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June 2007

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Malesia johtamaan Etelä-Etelä -välistä IT-kehitysyhteistyötä

24.06.2007 Kehittyvien maiden välinen Tieteen, Teknologian ja Innovaation keskus päätettiin perustaa YK:n johdolla Malesiaan. Malesian ministeriön hallinnoima keskus tukee Etelä-Etelä -välistä teknologian siirtoa, säännösten luomista sekä maiden välistä tutkimusta ja yhteistyötä.

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From: SciDev.Net
Related topics/regions: [Malaysia] [ICT] [Science] [Governance] [United Nations]

China Eclipses U.S. as Top Carbon Polluter

The future site of a sustainably designed city in China.

22.06.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 22 (OneWorld) - Calls for global cooperation in tackling climate change are on the rise as a new study identifies China as the world's number one emitter of greenhouse gases.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [China] [Development] [Climate change]

Image: The future site of a sustainably designed city in China. © Yakobusan / www.flickr.com/photos/yakobusan/

Afrikan Unioni teki aloitteen paikallisesta IT-politiikasta

22.06.2007 Afrikan maiden erilaiset IT-politiikat aiheuttavat haasteita yhteisten tietoteknologiaprojektien implementoinnissa. Keniassa järjestetyssä konferenssissa Afrikan Unioni suositteli jäsenmaiden kehittävän alueellisia IT-säädöksiä maakohtaisten sijaan.

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From: SciDev.Net
Related topics/regions: [Africa] [ICT] [Codes of conduct]

U.S. Vote Could Close 'School of the Americas'

21.06.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 21 (OneWorld) - The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to take what advocates are calling a historic vote this week to close the largest U.S. military training ground for soldiers from Central and South America.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Central America] [South America] [United States] [Politics] [Governance] [Justice and crime] [Arms & military]

U.S. Congress Urged to Support Permanent UN Force

UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 2005.

11.06.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (OneWorld) - The U.S. Congress is under increasing pressure to support the creation of a new UN peacekeeping force that would help stop armed conflicts in the world before they turn into a Darfur-like humanitarian catastrophe.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations]

Image: UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 2005. © Christophe Boulierac / DPI / United Nations

UN Official Calls for No More G8 Summits

Ziegler speaks at the Alternative G8 Summit.

08.06.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 7 (OneWorld) - A prominent United Nations representative this week joined ranks with thousands of activists gathered in Germany to protest the economic and political dominance enjoyed by the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Aid] [International cooperation] [Globalisation]

Image: Ziegler speaks at the Alternative G8 Summit. © Dominic Timms/ActionAid

Climate Compromise in Works at G8

Germany's Angela Merkel, Italy's Romano Prodi, and U.S. President George W. Bush at the G8 summit.

07.06.2007 News of a potential compromise Thursday that would draw the United States into future climate agreements has been met with cautious welcome from U.S. activists, who stress that a firm cap on U.S. carbon emissions is still needed.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Climate change]

Image: Germany's Angela Merkel, Italy's Romano Prodi, and U.S. President George W. Bush at the G8 summit. © Eric Draper - White House

Penderita HIV/AIDS Dilarang Masuk Australia

06.06.2007 Sebuah keputusan mengejutkan keluar dari Negeri Kangguru baru-baru ini. Yakni, Orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA) dilarang masuk Australia. Sikap ini dinyatakan secara terbuka oleh Perdana Menteri (PM) Jhon Howard.

Image: PM John Howard, sumber: www.stuff.co.nz