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MALARIA PREVENTION PROGRAM SUCESS IN AFRICA
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(14 jan 2008) The "Malaria Initiative," a 5-year prevention and
treatment program launched two years ago in Africa, has already
reached 85 percent of the the most vulnerable groups -- women and
children under five -- in 15 countries.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156809/7263/226798
ANSWERS TO YOUR RECYCLING QUANDARIES
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(14 jan 2008) An organization promoting environmental and economic
justice answers all your frequently asked questions about recycling,
starting with, "If my recycling gets picked up in the same truck as
trash, is it really being recycled?"
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156808/7263/226798
SENDING CARBON DIOXIDE TO SEA
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(14 jan 2008) What research would need to be done to prove that ocean
iron fertilization safely stores carbon?
From: ScienceDaily
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156773/7263/226798
HILTON TOPS LIST OF MOST-GENEROUS DONORS
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(14 jan 2008) Twenty U.S. donors made gifts of $100 million or more
last year, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual
ranking of the 50 most-generous Americans - and fundraisers seeking
donations of $10 million or more predict another strong year of big
gifts in 2008.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156801/7263/226798
POLITICS, NOT CULTURE, EXPLAINS IRAQ WOMEN KILLINGS
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(14 jan 2008) "US media generally portray violence against Iraqi
women as an unfortunate part of Arab or Muslim 'culture,'" but this
explanation of the unusually high female death toll in Basra ignores
the reality that the US occupation has actually empowered
fundamentalist Islamic factions in the region, says an international
women's rights group.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156732/7263/226798
VIDEO LINKS FOR BAGRAM DETAINEES AND FAMILIES
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(14 jan 2008) The International Red Cross and the U.S. have
introduced a programme to enable the approximately 600 prisoners at
the US jail in Bagram, Afghanistan, to communicate with their
families via video-teleconference calls.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156791/7263/226798
THOUSANDS AT RISK IN MOZAMBIQUE FLOODING
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(14 jan 2008) About 60,000 Mozambicans have been affected by the
flooding of the Zambezi river following unexpectedly heavy rains.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156790/7263/226798
WORLD’S FIRST ZERO-CARBON, ZERO-WASTE, CAR-FREE CITY
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(14 jan 2008) WWF and the government of Abu Dhabi have launched a
Sustainability Strategy to deliver the world’s greenest city: Masdar
City.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156769/7263/226798
AFRICA - ONE STEP BACK, ONE STEP FORWARD
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(14 jan 2008) Despite current troubles, Africa is still progressing,
says Rageh Omah.
From New Statesman
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156764/7263/226798
THOUSANDS FAIL TO ATTEND SCHOOL AS KENYA UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES
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(13 jan 2008) Thousands of Kenyan students will not be able to attend
school when the new term opens on Monday because of the recent
violence that rocked the country.
From Daily Nation
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156777/7263/226798
GREENS HURTING CLIMATE FIGHT, SAYS SCIENCE CHIEF
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(13 jan 2008) Sir David King, former UK government's chief scientific
adviser, says any approach that does not focus on technological
solutions to climate change - including nuclear power - is one of
"utter hopelessness".
From: The Guardian
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156762/7263/226798
NUCLEAR WAR: THE THREAT THAT NEVER WENT AWAY
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(13 jan 2008) Declan Butler looks at the nuclear non-proliferation
treaty and finds that there has never been a better climate for
negotiation.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156746/7263/226798
RISING TIDE OF GREEN FINANCING
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(12 jan 2008) The global economy is starting to reluctantly turn
towards sustainability, according to the "State of the World 2008"
report released by the Worldwatch Institute.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156726/7263/226798
KENYAN SLUM DWELLERS CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL HELP
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(11 jan 2008) Kenyan slum dwellers whose homes and livelihoods were
destroyed in recent violence are calling for international help to
support their local peace initiatives and plans to rebuild the
devastated communities.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156759/7263/226798
MODELING HEALTHY BEHAVIOR IN ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITIES
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(11 jan 2008) One of many reasons Zeynu Ullu loves her position as a
community health educator is that now, "All women in my community are
informed about breastfeeding, immunization and sanitation."
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156756/7263/226798
ARAB LEAGUE, UN LAUNCH IRAQI REFUGEE CAMPAIGN
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(11 jan 2008) To raise money and awareness for the plight of
displaced Iraqis among neighboring Arab nations, the UN and the Arab
League are launching a "massive" campaign featuring celebrities and
refugee stories.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156734/7263/226798
PAKISTAN ON THE 'BRINK OF DISARRAY'
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(11 jan 2008) Benazir Bhutto's assassination is but the latest
development in a series of destabilizing events that have plagued
Pakistan for over 50 years -- and it may spell the end of Musharraf
-- comments Matthew Hennessey.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156733/7263/226798
PROTESTS MARK 6 YEARS OF GUANTANAMO
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(11 jan 2008) NEW YORK, Jan 11 (OneWorld) - Human rights activists
will lead rallies across the United States today to build pressure on
the Bush administration and Congress to end the detention of foreign
prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military camp.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156730/7263/226798
MARKING SIX YEARS OF ILLEGAL US DETENTIONS
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(11 jan 2008) On the sixth anniversary of the US detention centre at
Guantánamo, thousands of Amnesty International members and supporters
are taking action around the world calling on the US government to
end illegal detentions at Guantánamo and elsewhere.
+ Call for
closure and release of Al-Jazeera cameraman
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156745/7263/226798
BUSH ADMINISTRATION FAILS POLAR BEAR DEADLINE
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(11 jan 2008) The Bush Administration has missed the deadline to
decide whether or not polar bears will be listed under the Endangered
Species Act due to global warming. Environmental groups in the US are
taking legal action.
From: Center for Biological Diversity
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156722/7263/226798
News from OneWorld South Asia
http://southasia.oneworld.net
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PAKISTAN FACES SEVERE FOOD CRISIS
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(14 jan 2008) As a result of food shortage, prices of essential
commodities in Pakistan are skyrocketing. Amidst accusations that the
government is hoarding and smuggling food items, no one seems to be
enthusiastic about upcoming elections. People can be seen standing
for hours in long queues to secure a bagful of wheat flour at
subsidised prices.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156802/1893/226798
AFGHAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO MAINSTREAM MADRASSAS
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(14 jan 2008) Critical of its existing policies, the Afghan
government is now trying to transform its religious schools by
widening their syllabus. The move is seen as an attempt to regain its
past historic glory as students will be taught history, geography,
science, languages - and computer studies, apart the teachings of
Islam.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156799/1893/226798
A RALLY ON WHEELS TO BUILD DALIT AWARENESS
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(14 jan 2008) A people’s cycle rally over 60 days, will build public
opinion on issues of concern affecting Dalits and other marginalised
sections of society in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Organised by the National Conference of Dalit Organisations, the
rally was recently flagged off from Rewa district on January 10.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156786/1893/226798
ENHANCING CAPABILITIES THROUGH MICRO-CREDIT
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(12 jan 2008) Concept of micro-credit is bringing about a silent
revolution in more than 60 districts of rural Nepal by helping people
in augmenting their income. Hundreds and thousands of poor families
have access to different micro-finance institutions and they indeed
are trying to take the maximum benefit out of this facility.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156760/1893/226798
MORE MICROFINANCE INITIATIVES KEY TO FINANCIAL INCLUSION
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(11 jan 2008) The recent Annual Micro Finance Colloquium 2008 at
Jaipur underlined the need for more initiatives for the financial
inclusion of the poor in India’s western state of Rajasthan. A report
released at the meeting highlights future opportunities and
challenges for scaling up the sector.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156739/1893/226798
AFGHANISTAN ASKS WFP HELP TO WARD OFF FOOD SHORTAGE FEARS
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(11 jan 2008) The Afghan government has asked the World Food
Programme to increase its food aid in 2008 following soaring food
prices and concerns about food shortages, and distribute it in the
inaccessible areas. However the government also claims it has
multiple strategies in place to avert food shortages in the winter
months.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156736/1893/226798
BANGLADESH TO ADOPT UREA FERTILISER TECHNIQUE
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(10 jan 2008) The use of urea deep placement (UDP) increases rice
yields by 25 per cent while using up less quantities of urea. The
Bangladesh government now plans to extend this technique to various
sub-districts for effective fertiliser usage and increased food
production.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156712/1893/226798
THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR CYCLONE MISSING
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(10 jan 2008) While the Bangladesh cyclone claimed thousands of lives
and left millions homeless, there remain large parts of the
population who have gone missing. Bangladesh Red Crescent is now
working on a database of those missing, mostly women and children, to
help link them up with their loved ones.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156710/1893/226798
TRACKING INDIA’S PROGRESS ON MDGS
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(10 jan 2008) Providing an overview on the achievements of the MDGs
in India, a citizen’s report titled: Measuring India’s Progress on
the Millennium Development Goals was released on January 7 in New
Delhi by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (WNTA).
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156700/1893/226798
TB DEATH CASES REDUCE IN AFGHANISTAN
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(9 jan 2008) New figures from World Health Organisation claim there
has been a 50% fall in deaths from tuberculosis in Afghanistan. While
over 50,000 new cases occur each year, TB diagnosis and treatment,
now part of the Basic Package Health Services, reach more people in
the country.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156691/1893/226798
News from OneWorld Africa
http://africa.oneworld.net
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MOROCCO TO GET FULL LOCAL LOOP UNBUNDLING IN JULY 2008 AND PRESSURES TO UNBUNDLE GROW IN TUNISIA
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(14 jan 2008) With its more prosperous economies, North Africa has
been amongst the leaders in terms of broadband subscribers on the
continent. But now they are beginning to lead the way in terms of
addressing local loop unbundling. In a recent decision, the Moroccan
regulator ANRT has decreed that there will be partial unbundling
starting this month and full unbundling in July 2008. Not
surprisingly, operators elsewhere in North Africa are beginning to
advocate these in their own country.
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156807/610/226798
RWANDA’S MAYORS PROMISE ICT FOR ALL IN 2008
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(11 jan 2008) All Rwandans at the cell level could have access to ICT
facilities by the end of next year if plans presented by district
mayors yesterday are implemented. A cell is the second lowest
administrative level.
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156735/610/226798
SMS – AFRICA’S COMING MEDIA GENERATES MILLIONS OF RESPONSES AND REVENUES
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(9 jan 2008) Mobile SMS messages are Africa’s coming media. The
Ethiopian Government banned them because they were used to organise
opposition protests but found it impossible to let them stay banned.
http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156684/610/226798
News from Digital Opportunity Channel
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
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SMS SERVICES FOR FARMERS
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(14 jan 2008) Bitcomp, a software company known for developing
software for agriculture and forestry, has come out with a unique SMS
service for farmers in Finland, Poland and Czech Republic. Known as
RemoteAdvisor, the service is based on centralised Internet
application called WebWisu.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156805/1138/226798
SOUTH AFRICA TO GO NANOTECH
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(14 jan 2008) South African scientists are using nanotechnology to
develop new and cheap diagnostic tests, advanced materials and energy
technologies at the country’s first two nanotechnology research
centres.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156804/1138/226798
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CAN BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE, SAYS BAN KI-MOON
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(11 jan 2008) The United Nations Secretary-General emphasised the
role of international community in overcoming the digital divide at a
recent UNGAID meeting at Nevada. The need is to reverse the lack of
access to information and communication technology (ICT) that
separates poor communities from affluent ones in developing nations.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156753/1138/226798
SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON MOBILES
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(10 jan 2008) A new mobile phone service launched in Singapore aims
to extend the reach of government e-services to the public and
business users on the move.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/156711/1138/226798
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