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Monday, November 9, 2026
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RIGHTS: U.N. Still to Accredit Its First U.S. LGBT Group
Sixty-one years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, sexual orientation and gender identity still pose a threat to the dignity and sovereignty of individuals around the world.ENVIRONMENT: Europeans Pay Companies to Pollute More
Some of the world's most polluting companies are receiving financial support from the European taxpayer to promote the continued use of the fuels that cause global warming, according to a new report.
RIGHTS-AFRICA: Judges Address How Law Can Assist HIV Response
In Ghana, because the stigmatisation against gay men is so great, many are forced to have sexual relationships with women to escape prejudice and homophobic violence.EUROPE: No Qualms Funding Tax Haven-Tainted Banks
Although the links between tax evasion and global poverty are officially recognised, the European Investment Bank, the lending arm of the European Union (EU), has no qualms financing banks known to stash away money in tax havens.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Human Rights Day Honours Non-discrimination
While waiting in one of those interminable queues at a South African state hospital, Jullian Nwadu was asked when she was going back to Zimbabwe. "In December," she answered, welcoming what seemed like a stranger’s attempt at making friendly conversation. "When you go, you mustn’t come back."
RIGHTS-ZIMBABWE: Mugabe Orchestrated Rape – AIDS-Free World report
"When the tenth man finished raping me they said they were going to rape my daughter. I cried out but I could not even stand up at this time...they raped my daughter (while) I was there and I couldn’t do anything to stop them. My daughter was five years old..."MIDEAST: In a Muddle Over Mixed Signals
"Get your hands off the Land of Israel and the people of the Land of Israel - that's what we need to tell Mr. Obama - get on the phone to the White House each and every one of you!"
CORRUPTION-AFRICA: A Crime Against Development
Corruption is preventing the world from reducing extreme poverty, from averting child deaths and even from fighting epidemics like HIV/AIDS. And it will have a devastating effect on the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals if not tackled directly by each national government.US: Obama Launches Freedom of Information Initiative
Advocates for greater freedom of information are expressing approval of the Obama administration’s new ‘Open Government Directive’ - but some are sounding cautionary notes that executive agencies are still hiding behind "national security" to conceal government misconduct.FINLAND: Biodiesel Breakthrough or Environmental Nightmare?
As Finnish energy major Neste Oil scales up production of its ‘green’ diesel NExBTL, environmental activists fear that more land will go under palm oil plantations at the expense of Southeast Asia’s threatened rainforests.
Millennium Development Goal 3 and the role of the media – 25
Millennium Development Goal 3 and the role of the media - 25
Elisabetta Belloni, Director General for Developement Cooperation, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
Millennium Development Goal 3 and the role of the media – 24
Millennium Development Goal 3 and the role of the media - 24
Mario Lubetkin, Director General, IPS 
Millennium Development Goal 3 and the role of the media – 23
Millennium Development Goal 3 and the role of the media - 23
Najiba Ayubi, Director, Killid Group, Afghanistan CAMBODIA: Pepper Farmers Get Ready for their Champagne Moment
Under a shady trellis of rice sacks in the province of Kampot in southern Cambodia, 42-year-old Nuon Yan tends his crop of pepper vines.MIDEAST: Europe Steps In to Pressure Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Palestinian counterpart Salam Fayyad have both been scrambling earnestly to win the backing of European leaders in advance of what could be a major EU policy shift that aims at creating new impetus for Palestinian-Israeli peace prospects.DEVELOPMENT: Afro-Uruguayan Women Find Their Own Way Home
Contrary to popular belief in Uruguay, the capital city’s black population is no longer concentrated in neighbourhoods like Barrio Sur, Palermo and Cordón, which were historically home to the majority of African descendents and remain heavily steeped in Afro-Uruguayan culture.Ecobreves – MEXICO: Youth Need Climate Education
Environmental groups should better coordinate their campaigns against climate change and focus more on young people, says Claudia Gómez-Portugal, strategic director of Sakbé, a Mexican organization focused on environmental communication.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Women Learn Forest Management
Over the past five years, some 11,000 women from western Honduras have learned forest management techniques to undertake community forestry and to diversify small farming operations, utilizing environmentally friendly methods.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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