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Q&A: 'Reconstruction Is Not Development as Usual'
- Inter Press Service
National governments and the international community, the U.N. in particular, must rethink and debate the way post-conflict reconstruction is carried out, says a long-time U.N. expert and author.
ENERGY-US: Paper Mill is Reborn, Sans Fossil Fuels
- Inter Press Service
A paper mill that runs without fossil fuels and has a neutral carbon footprint? That's the goal for Flambeau River Papers in Park Falls, Wisconsin, and the company is already on its way, thanks to a switch to biomass fuel, plus a biorefinery in the works.
WORLD AIDS DAY: Children Still Falling Through the Cracks
- Inter Press Service
While most HIV-positive people in the Western world can gain decades of good health thanks to increasingly effective drug regimens, in the developing world, nearly a third of children born with HIV are still dying before their first birthday.
ASIA: Artists Join Forces to Make a Difference in Mekong
- Inter Press Service
Nouv Srey Leab, 24, could not quite contain her excitement about the chance to participate in the just concluded regional arts and media festival held in this capital, believing it was one welcome occasion meet fellow artists from other countries in the Mekong sub-region.
POLITICS-US: High Court to Hear Patriot Act Challenge
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a law that critics say treats human rights advocates as criminal terrorists, and threatens them with 15 years in prison for advocating nonviolent means to resolve disputes.
/UPDATE*/Namibia: Waiting at the Polls
- Inter Press Service
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has again suspended the observer status of a human rights watchdog it accuses of lying about mistakes on the voter’s roll.
EDUCATION-US: Social Justice Schools Shape New Wave of Activists
- Inter Press Service
While most U.S. public schools are responding to new high-stakes testing requirements by teaching more math and English to the neglect of social studies and civics, a very small minority of schools are pushing forward a different agenda.
WORLD AIDS DAY: Groups Urge Repeal of 'Antiquated Colonial Laws'
- Inter Press Service
On the heels of a new report by UNAIDS that the HIV virus is now infecting Caribbean men and women at an equal rate, activist groups are urging regional leaders to eliminate laws that further the stigmatisation associated with the deadly virus.
MIDEAST: The Man Who Would Move a Hill
- Inter Press Service
In this city of fraternal faiths and conflicting political aspirations, dreams need to be made of sterner stuff.
RIGHTS: Nigeria Failing To End Discrimination Against Women
- Inter Press Service
Nigeria ratified the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in 1985 without reservations. But few of its citizens have ever heard of the document. Day-to-day life for women in Nigeria is shaped less by international conventions than it is by the diverse cultures, traditions and religions found in the country.
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