Published: January 18, 2010
Indigenous People Suffer More, UN Report |
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Global rates of poverty, health problems, crime and human rights abuses are disproportionately far higher among indigenous people, the United Nations has found. The UN’s first study of the state of the world’s 370 million indigenous people was published yesterday.
Published: December 29, 2009
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo |
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In 1999 Napoleon Igboku-Otu, journalist and environmental activist stumbled on a piece of information that borders on national security. Perhaps if something had been done may be we may not have had the serious case of terrorism facing the world now. According to the information, extremist Palestinian Islamic group, Hamas, were to train some Islamic fundamentalists in Nigeria for an all-out Islamic Jihad against non-muslims, they had recruited Iraqi dissident military officers.
Published: November 21, 2009
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Aminatou Haidar |
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Western Sahara’s most prominent human rights activist has been told to appear in a Spanish court for public disorder after starting a hunger strike in the Canary Islands. Aminatou Haidar, who campaigns for indigenous Sahrawi rights, started her protest at Lanzarote airport on Sunday after Morocco refused to allow her to return to the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
Published: November 14, 2009
New Global Funds Grants to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis |
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The United Nations-backed Global Fund announced yesterday that it has secured 2.4 billion US dollars to support projects that fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in low-income countries over the next two years.
Published: November 14, 2009
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Greenland’s Ice Melting Faster |
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Greenland’s ice sheet is melting at a faster rate than previously thought, a new study indicates. The loss of ice in Greenland in the past three years has contributed to an annual rise in sea levels of 0.75mm, according to the study, published in the journal Science. By comparison, between 2000 and 2006 the annual average was around 0.46mm.
Published: October 29, 2009
Refugee Debate in Asia-Pacific |
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A group of 78 ethnic Tamil asylum seekers from northern Sri Lanka caught in a stand-off between Australia and Indonesia has sparked a debate regarding refugees in the region.
Published: October 23, 2009
Nokia Siemens Network Revs Subscriber Data Platform |
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Nokia Siemens Networks this week released a new version of its subscriber data management platform that introduces a new common data model that makes it easier for service providers to aggregate user data and profiles and deliver new customized services.
Published: October 23, 2009
U.S. CTO Seeks Public-Private Partnerships |
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The Obama administration is eager to form public-private partnerships with telecom service providers to address critical societal issues such as improving health care IT and medical care, distance learning and better education, and more open government
Published: October 22, 2009
Climate Change Threatens Tourism in Developing World |
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Climate change is putting at risk one of the most lucrative industries for many of the world’s poorest countries: global tourism.
Published: October 22, 2009
More Money for Research in Developing Countries |
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The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) has vowed to double its endowment fund to support more scientists and researchers in the developing world, despite the global financial crisis.
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