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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Celebrate World Health Day by Honoring Health Workers! > Civil Disobedience Campaign Proceeds Despite Mugabe's Death Threat > Sudanese Gov't Ejects NGO Aiding 90,000 Displaced Persons
> IMF slammed for failing to back healthcare for African children > Thai media hounded by violence and libel suits > Nepal arrests condemned > US rights' leadership questioned > Pacific countries urged to stop backing Japanese whaling
> The Dalai Lama stresses on conservation at 'Spring Teaching' > Shortage of midwives to be tackled urgently says UNFPA for World Health Day > Medha continues fast, ministers visits Narmada site
> FSR: Status of Roma in Montenegro Improves > EYF: Youth Included in Public Policy Priority List But Not High Enough
> Global hemophilia community campaigns to stop childhood deaths > Black Friday for Climate Change
> New Findings, Old Questions on U.S. Secret Flights, Torture
> Join the Mother's Day Call for Peace
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CELEBRATE WORLD HEALTH DAY BY HONORING HEALTH WORKERS! ------------------------------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) April 7th is World Health Day and this year's global celebrations pay special tribute to the most valuable resource we have for health: health workers. Check out the tribute video and learn how these everyday heroes make the world a better, safer and healthier place to live! http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130476/7263/73743 From: Pan American Health Organization http://www.paho.org
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE CAMPAIGN PROCEEDS DESPITE MUGABE'S DEATH THREAT ------------------------------------------------------------------ (7 apr 2006) As the economy continues to shrink and living standards fall, a faction of Zimbabwe's opposition party is embarking upon a peaceful campaign to protest "the tyranny of the ruling party" despite chilling threats from President Mugabe. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130469/7263/73743 From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network http://www.irinnews.org
SUDANESE GOV'T EJECTS NGO AIDING 90,000 DISPLACED PERSONS --------------------------------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) A Norwegian aid organization that runs the largest camp for internally displaced persons in conflict ridden Darfur was asked to leave the country by Sudanese authorities. Restrictions against NGOs have been increasing the last couple of months and have raised concerns about the millions who rely on humanitarian relief. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130470/7263/73743 From: United Nations http://www.un.org/
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IMF SLAMMED FOR FAILING TO BACK HEALTHCARE FOR AFRICAN CHILDREN --------------------------------------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) On World Heath Day, the International Monetary Fund is urged to end policies that prevent African governments from recruiting nurses and doctors. * Health workforce crisis is having a deadly impact * World Health Report * 'Lack of urgency' in tackling Africa's healthworkers' shortage * Academies unveil health projects in developing world http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130462/7468/73743 From: Save the Children UK http://www.savethechildren.org.uk
THAI MEDIA HOUNDED BY VIOLENCE AND LIBEL SUITS ---------------------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has announced his resignation, continues to harass the independent press with criminal cases against at least six journalists and media for “defamation", according to an international media watchdog.
http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130522/7468/73743
NEPAL ARRESTS CONDEMNED ----------------------- (7 apr 2006) Following widespread arrests at the outset of a four-day national protest by political parties in Nepal, King Gyanendra's government is accused of dropping the rule of law and democratic values. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130521/7468/73743 From: Advocacy Project http://www.advocacynet.org
US RIGHTS' LEADERSHIP QUESTIONED -------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) Washington's decision not to seek election to the new UN Human Rights Council undermines its claims to leadership in promoting human rights, an international rights group said today. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130520/7468/73743 From: Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/
PACIFIC COUNTRIES URGED TO STOP BACKING JAPANESE WHALING -------------------------------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) Following moves that "demolish the commercial foundation of the Japanese whaling industry", Greenpeace has urged five Pacific countries to stop voting with Japan at the International Whaling Commision. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130517/7468/73743 From: Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org/
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THE DALAI LAMA STRESSES ON CONSERVATION AT 'SPRING TEACHING' ------------------------------------------------------------ (7 apr 2006) Nearly thirty thousand Tibetans from India, Tibet and other parts of the world, who had gathered for the ‘spring teaching’ of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, attended an awareness stall at Mcleodganj held by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Care for the Wild International (CWI). http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130478/1893/73743
SHORTAGE OF MIDWIVES TO BE TACKLED URGENTLY SAYS UNFPA FOR WORLD HEALTH DAY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the World Health Organization in commemorating World Health Day by honouring the global health workforce. We join a chorus of voices in paying tribute to the health workers in every country who dedicate their lives to the well-being of others. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130477/1893/73743
MEDHA CONTINUES FAST, MINISTERS VISITS NARMADA SITE --------------------------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) The strong stand taken by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has forced the government of India to send a team of three ministers to the resettlement sites in the Narmada valley. But fasting NBA leader Medha Patkar continues with her fast in the government hospital at New Delhi. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130475/1893/73743
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FSR: STATUS OF ROMA IN MONTENEGRO IMPROVES ------------------------------------------ (7 apr 2006) Thanks to the activities of the non-govermental organizations, the Government of Montenegro and the international community, the status of Roma in Montegengro has improved significantly over the past several years, reports the Roma Scholarship Foundation, on the occasion of April 8, International Day of the Roma. http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130530/3260/73743
EYF: YOUTH INCLUDED IN PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITY LIST BUT NOT HIGH ENOUGH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (7 apr 2006) The European Youth Forum published a report on the situation in the youth sector in Croatia in its “E-Youth Opinion” Newsletter. The report is based on the visit by the EYF delegation to Croatia, in early March 2006, on invitation by the Croatian Youth Network. http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130528/3260/73743
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GLOBAL HEMOPHILIA COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS TO STOP CHILDHOOD DEATHS --------------------------------------------------------------- (6 apr 2006) Montreal 29 March: “No child born with a bleeding disorder should have to live with pain, disability, or the prospect of early death,” says Mark Skinner, president of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH).
He was speaking in the lead-up to World Hemophilia Day, (April 17) which has adopted the message this year of Treatment for all!
“With treatment, a person with hemophilia can expect to live a long, healthy life with few restrictions, says Skinner. “Without treatment, our members face continual pain, disability, isolation, and premature death. Most people with hemophilia, who do not receive treatment, die before the age of 19.”
http://www.oneworld.ca/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130467/983/73743
BLACK FRIDAY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ------------------------------- (6 apr 2006) Programs Cut, People Laid Off
(Ottawa) The Harper government has begun disassembling Canada’s Climate Change Program, the Sierra Club of Canada has learned. All climate change programs announced in Action Plan 2000 have not been renewed and Natural Resources Canada has begun laying off staff. Included in the cuts is the Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN). http://www.oneworld.ca/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130464/983/73743
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NEW FINDINGS, OLD QUESTIONS ON U.S. SECRET FLIGHTS, TORTURE ----------------------------------------------------------- (6 apr 2006) WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 6 (OneWorld) - The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has used private aircraft and front companies to illegally transfer terror suspects to secret prisons in countries known to practice torture, Amnesty International has charged. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130455/4536/73743 From: OneWorld US http://us.oneworld.net
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JOIN THE MOTHER'S DAY CALL FOR PEACE ------------------------------------ (7 apr 2006) On May 13-14 join a 24-hour peace vigil outside the White House, write a letter to Laura Bush, or plan a Mother's Day event in your own community! Help stop the insanity of sending children to war, says CodePink, and give your Mom the greatest gift of all: Peace. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130466/2332/73743 From: CODEPINK: Women for Peace http://www.codepinkalert.org
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