The emergence of alternative international development institutions, new sources of development funding, and alternative mechanisms for financing development are occurring in the context of two major international processes relating to aid: the Accra meeting on the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the Doha meeting on Financing for Development.
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A century old conflict between the state of Israel and stateless Palestinians, many of whom have been disposed from lands that created the Israel state, has precipitated a argument: Is it preferable to have two states living side by side or have one state from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River that includes Jews and Palestinians without prejudice and with equal rights for all?
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Certification alone cannot guarantee that agrofuels are being produced sustainably. Creating sustainable levels of demand is the only way of guaranteeing sustainable production. The discussion of biofuels in South America may be helpful in the African context. Attempts to use certification schemes to reduce widespread environmental and social problems caused by growing crops for fuels and animal feed are bound to fail, according to a new report released today by Friends of the Earth groups.
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The UN Human Rights Council, established in March 2006, will investigate the human rights record of all member states every four years through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This inter-state mechanism only allows country representatives to question each other. Several NGOs feel that this prevents them from participating actively in the review process. UN officials disagree with this criticism, arguing that NGOs can contribute to the process by providing recommendations as part of country's delegations.
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Women’s bodies are disputed territory, marked by a system present in all societies and responsible for the fact that today, in the first decade of the 21st century, women still are not autonomous enough to make free, responsible and informed decisions over the territory of their own bodies. This situation hinders their recognition as rights bearers and affects their lives and health.
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We are told that we live in the 'digital revolution' era and that we can communicate across the globe as we never could before. In fact, restrictive copyright laws still act as a serious barrier to sharing and learning from each other. This is particularly true in countries of the South where three quarters of the population live.
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Somalia: 40 children and youth seized by Ethiopian troops risk torture or execution
Play fair at the olympics
Global action week 2008 on education for all
Selected news
Human Rights
- Wed May 07 2008
Call for papers on the future of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Sur – Human Rights University Network and the International Service for Human Rights invite contributions to be published in a Special Issue on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of Sur – International Journal on Human Rights.
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Sur Journal
Social Development
- Thu May 08 2008
Trade unions demand action on world food crisis
In response to the deepening global food crisis the ITUC has called on governments and world institutions to take far-reaching measures to guarantee food security for all.
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ITUC
Environment
- Tue May 06 2008
ADB’s 'climate change hypocrisy' denounced by civil society groups
Asian environmental and human rights groups branded the Asian Development Bank as a "leading world emitter of climate change hypocrisy" for issuing calls for clean energy investments to fight global warming while extending massive funding support for dirty mega-coal projects in Asia.
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NGO Forum on ADB
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