Global IssuesBrazil: Women 'Peace Workers' in the Favelas
Saturday, July 04, 2009
It’s another day marked by gunfire in the Morro da Providencia 'favela', one of the most dangerous slums in this Brazilian city, and the only area where people can move around in relative safety is in the lower part of the neighbourhood, towards the foot of the hill.
Agriculture-Africa: Calls for Sustainable Green Revolution
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Africa needs a Green Revolution, but one that will increase agricultural productivity by using practices that build soil fertility while minimising harm to the environment.
Religion-Brazil: Intolerance Denounced at UN
Friday, July 03, 2009
'Ialorixá' Gilda died of a massive heart attack in 1999 after members of a pentecostal church swarmed into her temple and hit her over the head with a Bible. Her death drew attention to the growing religious intolerance in Brazil, which was denounced this week at the United Nations.
Development-Kenya: Fears Over New Land Deal
Friday, July 03, 2009
Concern is mounting in Kenya that the government has leased a big slice of agricultural land to the Qatari foreign investors to produce food for export.
Peru: Petroleum Sullies the Amazon
Friday, July 03, 2009
'Now the fish are going to disappear,' said Luis Umpunchi, an Awajún Indian, one of about 20 people gathered around a broken oil pipeline in the Jayais community, in the northern Peruvian province of Amazonas.
Agriculture: Biotechnology: Africa Must Not Be Left Behind
Friday, July 03, 2009
Africa must embrace agricultural biotechnology or risk being excluded from a major technological revolution that has had increased food production in the Europe, North America and Asia.
Europe: Croatia on Uncertain Course for EU Membership
Friday, July 03, 2009
The Swedish government, which now holds the rotating presidency of the European Union for the second half of this year, says plans to bring Croatia into the EU have not been derailed despite recent political events in the country. Croatia is officially set to join the Union as its 28th member in 2011.
Rights-Africa: AU Must Heed Victims Not Perpetrators
Friday, July 03, 2009
The final day of the African Union summit has been dedicated to the issue of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, charged with seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape and torture.
Russia: Hoping for Much, Expecting Little
Friday, July 03, 2009
U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Russia next week is expected to bring significant but limited improvement in troubled relations between the two giants.
Politics-Botswana: Parties Block Women Candidates for Upcoming Elections
Friday, July 03, 2009
As Botswana prepares for general elections in October, gender activists are protesting against the lack of female parliamentary candidates.
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