaaleissa. Tiedot käyvät ilmi WWF:n uudesta raportista. WWF:n selvitys on yksi osoitus siitä, miten nykyiset kemikaalisäädökset eivät estä haitallisia kemikaaleja kertymästä eläimiin ja ihmisiin.

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From: WWF Suomi
Related: [North Africa] [Europe] [Pollution]

EASSy may impact differently on land locked Zambia.

A demonstration of the OKN system at the local access point, July 2003

08/31/2006 New optic fibre developments in land locked Zambia may impact differently on the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) when it becomes a reality.
Zambia has in the recent past seen utility companies such as the Zambia Electricity Company (ZESCO) and the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) lay and commission the installation of optic fibre in their system to provide quality service.

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Image: A demonstration of the OKN system at the local access point, July 2003 © Peter Armstrong

Laajakaista lähenee Itä-Afrikkaa

08/31/2006 Fysiikan opettaja Justin Mukumbo, Libalan lukio, Lusaka. Kuva: Nopeat verkkoyhteydet voivat olla totta Afrikassa jo ensi vuoden lopulla. Itä-Afrikkaan on rakenteilla miltei 10 000 kilometriä pitkä merenalainen valokuitukaapeli. Laajakaista helpottaa esimerkiksi opettajien tiedonhakua. Paremmista yhteyksistä hyötyisi myös lusakalaisen Libalan lukion fysiikan opettaja Justin Mukumbo.

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From: Ulkoministeriö
Related: [Information & Media]

Image: © International Labour Organisation

Vanished, But Not Forgotten

08/31/2006 UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (IPS) - Marking the International Day of the Disappeared, United Nations officials joined international human rights groups Wednesday to draw attention to the plight of the thousands of people around the world who have been seized and imprisoned without recourse to their families or lawyers.

Liberia: tra epidemia di colera e prospettive di ricostruzione

08/30/2006 A Monrovia (Liberia), si registra un improvviso aumento di casi di colera, riporta Medici Senza Frontiere (MSF) che ha deciso di riprendere l'unità per il trattamento del colera nell'ospedale cittadino JFK e sta incrementando le sue attività. "La settimana scorsa abbiamo ammesso 125 casi gravi al centro per il trattamento del colera, rispetto ai 46 della settimana precedente" - segnala MSF in Liberia. Intanto il Programma dellOnu per lo sviluppo (Undp) sulla Liberia ha pubblicato il primo rapporto dalle prime elezioni libere dopo 14 anni di conflitto, che lo scorso anno hanno portato alla presidenza leconomista Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Dopo aver enumerato le conseguenze del conflitto civile sullo sviluppo umano alti tassi di mortalità infantile e materna, ostacoli per la crescita dei bambini e alti tassi di analfabetismo, nonché fuga di cervelli e bisogno di riforme il rapporto propone anche soluzioni pratiche affinché il nuovo governo promuova passi avanti nello sforzo di ricostruzione.

Image: Operatori di MSF in Liberia - da Msf

Liberian presidentti: Koulutus ja työ ennaltaehkäisevät monia ongelmia

08/30/2006 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf nousi tammikuussa ensimmäisenä naisena afrikkalaisen valtion presidentiksi. Köyhän Liberian saaminen raiteilleen vaatii presidentin mukaan panostusta koulutukseen ja työhön. Turvaamalla ihmisten hyvinvointi, voidaan ennaltaehkäistä konflikteja ja saada ihmiset pysymään kotimaassaan, hän huomauttaa.

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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Liberia] [Education] [Labor]

Darfur: UN Troops ASAP, Say Rights Workers

08/30/2006 UNITED NATIONS, Aug 29 (OneWorld) - Amid fears that escalating violence could unleash another round of humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan's Darfur region, rights advocacy groups are urging the world community to take immediate steps to protect civilians.

Image: African Union soldier in Darfur. © Refugees International

More Politics Than Faith at Global Religious Meet

08/30/2006 KYOTO, Aug 29 (IPS) - While delegates to the World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) keep highlighting the value of religion in resolving conflicts, the discussions at the 8th assembly, underway here, are decidedly political.

World Bank to grant Ghana education $55m

08/29/2006 Ghana and the World Bank have signed two separate agreements for a grant of $55 million towards the implementation of the e-Ghana Project and the education for all-fast track initiative.

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Related: [Ghana] [Education] [ICT]

Uganda Ceasefire

08/28/2006 The signing Saturday of an agreement to cease hostilities--and new commitments from both warring parties--provided hope that a lasting peace could finally take hold in one of the world's worst humanitarian disaster zones.

Image: New hope for Uganda's child refugees. © Jonathan L. Wiesner / International Rescue Committee

Country Guide: Uganda

Nigerian Futures

08/28/2006 As Nigeria prepares for a major political transition, its leading literary voice, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, talks about where West Africa's pivotal state is going, and the cultures that will drive it there.

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From: openDemocracy
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Image: © openDemocracy

Country Guide: Nigeria

Amnesty varoittaa ihmisoikeuskatastrofista Darfurissa

08/28/2006 Sudanin hallitus on viime viikkoina vahvistanut joukkojaan konfliktin runtelemassa Darfurin maakunnassa. Asetelma saattaa johtaa vakavaan ihmisoikeuskatastrofiin aivan lähitulevaisuudessa, ihmisoikeusjärjestö Amnesty International varoittaa.

Image: Afrikan unionin sotilaita Darfurissa © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network

Raiskaukset kertovat Darfurin alamäestä

08/25/2006 Darfurin turvallisuustilanne on entistä epävakaampi, raportoi konfliktinratkaisuun keskittyvä IRC-organisaatio. Alueen suurimman pakolaisleirin ympärillä on seksuaalisen väkivallan kohteeksi joutunut yli kaksisataa naista vain viimeisen viiden viikon aikana. Alueella partioiville Afrikan unionin joukoille tulisi välittömästi antaa keinot siviiliväestön puolustamiseen, painottaa ICR.

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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Sudan] [Security]

Image: © Peter Biro / International Rescue Committee

Opettajaksi opiskelevien kouluvuosi alkoi Mosambikissa ja Malawissa

08/25/2006 770 opettajaksi opiskelevaa aloitti lukukautensa avustusjärjestö UFF:n tukemissa opistoissa Mosambikissa ja Malawissa. Seitsemän kahdeksasta järjestön tukemasta opistosta sijaitsee Mosambikissa. Maan opetusministeriö on asettanut tavoitteeksi peruskoulun tarjoamisen kaikille lapsille.

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Related: [Malawi] [Mozambique] [Education]

'Is That One Trafficked?'

08/24/2006 Laura Cardinal wonders who among the children hawking goods in Lagos has been trafficked.

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From: Advocacy Project
Related: [Nigeria]

Image: Laura Cardinal © Advocacy Project

Perspectives Magazine: Human Trafficking

Spike in Darfur Sex Assaults; Calls for Int'l Protection

More AU ''firewood patrols'' could help prevent attacks against women.

08/24/2006 A massive increase in sexual assaults near Darfur's largest displacement camp could be halted if African Union forces patrolling the area were immediately given the resources they need to protect civilians, says an international advocacy group.

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From: International Rescue Committee
Related: [Sudan]

Image: More AU ''firewood patrols'' could help prevent attacks against women. © Peter Biro / International Rescue Committee

Länsi- ja Keski-Afrikalle yhteinen rannikkovartiosto

08/24/2006 Länsi- ja Keski-Afrikan maat suunnittelevat yhteistä rannikkovartiostoa. Sen tehtäväksi tulee toiminta merirosvoja ja ympäristön saastumista sekä laitonta kalastusta ja siirtolaisuutta vastaan. Vartiosto saa oikeuden ylittää rutiinimaisesti maiden välisiä rajoja ja tarkastaa aluksia hankkeeseen yhdistyneiden maiden merialueilla.

UN Darfur Resolution a 'First Critical Step'

An expert panel is meeting this week to discuss the details of the proposed resolution.

08/23/2006 The first critical step to stop the genocide in Darfur has been accomplished said Africa Action in a letter to activists Monday.

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From: Africa Action
Related: [Sudan]

Sudan: Saving the Darfur Peace Agreement

Death Toll Could Rise in Ethiopian Floods

Flood survivors remove debris from a flood-damaged house in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

08/23/2006 ActionAid is warning that the death toll due to flooding in Ethiopia could rise substantially in the next few days. Many of the 50,000 people made homeless by the floods are in danger of catching various life-threatening diseases, the agency said.

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Related: [Ethiopia]

Image: Flood survivors remove debris from a flood-damaged house in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. © OCHA / United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network

Ethiopia Country Guide

Sudan: villaggi distrutti per il riempimento diga di Merowe

08/22/2006 850 famiglie - per un totale di 15 villaggi distrutti - hanno perso le loro case insieme a ogni proprietà a causa dell'inizio del riempimento del bacino di raccolta della diga di Merowe, avvenuto senza alcun preavviso. Altri 10 villaggi rischiano di essere le prossime vittime e l'incaricata speciale dell'ONU per i Diritti Umani, Sima Samar, in visita a Khartoum, ha espresso la sua preoccupazione. L'Associazione per i Popoli Minacciati chiede il risarcimento per le vittime alla ditta tedesca Lahmeyer International.

Image: La diga di Merowe - da Asianews

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