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Meanwhile, in features, researchers used the testimonies of Zambian HIV/AIDS orphans and their caretakers to shed new light on the disease and its relation to hunger in this southern African country. Plus, in analysis, the Chinese government threatens the very existence of the ethnic Uighur minority in China, says a rights activist and Nobel Prize nominee.
Lord Goldsmith's British citizenship review - including proposals to remove the voting rights of Commonwealth and Irish citizens in general elections and getting young adults to pledge allegiance to the monarch - have been condemned as patronising and unnecessarily divisive.
From Unlock Democracy 
President Bush rallied rich nations last week to join the the U.K., Japan, and the United States in committing billions of dollars for developing countries to expand their renewable energy capacity.
From:
Worldwatch Institute
Image: © Greenpeace UK
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Despite the power-sharing deal signed two weeks ago, hundreds of displaced Kenyans living in temporary shelters in Nairobi are still unable to return home.
From:
United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: Elizabeth Mueni, a Kenyan woman displaced by the post-election crisis, in Nairobi. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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Indian police halted a solidarity march by exiled Tibetans on the grounds that it violated an understanding between the government and the Dalai Lama against 'anti-China' activities on Indian soil.
Image: Chinese flag in front of Tibet's Potala Palace © Tibet Information Network
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should take over UN efforts to restore democracy to Myanmar following the failure of Ibrahim Gambari to achieve any breakthrough on his latest visit, said a leading pro-democracy group.
Image: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon © United Nations
China's glaringly discriminatory policies towards the country's autonomous, ethnically Uighur region are threatening to "eliminate us as a people," says Uighur rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Rebiya Kadeer.
From:
Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
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A six-month research project gave Zambian HIV orphans, at-risk children, and their caretakers the opportunity to share the difficulties they face acquiring food, water, and health care for themselves and their families.
From:
Action Against Hunger-USA
Image: © Action Against Hunger-USA
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Minority and indigenous groups across the world are among the hardest hit by climate change and often disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters but their plight has yet to be recognised by the international community, a new report says.
From:
Minority Rights Group International
Image: State of the World's Minorities Report 2008 ©Minority Rights Group
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