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Iran's First Kids' Newspage Hits the Stands 08/28/2006 "We want to be the voices of all children in all districts of Tehran. We want to let all people and officials know about their happiness and success as well as their sadness and problems," say the 14 young journalists who produced Iran's first newspaper by kids for kids. Read more From: United Nations Children's Fund Related: [Iran ]

Drought, fighting displace thousands in Afghanistan 08/28/2006 Local authorities on Thursday appealed for emergency relief for thousands of families displaced by recent fighting and drought in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. Fierce fighting between government forces and the ousted Taliban militia, coupled with this year’s particularly hash drought, have forced nearly 4,000 families to leave their homes. Read more From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Afghanistan] [Aid] [Human Rights] [Arms & Military] [Conflict]

Onu: ultimatum al 31 agosto per il nucleare iraniano 08/25/2006 Stamattina il ministro russo alla Difesa Sergei Ivanov ha annunciato che il suo paese è favorevole a portare avanti sforzi diplomatici e politici per risolvere il problema del nucleare dell'Iran e che non ritiene opportuno ricorrere a sanzioni contro il paese in caso di mancato rispetto dell'ultimatum fissato al 31 agosto. Anche la Cina chiede tempo. L'Iran pare non voglia piegarsi alle richieste del Palazzo di Vetro, ma il suo portavoce per il nucleare si è detto pronto a "un dialogo serio". Intanto la popolazione teme seriamente le conseguenze economiche di eventuali sanzioni. Read more Related: [Iran ] [Nuclear Arms] Image: Impianto nucleare in iran - da Rainews 24

Transparency Failures Dog New U.S. Aid Program 08/24/2006 The United States' Millennium Challenge Corporation--much anticipated for its business-like approach to providing aid to developing countries--is barely off the ground in the Republic of Georgia but already faces allegations about accountability and transparency. Read more From: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Related: [Georgia] [United States] Related links Center for Global Development: Monitoring the Millennium Challenge Account OneWorld's Guide on Aid

UN: Domestic violence in Afghanistan 'endemic' 08/24/2006 Domestic violence against Afghan women appears endemic, and attacks against them usually take place with impunity, according to a disturbing new report by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Read more Related: [Afghanistan] [Human Rights] [Gender] [Activism]

Pioneer Microfinance Group Backs Lenders in E. Europe, C. Asia 08/23/2006 ACCION International is backing lending organizations in new markets, as it announced Tuesday it will extend loan guarantees to help spur small business opportunities in Poland and the Republic of Georgia. Read more From: ACCION International Related: [Georgia] [Poland] Image: Guatemalan microcredit recipient Juan Pirir © ACCION International

How Washington Goaded Israel 08/22/2006 There is increasing evidence that Israel instigated a disastrous war on Lebanon largely at the behest of the United States. Analyst Stephen Zunes says one of the most unsettling aspects of the plan is how closely it corresponds to historic anti-semitism: setting up a Jewish proxy to take the fall for unpopular policies. Read more From: Foreign Policy In Focus Related: [United States] [Syria ] [Lebanon] [Israel] [Iran ] Related links Seismic Changes in Global Power Uri Avnery: There Is No Military Solution to Middle East Disputes

Talebania tukevat DVD-tallentet leviävät Afganistanissa 08/22/2006 Afganistanin toreilla kaupitellaan Taleban-järjestön tuottamia DVD-tallenteita, joiden avulla pyritään hankkimaan oikeutusta sodalle Yhdysvaltoja sekä Afganistanin nykyhallintoa vastaan. Yhdysvaltain sortotoimista kertovat tallenteet on suunnattu tavallisille muslimeille, ja ne vetoavat tutkijan mukaan myös koulutettuun väestöön. Read more From: Suomen IPS Related: [Afghanistan] [War and Peace]

Bush Must Negotiate to Make America Safer, Say Former Generals 08/18/2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 17 (OneWorld) - Twenty-one former generals and high ranking national security officials have called on United States President George W. Bush to reverse course and embrace a new area of negotiation with Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. In a letter released Thursday, the group told reporters Bush's 'hard line' policies have undermined national security and made America less safe. Read more From: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [North Korea] [Iran ] [Geopolitics] [Conflict Resolution] [Arms & Military] [Security] [Terrorism]

Persecuted Iranian Rights Defender Gets International Support 08/17/2006 NEW YORK, Aug 16 (OneWorld) - Rights advocacy groups here are calling for the United Nations to support human rights defenders in Iran. Read more From: OneWorld US Related: [Iran ] [Human Rights] [Gender] [Civil Society] [Law] Image: Shirin Ebadi © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

Feared Taliban Ministry to Return 08/11/2006 Afghan President Hamid Karzai's cabinet has approved a proposal to resurrect a notorious ministry set up under the Taliban that ruthlessly implemented a string of arbitrary laws in the name of regulating "virtue and vice." Read more Related: [Afghanistan] Related links Afghanistan Country Guide

Iran: Government Outlaws Nobel Laureate's Rights Group 08/09/2006 Iran has threatened to prosecute the country's most prominent human rights group as an illegal organization in what observers say is just the latest attempt to shut down civil activists. Read more From: Human Rights Education Associates Related: [Iran ] Related links Country Guide: Iran

Afghanistan: UNICEF Responds to 'Alarming' Rise in School Attacks 08/07/2006 Afraid that attacks on schools--up six-fold since last year--could reverse the country's progress, UNICEF and Afghanistan's Ministry of Education have launched a task force to monitor and respond to incidents. Read more From: United Nations Children's Fund Related: [Afghanistan] Image: Afghan children. © Beth Bolitho Related links OneWorld Country Guide: Afghanistan Next Perspectives Magazine Looks at Global Education - Subscribe Today! (free)

Tytöt pääsivät pelaamaan palloa Afganistanissa 08/07/2006 Kabulissa pelattiin Afganistanin historian ensimmäinen tyttöjen jalkapalloturnaus. Sitä pidetään merkittävänä virstanpylväänä kaikille nuorille afgaaninaisille, joiden oikeuksia vuosikausia vallassa ollut Taleban-hallinto rajoitti. Read more From: Suomen YK-liitto Related: [Afghanistan] [Human Rights]

Afghanistan: Women & girls at risk from return of Vice & Virtue Department 08/04/2006 "Afghan women and girls face increasing insecurity, and it’s more important for the government to address how to improve their access to public life rather than limit it further. Reinstatement of this controversial department risks moving the discussion away from the vital security and human rights problems now engulfing the country" - Zama Coursen-Neff, senior researcher for Human Rights Watch. Read more Related: [Afghanistan] [Human Rights] [Gender]

Afganistanin pelätyin virasto perusteilla uudelleen 08/04/2006 Afganistanin hallitus aikoo perustaa uudelleen etenkin naisten vapautta rajoittavan "hyveiden edistämisen ja paheiden torjumisen viraston". Naisten asema ei ole olennaisesti parantunut Talebanien jälkeisenä aikana, vaikka se oli yksi Yhdysvaltain ja Britannian perusteluista Afganistanin sodalle. Read more From: Maailman Sivu ry Related: [Afghanistan] [Human Rights] Image: - © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

NATO Takes Over from U.S. Coalition in Much of Afghanistan 08/01/2006 NATO, which had already assumed responsibility for security in the west and north of Afghanistan, took control of military operations for the volatile south of the country as well Monday, with a force of 8,000 comprised largely of Canadian, British, and Dutch soldiers. Read more From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related: [Afghanistan] Image: NATO's ISAF forces patrol Afghanistan. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Related links Feminist Majority Foundation: Help Empower Afghan Women

NATO takes over from US in southern Afghanistan 08/01/2006 The NATO International Security Assistance Force has taken over operations in the south of Afghanistan from the US-led coalition. The NATO force consists of 8,000 troops mostly from Canada, Great Britain and the Netherlands. Read more Related: [Afghanistan] [Arms & Military] [Conflict]

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