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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

> Professional Somali Women Discuss Culture and Politics
> Japan Backs Down On Humpback Whaling - For Now
> Hanging Together On Climate Change
> EU Trade Deals Threaten Development, Warn Campaigners
> Crop Spraying: A Déjà Vu Debate
> Poll Explores Racial Tensions Among Minority Groups
> Is The West To Blame For China’s Emissions?

> Discrimination rampant in Madhya Pradesh schools

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PROFESSIONAL SOMALI WOMEN DISCUSS CULTURE AND POLITICS
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(21 dec 2007) Three Somali women working at an international
emergency relief organization in this eastern African country reflect
on gender equality and education in the Horn of Africa.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156300/7263/220108
From: Mercy Corps
http://www.mercycorps.org

JAPAN BACKS DOWN ON HUMPBACK WHALING - FOR NOW
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(21 dec 2007) The Japanese government has confirmed that that it has
abandoned plans to kill humpback whales in the Southern Ocean this
season.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156345/7263/220108
From: Greenpeace International
http://www.greenpeace.org/

HANGING TOGETHER ON CLIMATE CHANGE
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(21 dec 2007) "The 'global deal' to be negotiated would be better
focused on how nations can work together to make a rapid transition
to a low-carbon economy than on who should carry the biggest burden
for reducing emissions," writes Tom Burke of E3G. (PDF 2-page
document)
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156332/7263/220108
From: International Institute for Environment and Development
http://www.iied.org

EU TRADE DEALS THREATEN DEVELOPMENT, WARN CAMPAIGNERS
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(21 dec 2007) New European Union market access regulations for
developing countries may devastate livelihoods and undermine growth,
warns an international charity.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156344/7263/220108
From: Oxfam International
http://www.oxfam.org

CROP SPRAYING: A DÉJÀ VU DEBATE
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(21 dec 2007) The United States is putting strong pressure on the
Afghan government to officially adopt the strategy of eradicating the
opium poppy through aerial spraying of the crops with the herbicide
glyphosate.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156343/7263/220108
From: Transnational Institute
http://www.tni.org

POLL EXPLORES RACIAL TENSIONS AMONG MINORITY GROUPS
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(21 dec 2007) A first-of-its-kind poll highlights stereotypes and
racial tensions between Asians, Blacks, and Latinos across the U.S.

From: New America Media
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156302/7263/220108

IS THE WEST TO BLAME FOR CHINA’S EMISSIONS?
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(21 dec 2007) China’s exports to the west accounted for almost of
quarter of the country’s total CO2 emissions in 2004. Rich countries
must help the developing world make the switch to a low-carbon
economy, write Tao Wang & Jim Watson.

From: ChinaDialogue
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156324/7263/220108

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DISCRIMINATION RAMPANT IN MADHYA PRADESH SCHOOLS
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(21 dec 2007) Dalit and tribal children from across Madhya Pradesh in
central India face discrimination at the hands of fellow students and
teachers. This was revealed at a public hearing organised by
ActionAid partner in Dewas district that exposed major shortcomings
in implementing government education policy in the state, and sought
a way forward.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156337/1893/220108

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