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Feb 24 2009 - 1:14pm
Neglected Diseases 'Need Sustainable Funding'
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (OneWorld.net) - More funding is needed to
stimulate medical innovation for lethal albeit neglected diseases,
which afflict millions of people worldwide.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/360494-neglected-diseases-need-sustainable-funding
From: OneWorld US, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Medecins
Sans Frontieres
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Feb 24 2009 - 12:58pm
Israel, Hamas Arms Embargoes Suggested
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (OneWorld.net) - An international human rights
monitor is calling for a global arms embargo against Israel and the
Palestinian armed group Hamas after releasing evidence that both
parties, recently engaged in conflict, used foreign-supplied weapons
in attacks on civilians.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/360471-foreign-arms-fueled-israel-hamas-conflict
From: OneWorld US, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, AFP
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Feb 24 2009 - 11:40am
A New Dawn for U.S. Foreign Assistance?
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (OneWorld.net) - Aid organizations are advocating
comprehensive and meaningful change in the way U.S. money is spent to
help people in other countries, and President Barack Obama has
promised a steep increase in available funding, but economic concerns
at home now threaten to derail all that.
http://us.oneworld.net/perspectives/foreignassistance/360483-a-new-dawn-us-foreign-assistance
From: OneWorld US
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Feb 23 2009 - 5:05pm
New Threats to Girls Since Taliban 'Peace' Deal
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (OneWorld.net) - Last week's "peace" deal between
Pakistani officials and the Taliban allows for Islamic law to be
implemented in the northern Swat Valley of Pakistan, at a severe cost
to women and girls, say rights activists.
http://us.oneworld.net/article/360455-shariah-law-prevails-northern-pakistan
From: Feminist Majority Foundation, OneWorld US, Associated Press,
BBC News
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