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Jan 29 2009 - 1:06pm
'Change' Predicted for U.S.-Bolivia Relations
NEW YORK, Jan 29 (OneWorld.net) - Relations between the United States
and Bolivia, as well as other left-leaning governments, are likely to
improve under the administration of President Barack Obama, according
to analysts specializing in U.S. foreign policy.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/359813-change-predicted-us-bolivia-relations
From: OneWorld US
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Jan 29 2009 - 12:58pm
Jobs the 'Missing Link' at World Economic Forum
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (OneWorld.net) - Governments worldwide must work
together to save and create jobs, say international trade union
leaders at the annual World Economic Forum, amidst predictions that 50
million people will lose their jobs due to the global economic crisis.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/359810-jobs-missing-link-world-economic-forum
From: OneWorld US, OneWorld UK, Earth Policy Institute , War on
Want, Al-Jazeera, BarackObama.com
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Jan 29 2009 - 11:48am
First Int'l Criminal Trial Focuses on Child Soldiers
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (OneWorld.net) - The International Criminal
Court's first trial -- of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dilyo,
charged with using child soldiers in northeastern Congo -- is an
important step toward establishing responsibility for the use of
children in military operations, says an international human rights
watchdog.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/359783-drc-iccs-first-trial-focuses-child-soldiers
From: OneWorld US, Human Rights Watch, Save the Children, Public
Agenda
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Jan 28 2009 - 6:09pm
Obama Pushed to Reshape Africa Policy
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (OneWorld.net) - U.S. President Barack Obama
should take an "inclusive and multilateral approach" to the many
humanitarian and security challenges facing Africa today, overturning
the failed "unilateral and militarized" U.S. policy toward Africa of
the last seven years, says an annual report by a Washington-based
group working for political, economic, and social justice in Africa.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/359781-obama-urged-reshape-african-policy
From: Africa Action, OneWorld US, Center for Global Development
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Jan 28 2009 - 5:05pm
New York Wins Sustainable Transport Award
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (OneWorld.net) - New York recently became the
first U.S. city to win an annual international Sustainable Transport
Award. The city was honored for expanding the public transit system,
increasing bicycle lanes and pedestrian amenities, and recycling
asphalt used to repair streets.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/359768-new-york-wins-award-sustainable-transport
From: Earth Policy Institute , OneWorld US, Worldwatch Institute,
Environmental Defense Fund, Friends of the Earth, Link TV, TreeHugger
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Jan 28 2009 - 1:54pm
Total Reform of Global Food System Urged
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (OneWorld.net) - Hundreds of millions more people
may yet fall victim to hunger due to a global food system badly in
need of repair, said international humanitarian groups at a high-level
conference on the food crisis this week in Madrid.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/359769-hunger-crisis-requires-reform-global-food-system
From: OneWorld US
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