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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> Darfur Peace Agreement Within Reach, Says Chief Mediator > Mobilize - Like It's Wartime - to Save the Environment > Go Green: 10 Ways to Live Lightly...and Save Money! > Video: Meet Women Leaders Worldwide > White House Easter Event Includes Gay and Lesbian Families
> Key health role seen for botanic gardens > Kathmandu prepares for curfew confrontation > Brazil and Kenya press for neglected-disease research > More than 200 journalists arrested in Nepal crisis > Appeal for release of Sudanese cameraman
> Small town India reels under a wave of air pollution > Nationwide demos in Nepal continue > Education campaign to target dropouts
> Law on Prevention of Discrimination of Disabled Persons Adopted
> A New Civil Rights Movement?
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DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT WITHIN REACH, SAYS CHIEF MEDIATOR -------------------------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) While the Sudanese government and rebel groups have yet to compromise on some key issues, the African Union mediation team is confident that the April 30th deadline can be met.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131249/7263/76176 From: United Nations http://www.un.org/
MOBILIZE - LIKE IT'S WARTIME - TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT ------------------------------------------------------ (20 apr 2006) We're consuming the world's resources faster than they can regenerate, explains Lester Brown, and our future depends on changing paths by restructuring the global economy. We did it when the world was at war; let's do it again now...this time to save the environment. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131258/7263/76176 From: Earth Policy Institute http://www.earth-policy.org
GO GREEN: 10 WAYS TO LIVE LIGHTLY...AND SAVE MONEY! --------------------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) How will you celebrate Earth Day? Here are ten ways to live more sustainably; not only will they help reduce your ecological footprint, but they will also help you live a happier and healthier life! http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131257/7263/76176 From: Worldwatch Institute http://www.worldwatch.org SustainUS http://www.sustainus.org
VIDEO: MEET WOMEN LEADERS WORLDWIDE ----------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) Investing in women's leadership is advancing communities around the globe. Graduates of one non-profit's training programs share their stories and tell you how women's empowerment is saving lives. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131251/7263/76176 From: Centre for Development and Population Activities http://www.cedpa.org
WHITE HOUSE EASTER EVENT INCLUDES GAY AND LESBIAN FAMILIES ---------------------------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) For the first time in its 130-year history, the annual White House Egg Roll included the participation of over 100 lesbian and gay families. Organized by a DC gay-rights group, the families wore rainbow-colored leis to show their solidarity and mark this historic milestone of acceptance. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131250/7263/76176 From: Feminist Majority Foundation http://www.feminist.org
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KEY HEALTH ROLE SEEN FOR BOTANIC GARDENS ---------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) The role of botanic gardens in improving human health is outlined in a new report that says two-thirds of the world's plants may be extinct by the end of the century. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131268/7468/76176
KATHMANDU PREPARES FOR CURFEW CONFRONTATION -------------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) Huge crowds were gathering in Kathmandu this morning to prepare to break a shoot-on-sight 18-hour curfew, despite fears - fuelled by a refusal of curfew passes to journalists - of harsh measures by the security forces.# * OneWorld UK Guide to Nepal * Receive OneWorld news by email http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131286/7468/76176
BRAZIL AND KENYA PRESS FOR NEGLECTED-DISEASE RESEARCH ----------------------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) Brazil and Kenya will call for an international fund for research on "neglected diseases" at a World Health Organization meeting next month. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131261/7468/76176 From: SciDev.Net http://www.scidev.net
MORE THAN 200 JOURNALISTS ARRESTED IN NEPAL CRISIS -------------------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) More than 200 Nepalese journalists have been detained since 4 April while participating in pro-democracy protests or while covering the demonstrations, according to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists, and 31 remain in custody. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131266/7468/76176
APPEAL FOR RELEASE OF SUDANESE CAMERAMAN ---------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) The US should release Sudanese cameraman Sami Al-Haj of the Al-Jazeera TV station, detained without charge at Guantanamo Bay since June 2002, a leading media watchdog said yesterday. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131265/7468/76176
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SMALL TOWN INDIA REELS UNDER A WAVE OF AIR POLLUTION ---------------------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) People’s health in small towns across India is taking a heavy beating due to rising air pollution caused by an explosion in the number of vehicles, says latest research by the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131296/1893/76176 From: OneWorld South Asia http://southasia.oneworld.net
NATIONWIDE DEMOS IN NEPAL CONTINUE ---------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) Around half dozen agitators were injured as police rained lathis on a mob heading towards the residence of the Chief District Officer. Police also beat up some agitators after a dispute erupted in the municipality office as the agitators were trying to padlock it. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131287/1893/76176
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO TARGET DROPOUTS -------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district unit of Jamiyyatul Falah will undertake an education awareness campaign during 2006-07. The organisation set up in 1988, with the objective of undertaking educational programmes, has decided to construct a community hall on its premises in Kankanady for the purpose http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131285/1893/76176
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LAW ON PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION OF DISABLED PERSONS ADOPTED --------------------------------------------------------------- (20 apr 2006) The Association of Students with Disabilities greeted the adoption of the Law on Prevention of Discrimination of Persons with Disabilities. Goran Pavlovic, Association’s Executive Director emphasized the importance of the fact that the Law now provides for sanctioning of discriminatory practices in the Court. http://see.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131293/3260/76176
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A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT? ---------------------------- (19 apr 2006) Many observers and participants are calling the waves of demonstrations across the U.S. over the last two weeks the birth of the “new civil rights movement.” The truth of this observation will be seen in the days to come, and the sustained action of the immigrant justice and more broad-based initiatives. http://amlat.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/131244/1730/76176 From: Agencia Latinoamericana de Información http://alainet.org
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