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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Liberia: Time for Justice > As Iraqis See It... > Latin America Fights Battle of the Bulge > World Water Day: The Children Speak > Iranian People Hope Pending Talks with U.S. Will Clear the Air
> Fund UN peacekeeping, US told > Youngsters absent from East Asian HIV/AIDS response > Papua protesters and police killed in US mine battle > Nigerian census dogged by old suspicions > Disown 'terminator' potato, plead Peruvian farmers
> Prof. Asit Biswas wins 2006 Stockholm Water Prize > Indian daily gets UN prize for water conservation campaign > Activists, Global Water Forum do not see eye to eye
> GONG Will Monitor Elections in the Ukraine
> Groups Demand Water Rights, Cite Millions of Deaths > U.S. Braces for Bird Flu as Global Efforts Falter for Want of Money
> April Fuels Day Coming Up - Help Kick the Oil Habit
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LIBERIA: TIME FOR JUSTICE ------------------------- (22 mar 2006) Liberia's 14-year civil war left a legacy of sexual violence against women and impunity for rape, says Refugees International, arguing that to bring peace and development to the country Charles Taylor and others must be brought to justice for the war crimes they committed. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129609/7263/70280 From: Refugees International http://www.refugeesinternational.org
AS IRAQIS SEE IT... ------------------- (22 mar 2006) A dentist, a journalist, a blogger...Find out what ordinary Iraqis think about the U.S.-led war, occupation, and prospects for the future. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129661/7263/70280
LATIN AMERICA FIGHTS BATTLE OF THE BULGE ---------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) As fast food chains begin to take root and grow throughout Latin America, so do many Latinos’ waistlines. McDonalds and others are being accused of false advertisement and fudging nutritional facts, amplifying the problem.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129660/7263/70280 From: In These Times http://www.inthesetimes.com
WORLD WATER DAY: THE CHILDREN SPEAK ----------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) More than 100 child activists gathered in Mexico City Tuesday on the eve of World Water Day to draw attention to the water crisis and its effects on children in underdeveloped countries worldwide. Access to safe and clean water affects every aspect of their lives, the children say. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129613/7263/70280 From: United Nations Children's Fund http://www.unicef.org
IRANIAN PEOPLE HOPE PENDING TALKS WITH U.S. WILL CLEAR THE AIR -------------------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) Most Iranians are hoping that upcoming talks between their government and the U.S. will mark the start of a rapprochement between the two countries. Iranian officials have indicated that they would like to use the meeting to try and find common ground on nuclear issues, reports Eurasianet. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129611/7263/70280 From: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) http://www.eurasianet.org
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FUND UN PEACEKEEPING, US TOLD ----------------------------- (22 mar 2006) With the UN facing a growing financial crisis for peacekeeping activities, the US Congress is urged to provide funds to help support peace in conflict areas around the world. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129654/7468/70280 From: Refugees International http://www.refugeesinternational.org
YOUNGSTERS ABSENT FROM EAST ASIAN HIV/AIDS RESPONSE --------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) Children must be at the centre of a dramatically scaled up response to HIV and AIDS in East Asia and the Pacific, organisers of the first high-level regional meeting focusing on children and AIDS said. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129653/7468/70280 From: United Nations Children's Fund http://www.unicef.org
PAPUA PROTESTERS AND POLICE KILLED IN US MINE BATTLE ---------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) Protests demanding the closure of a US-owned mine in Papua have led to the death of two students, three police officers and a soldier, initial reports suggest. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129652/7468/70280 From: Progressio http://www.progressio.org.uk
NIGERIAN CENSUS DOGGED BY OLD SUSPICIONS ---------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) A five-day census launched in Nigeria yesterday seeks to end the guessing game over the number of people who live in Africa's most populous country.
http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129651/7468/70280 From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network http://www.irinnews.org
DISOWN 'TERMINATOR' POTATO, PLEAD PERUVIAN FARMERS -------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) Indigenous farmers in Peru - birthplace of the potato - have pleaded with agribusiness Syngenta International to abandon its patent on "terminator" technology which they say could endanger more than 3,000 potato varieties in the region and undermine efforts to reduce poverty.
http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129650/7468/70280 From: International Institute for Environment and Development http://www.iied.org
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PROF. ASIT BISWAS WINS 2006 STOCKHOLM WATER PRIZE ------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) Indian born Canadian citizen Professor Asit K. Biswas was named the 2006 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. He has been awarded the prize for helping foster a critical re-think among United Nations agencies, national governments, professional associations and others on how to improve delivery of water and sanitation services and management of the water resources. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129655/1893/70280
INDIAN DAILY GETS UN PRIZE FOR WATER CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN ---------------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) In recognition of an imaginative campaign for water conservation, an Indian daily newspaper received the $20,000 biennial prize for rural communications awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129629/1893/70280
ACTIVISTS, GLOBAL WATER FORUM DO NOT SEE EYE TO EYE --------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) Mutual distrust and even suspicions of a "conspiracy" separate the organisers of the Fourth World Water Forum, taking place in the Mexican capital, and the activists holding their own simultaneous alternative gathering. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129627/1893/70280
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GONG WILL MONITOR ELECTIONS IN THE UKRAINE ------------------------------------------ (22 mar 2006) GONG civil organization, together with 17 other NGOs from Central and Eastern Europe and NIS (Newly Independent States), and under the auspices of ENEMO-European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations, will participate in the monitoring mission of the Parliamentary Elections in the Ukraine. http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129632/3260/70280
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GROUPS DEMAND WATER RIGHTS, CITE MILLIONS OF DEATHS --------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) CARACAS, Mar 22 (OneWorld) - The right to safe water must be enshrined in international law and policed by the United Nations if millions of people are to be spared death from want of water or from water-borne diseases, activists told governments and business at international talks ending Wednesday. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129616/4536/70280 From: OneWorld US http://us.oneworld.net
U.S. BRACES FOR BIRD FLU AS GLOBAL EFFORTS FALTER FOR WANT OF MONEY ------------------------------------------------------------------- (21 mar 2006) WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar 21 (OneWorld) - Bird flu likely would be detected in the United States this year, federal officials warned Monday as a top UN official said efforts to fight a pandemic in Africa were hamstrung by a lack of money. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129601/4536/70280 From: OneWorld US http://us.oneworld.net
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APRIL FUELS DAY COMING UP - HELP KICK THE OIL HABIT --------------------------------------------------- (22 mar 2006) The third annual April Fuels Day is just around the corner. Find out what you can do to help encourage the use of pollution-free alternatives by joining the Jumpstart Ford Campaign today! http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/129610/2332/70280 From: Global Exchange http://www.globalexchange.org
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