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CrisisWatch N°83

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:15:20 GMT

Four actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and none improved in June 2010, according to the new issue of the International Crisis Group’s monthly bulletin CrisisWatch.

World Cup of Health: The Netherlands vs. Spain

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:38:34 GMT

What if the fates of the two competitors in Sunday’s final were to be decided through their approach to health and social justice, as opposed to a lucky kick of a ball?

“We can make it right”: The official song of the HIV campaign GOALS for SOUTH AFRICA!

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:48:55 GMT

The results are in and it was worth the wait. The emotionally appealing title “We can make it right” by singer and songwriter Terry Prince has been chosen as the official song of the global HIV awareness and charity campaign GOALS for SOUTH AFRICA.

Global Fund launches ‘Born HIV Free’ campaign supported by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:48:15 GMT

The Global Fund today launched the BORN HIV FREE campaign to mobilize public support for its work and for a world where no child is born with HIV by 2015. Originated and supported by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Global Fund Ambassador, this is one of the most ambitious campaigns of its kind.

World Day against Child Labour, 12 June 2010 – GO FOR THE GOAL: End Child labour

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:47:17 GMT

The annual World Day against Child labour on June 12 will this year put the spotlight on the need for urgent national and international steps to accelerate action against child labour.

Global Redesign Summit 2010: Forum Report Calls for Major, Post-Crisis Overhaul of the International System

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:46:35 GMT

The World Economic Forum issued one of the most extensive sets of proposals to strengthen international cooperation and governance ever assembled.

UNCTAD´S Technology and Innovation Report 2010 focuses on enhancing agricultural innovation, food security in Africa

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:45:43 GMT

UNCTAD´S Technology and Innovation Report 2010 says Africa needs its own "green revolution" targeting small farmers, different ecological zones

School funded by Angelina Jolie benefits girls in eastern Afghanistan

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:49:29 GMT

There were celebrations in Tangi last week when a new primary school for girls was opened barely 18 months after Angelina Jolie visited the settlement for refugee returnees and expressed concern about the lack of basic education facilities for children.

At What Point Does One Lose One's Humanity? - Charlize Theron

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:18:06 GMT

I have been incredibly blessed in my life to be able to travel. Seeing the world and its diversity first hand has been the greatest teacher, and never have I learned a more difficult lesson then when I visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2009.

Victims of violence against women must be supported, perpetrators punished – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:07:22 GMT

Violence against women devastates individuals and societies alike, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for united action to demand accountability, end impunity and support the victims of this global scourge.

New book: 'Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity: A Digest of the Case Law of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda'

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:52:49 GMT

The 500-page book is oriented to practitioners, nongovernmental organizations, and academics working in the field of human rights.

UN to Review Progress on the Millennium Development Goals at High-level Meeting in September 2010

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:33:42 GMT

“Time is short. We must seize this historic moment to act responsibly and decisively for the common good.”

European Atlas of Environmental Change and Climate Communities shows impact of global warming seen from space

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:32:21 GMT

The rapidly changing environment of parts of Europe is chronicled in a new atlas of change, launched today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

UN opens International Year of Biodiversity with plea to save world's life-supporting ecosystems

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:28:24 GMT

In a bid to curb the unprecedented loss of the world's species due to human activity - at a rate some experts put at 1,000 times the natural progression - the United Nations is marking 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, with a slew of events highlighting the vital role the phenomenon plays in maintaining the life support system on Planet Earth.

Remarks on Development in the 21st Century

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:12:29 GMT

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Remarks to the Center for Global Development
Washington, DC
January 6, 2010

Only 5.4% of world's population covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:10:36 GMT

9 December 2009 | Geneva | Istanbul -- Only 5.4% of the world's population was covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws in 2008, up from 3.1% in 2007, WHO reported today in its second report on the global tobacco epidemic.

COP15: NGOs and scientists are largely shell shocked

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:14:04 GMT

Yet, amidst statements of general disappointment over the outcome of the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen, some green interest groups are beginning to look ahead.

COP15 - "Please Help the World", film from the opening ceremony

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:27:55 GMT

"Please Help the World", film from the opening ceremony of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 (COP15) in Copenhagen from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Shown on December 7, 2009 at COP15.

World Fashion Association: 'Fashion for Unity and Peace'

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:49:37 GMT

Nations from all over the world join a new global initiative established by the first ever World Fashion Association® (WFA), gathering the global fashion industry as one and raising awareness for "Fashion for Unity and Peace".

UN rights chief says Swiss ban on minarets ‘clearly discriminatory’

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:27:14 GMT

The United Nations human rights chief spoke out today against the Swiss ban on the building of new minarets, calling it a discriminatory and deeply divisive step which risks putting the county on a “collision course” with its international rights obligations.

UNFPA: State of World Population 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:39:20 GMT

Women central to efforts to deal with climate change, says new UNFPA report.

Dance For The Climate

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:07:44 GMT

In August 2009 over 10.000 people danced for the climate on the Ostend Beach in Belgium. By joining this global movement and adding your own dance video to this site, you make your own statement that we have to act now on climate change.