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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Food Shortage Test For New Timor-Leste Government
> Danger For Hmong Refugees in Thailand
> Cast The Bednets Wider, Says Study
> A Sustainable Investment Plan To Save The Climate
> Corporate Human Rights Program Panned
> First-Ever Women-Only AIDS Summit Concludes
> Sportswear Drive For Refugees Kicks Off
> Live Earth Mobile Phone Testimonies Highlight Climate Solutions
> New Yorkers Gather for Climate Change and a Living Earth
> NGOs’ alert: Indian government’s failure on MDGs will fail the world
> Declare Freedom from Oil
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FOOD SHORTAGE TEST FOR NEW TIMOR-LESTE GOVERNMENT
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(10 jul 2007) The immediate challenge for Timor-Leste's new
government is food shortages affecting a fifth of the population by
October as a result of a predicted 30 per cent fall in food
production following drought, says an international development
charity.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151124/7263/174982
From: Progressio
http://www.progressio.org.uk
DANGER FOR HMONG REFUGEES IN THAILAND
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(10 jul 2007) More than 7,000 Hmong refugees in Thailand are in
danger of being returned to Laos, where they fear political
persecution for cooperating with the U.S. during the Vietnam War.
Emmanuel Drouhin explains.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151110/7263/174982
From: Médecins sans frontières
http://www.paris.msf.org/
CAST THE BEDNETS WIDER, SAYS STUDY
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(10 jul 2007) Using insecticide-treated bednets to protect around
half of older children and adults from malaria also protects more
vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant women, a study has
shown.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151125/7263/174982
From: SciDev.Net
http://www.scidev.net
A SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT PLAN TO SAVE THE CLIMATE
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(10 jul 2007) How much would it cost us to follow a renewable energy
roadmap, instead of depending on dirty fossil fuels like coal? This
new report will appeal to both expert and novice in the field of
renewable energy.
From: Greenpeace
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151083/7263/174982
CORPORATE HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM PANNED
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(10 jul 2007) World leaders and global business chiefs gathered last
week to assess progress on a voluntary initiative aimed at promoting
human rights standards for cooperate operations. Several non-profits
are criticizing the seven-year-old "Global Compact" as a mockery and
a failure.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151091/7263/174982
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net
FIRST-EVER WOMEN-ONLY AIDS SUMMIT CONCLUDES
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(10 jul 2007) More than 2,000 women leaders and many of the world's
leading AIDS experts were in Nairobi last week for an international
conference to address the unique and devastating impact HIV and AIDS
has on the over 17 million women and girls living with the disease.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151087/7263/174982
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net
SPORTSWEAR DRIVE FOR REFUGEES KICKS OFF
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(9 jul 2007) A campaign aimed at collecting thousands of items of
sportswear for refugees and displaced people around the world has
been launched by the UN refugee agency and the International Olympic
Committee.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151090/7263/174982
From: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
http://www.unhcr.ch/
LIVE EARTH MOBILE PHONE TESTIMONIES HIGHLIGHT CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
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(9 jul 2007) OneWorld gathered climate testimonies from those
attending Live Earth concerts and satellite events around the world
Saturday.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151088/7263/174982
NEW YORKERS GATHER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND A LIVING EARTH
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(9 jul 2007) NEW YORK, Jul 9 (OneWorld) - On 7/7/07, Live Earth
concerts across the globe kicked off an international campaign for
climate protection, with a focus on individual awareness and action.
OneWorld's Caitlin Johnson visited some of the satellite events in
New York City to find out whether the message was getting through.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151079/7263/174982
From: OneWorld US
http://us.oneworld.net
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OneWorld South Asia
NGOS’ ALERT: INDIAN GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE ON MDGS WILL FAIL THE WORLD
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(10 jul 2007) To mark the mid-point to the MDG deadline, 07.07.07,
Delhi based WNTA has prepared state mid-reviews and a national level
checklist – a ready-reference on the progress made by the Indian
government against the key targets and indicators of the Millennium
Development Goals.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151111/1893/174982
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ONEWORLD U.S. ACTION ALERT
DECLARE FREEDOM FROM OIL
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(10 jul 2007) Despite the increasingly obvious repercussions of our
reliance on fossil fuels -- war, climate change, habitat destruction,
growing poverty in many parts of the world -- a record 41.4 million
Americans hit the roads for Independence Day. America needs an
intervention, says Global Exchange.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/151084/2332/174982
From: Global Exchange
http://www.globalexchange.org
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