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December 2006

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27.12.2006 The Housing and Land Rights Network works on promoting the human right to adequate housing among people in South Asia. Visit their website for information on the international legal aspects of human rights to shelters, housing and land. Also check out their reports and statements on the post-tsunami rehabilitation work.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [South East Asia] [Aid] [Land] [Shelter & housing]
Metsäpalojen torjuntaa Burkina Fasossa
21.12.2006 Johannesburgin kestävän kehityksen huippukokouksessa vuonna 2002 julkistettu Suomen ja seitsemän Keski-Amerikan maan energia- ja ympäristökumppanuus on löytänyt tehokkaat toimintatavat. Ohjelman kautta on annettu tähän mennessä rahoitusta 92 hankkeelle. Kehitysyhteistyö Burkina Fason kanssa päättyy, kertoo toinen uutinen.
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From: global.finland
Related topics/regions: [Central America] [Burkina Faso] [International cooperation]
Image: Metsäpalojen torjuntaa Burkina Fasossa
Burkina Fason lapsia
19.12.2006 Suomen vuonna 1998 aloittama kehitysyhteistyö Länsi-Afrikassa sijaitsevan Burkina Fason kanssa on saatu päätökseen. Yhteistyön tuloksena kehitettiin suomalaisella tietotaidolla Burkina Fasolle soveltuva tehokas metsäpalojen torjuntajärjestelmä. Hankkeen toteuttamiseen osallistui Burkina Fason hallitus sekä tuhansia kyläläisiä neljässä läänissä.
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From: global.finland
Related topics/regions: [Burkina Faso] [International cooperation] [Forests]
Donna nigeriana
09.12.2006 Mentre l'attenzione della Farnesina è concentrata sulla vicenda dei quattro tecnici dell'Eni rapiti in Nigeria, martedì scorso i Paesi del Comitato per l’assistenza allo sviluppo dell’Organizzazione per lo Sviluppo e la Cooperazione Economica (OCSE) - tra cui l’Italia – hanno concordato l’inclusione di una parte dei 12,5 miliardi di dollari di ristrutturazione/cancellazione del debito, pari a 3,1 miliardi di dollari, nel computo dell’aiuto allo sviluppo per il 2006. "In pratica, una volta di più i Paesi ricchi cercano di gonfiare il proprio reale contributo a favore del dimezzamento della povertà tramite trucchetti contabili contrari non solo a ciò che è necessario, ma anche agli impegni internazionali assunti nel corso degli anni" - commenta Francesco Oddone di Eurodad. Secondo gli impegni presi alla conferenza di Monterrey del 2002 la cancellazione del debito non dovrebbe essere considerata nel computo degli aiuti allo sviluppo.
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From: CRBM - Campagna per la riforma della Banca Mondiale
Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [Debt] [Activism]
Image: Donna nigeriana
Ex-child soldiers in a DRC demobilization center.
08.12.2006 As "The Blood Diamond" opens in movie theatres across the United States, OneWorld offers a brief guide to the issues of conflict diamonds, child soldiering, and Sierra Leone's recovery from civil war. Find out what you can do to make a difference.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Sri Lanka] [Sierra Leone] [Congo (Democratic Republic of)]
Image: Ex-child soldiers in a DRC demobilization center. © Refugees International
08.12.2006 The U.S.-born son of former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor has been charged with torture in a U.S. court for his actions in that war-torn country.
From: Human Rights Watch
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Related topics/regions: [Liberia]
06.12.2006 There is growing momentum against the traditional but harmful practice of female genital cutting in Africa, said an organization that helped about 150 communities to publicly abandon the practice in Guinea.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Guinea] [Senegal]

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