Global IssuesEnvironment: Listen to the Earth, Say Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The idea of wilderness is 'an interesting concept; it is a Western concept. Our people have always lived and interacted in the environment,' said Illion Merculieff, an environmental activist from the Aleut community in the north-western U.S. state of Alaska.
Slovakia: Velvet Touch Brings Communists Back
Thursday, November 19, 2009
As Slovaks mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of communism this week, former dissidents have lashed out at top political figures, including the prime minister, who they say are trying to paint the totalitarian regime of old in a positive light.
Vietnam: Water, Water All Around—Plus All the Risks It Brings
Thursday, November 19, 2009
As Vietnam’s big cities are increasingly deluged by floods, the infrastructure cannot keep up.
Rights: Tick the Right Box If You Feel French
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The stereotypical image of a French person is of someone wearing a beret and carrying a baguette under his arm. But can one wear a burqa and also be French? Can one prefer pitta bread to baguettes and still be French?
Cuba: Dissidents' Plight Unchanged Under Raul, Charges HRW
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
While Cuban President Raul Castro has implemented some economic and administrative reforms, his three-year-old government has continued to isolate and persecute political dissidents, according to a major new report released here Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Mideast: U.S. Credibility as Peace Broker Eroding by the Day
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, movement in the standoff between the two sides can be as often backward as it is forward. The past couple of weeks have seen moves from both sides that have garnered the attention of the world, but forward progress remains elusive.
Climate Change: Women Central to Adapatation, Mitigation
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Poor women will bear the greatest ‘climate burden’, says the United Nations Population Fund in its 2009 State of the World Population report, released today.
Corruption-Sierra Leone: Song Sparks Governance Debate
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone’s most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.
Development: Climate Change Likely to Increase African Hunger Woes
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say.
Development: UNFPA Puts Human Face on Climate Blowback
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
A new U.N. report on the hazards of climate change brings a fresh human perspective to an ongoing wide-ranging debate that has focused primarily on energy efficiency and industrial carbon emissions.
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