Tag: un
member name: OneWorld United States
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May 05, 2008 06:15 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Fri., May. 2, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for . . . more
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November 29, 2006 03:20 PM EST --
Joining others in the ongoing international campaign against gender violence, women's groups in the United States stepped up pressure on Congress this week to endorse a proposed law that would protect . . . more
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April 03, 2008 09:46 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Fri., Apr. 4, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 3 (OneWorld) - A leading humanitarian group is calling for the United Nations Security Council to take additional . . . more
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January 23, 2008 03:00 PM EST --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Wed., Jan. 23, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of children die each day, many because they have no access to simple medical treatments, . . . more
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June 22, 2007 03:04 PM EDT --
Amid lingering doubts about Sudan's promises to cooperate with the world community, advocacy groups are reiterating calls for the immediate deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in the war-torn Darfur . . . more
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January 28, 2008 07:05 PM EST --
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Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Sat., Jan. 26, 2008
NEW YORK, Jan 25 (OneWorld) - More than 1,000 people continue to die every . . . more
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October 07, 2006 04:15 PM EDT --
Global civil society organizations are pressing the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly to recognize indigenous peoples' rights to their land and resources.
''This is an opportunity that must . . . more
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December 04, 2006 03:28 PM EST --
Independent humanitarian groups that work closely with the United Nations welcomed the world body's decision to call a high-level meeting next week to address the issue of sexual abuse against children . . . more
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April 21, 2008 12:26 AM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Sat., Apr. 19, 2008
Pakistani laborer Shaukat Masih is now struggling to feed his family on the $50 per week he generally earns. © . . . more
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March 12, 2008 02:16 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Wed., Mar. 12, 2008
NEW YORK, Mar 12 (OneWorld) - The United States government is facing new international scrutiny for . . . more
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May 05, 2008 11:31 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Sat., May. 3, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not . . . more
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May 22, 2008 03:45 PM EDT --
Alison Raphael
OneWorld US
Tue., May. 20, 2008
WASHINGTON, May 20 (OneWorld) - Re-electing Sri Lanka to serve a second term on the UN Human Rights Council would represent a severe . . . more
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June 10, 2008 04:19 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Tue., Jun. 10, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 9 (OneWorld) - A prominent international rights watchdog has reacted sharply to the U.S. government's decision . . . more
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June 24, 2008 09:51 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Fri., Jun. 20, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the . . . more
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December 17, 2007 12:13 PM EST --
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec 15 (OneWorld US) - While delegates to the Bali climate conference tried to hammer out an agreement to preserve the planet for future generations, in New York delegates to a UN General . . . more
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March 24, 2007 07:10 PM EDT --
Holding scores of rallies and sit-ins around world, environmental and community groups Thursday made fresh calls for drastic actions to protect the world's rivers and other water resources from the . . . more
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April 25, 2007 03:10 PM EDT --
Human rights defenders across the world are making fresh calls this week for governments to get serious about ensuring basic education for all.
Education is a basic human right, not a privilege, say . . . more
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August 03, 2007 05:22 PM EDT --
Groups involved in worldwide humanitarian efforts welcomed the UN Security Council decision this week to send a hybrid force to Darfur, but demanded it send its peacekeepers to the war-torn region immediately. . . . more
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December 10, 2007 10:50 AM EST --
Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, has linked up with OneClimate’s 'Virtual Bali' initiative to participate . . . more
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April 19, 2007 11:33 AM EDT --
Though satisfied with the Sudanese decision to allow United Nations forces into Darfur, international civil society groups engaged in humanitarian efforts in the violence-wracked region say they wonder . . . more
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