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"The Environmental Crisis Is in Fact a Crisis in Democracy"
Stephen Leahy interviews writer and environmentalist FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ
UXBRIDGE, Canada - To meet the challenges of the 21st century, including climate change, feeding the world and eliminating poverty, we need to free ourselves from the "thought traps" that prevent us from seeing the world as it truly is and narrow our vision of how to respond.
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‘Repression May Lead to Revolt’
Claudia Ciobanu interviews Russian opposition leader SERGEY UDALTSOV
PRAGUE - The Russian opposition movement which has risen to prominence since the Dec. 4 parliamentary elections has not said its last word, says 35-year-old Sergey Udaltsov, one of its most visible figures.
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Tuna Fisheries Must Make Short-Term Sacrifices
Julio Godoy interviews marine biologist MARÍA JOSÉ JUAN JORDÁ *
BERLIN - For the last ten years, environmentalists and marine biologists have repeatedly warned that the world’s tuna populations, and particularly bluefin tuna, are being overfished to the verge of extinction.
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War Crimes Court Should Strengthen Victims' Participation
Tressia Boukhors interviews BRIGID INDER, Executive Director of Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
UNITED NATIONS - Most of the cases brought before the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) include gender-based crimes, but advocates say the court is still falling short in ensuring that women play an active role in decision-making and outreach at the highest levels.
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"'Sustainable Development' Is Often Used Gratuitously"
Emilio Godoy interviews BORIS GRAIZBORD, director of LEAD-Mexico
MEXICO CITY - People are disillusioned with global conferences "that mobilise thousands of people and fail to achieve real global progress" in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says Boris Graizbord, head of the sustainable development studies programme at one of Mexico's leading research universities in the social sciences
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"Opposition to Restitution of Land Not Surprising"
Constanza Vieira interviews ANDERS KOMPASS, former director of the UNHCHR office in Colombia
BOGOTA - "I find it extremely painful to see that there are people in Colombia trying once again to deceive" people displaced from their land, just when "they have hope of being recognised and compensated," said Swedish diplomat Anders Kompass on a visit to this country to support rural victims of the civil war.
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"By 2020 it Will be Too Late"
By Kristin Palitza spoke to REGINE GÜNTHER, climate protection and energy policy chief at the World Wide Fund for Nature, about the dangers climate change poses to security and livelihoods.
DURBAN, South Africa - Despite the high risk, it remains difficult to convince politicians to take immediate action to prevent further climate change and make available the necessary funds to do so. Scientists have warned repeatedly of the effects of climate change - if governments do not act fast, they will cause an irreversible catastrophe.
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"Investing in the Fight against Hunger Brings Extraordinary Returns"
Fabiana Frayssinet interviews FAO director general-elect JOSÉ GRAZIANO DA SILVA
SALVADOR, Brazil - The man who played a key role in the design of Brazil's successful food security policies believes it is possible to eradicate hunger in the world, and intends to try by promoting "a simple idea."
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ICC Referral Crucial to Ending Violence in Syria
Mathilde Bagneres interviews MAHA ABU SHAMA, Amnesty International campaigner for the Middle East and North Africa programme
UNITED NATIONS - "The violent crackdown against peaceful protesters and civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic has continued… since March of this year. More than 4,000 people have reportedly been killed. Tens of thousands have been arrested."
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South-South Cooperation Complements North-South Cooperation
Sabina Zaccaro interviews NASSIR ABDULAZIZ AL-NASSER, president of the U.N. General Assembly
ROME - South-South cooperation can play a key role in boosting the economies of developing countries, but it is not going to replace North-South cooperation, says Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, president of the 66th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
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