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Relief workers distribute food in Ethiopia.
An international organization working on food security will provide Ethiopia with the world's first 'humanitarian' insurance and contingency plan to cover 6.7 million people, in case there is a drought comparable to the one that hit the Horn of Africa country in 2002-2003.
From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: Relief workers distribute food in Ethiopia. © Crispin Hughes / Oxfam Great Britain
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Stop the Death Penalty
Secret executions have taken place in Nigeria’s prisons despite the country's recent assurances that no-one has been executed there "in years".
From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Image: Stop the Death Penalty © Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Activists call for an end to US military activities in Iraq, January 2007
The UN Refugee Agency is appealing to the British public to help displaced Iraqis following the displacement of people in northern Iraq as a result of shelling by Turkey.
From: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Image: Activists call for an end to US military activities in Iraq, January 2007 © Jeffrey Allen
The Cambodian government should respect its international human rights commitments as well as United Nations officials mandated to monitor them, five leading international human rights organisations said today.
Success or failure?
There is a strong feeling among activists that the political process, routed in capitalism and greed, executed in an atmosphere of blame and point scoring, has once again failed to deliver a tangible way out of our common predicament - global warming.
From: carbon-info.org
Image: Success or failure?
The newly launched Freedom Awards are seeking nominations for individuals and organizations working to eradicate human trafficking and modern-day slavery.
From: Free The Slaves
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Bolivian 'New Left' President Evo Morales.
Two years after Bolivia's first indigenous President, Evo Morales, set out to transform the nation, Benjamin Dangl examines public opinion as the nation's political parties feud over its future.

From: North American Congress on Latin America
Image: Bolivian 'New Left' President Evo Morales. © Americas Policy Program
El Tallon and its dwindling glacier (Pyrenees, 2005)
A new report predicts environmental catastrophe for Spain before the end of the century as the country struggles to meet Kyoto demands.
From: the olive press
Image: El Tallon and its dwindling glacier (Pyrenees, 2005)


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