EGYPT: Street children abandoned by the system
While Dalia’s chief reason for running away was domestic violence, aid workers say that poverty is also a major contributor to the phenomenon. According to the UN’s 2005 Egypt Common Country Assessment, almost 17 percent of Egypt’s total population of some 77.5 million was living below the poverty line as of 2000.
New York: An Evening in Solidarity with Bolivarian Venezuela
On November 8, 2005 a remarkable event took place at New Yorks's Town Hall: An evening in solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution, so far the biggest and most important gathering of this kind. It was organized by the Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of New York and the International Action Center and endorsed by... many groups, the Hands off Venezuela Campaign among them.
Australian Government's New Anti-Union Laws
On 15 November, the Australian Council of Trade Unions is organising a national day of protest against the new laws. Hundreds of thousands of workers are expected to take part in events around the country.
AFL-CIO: Wal-Mart Workers Speak Out
Wal-Mart treats its employees very badly. It makes them work for free. When people get disgusted and quit, they just hire new workers. And Wal-Mart picks on people like me—hard-working people who can’t quit because we need our jobs to support our families.
China: Bird flu human vaccine ready for clinical tests
So far, China's production line has got ready for the mass production of its human bird flu vaccine. High-risk groups, such as poultry farm workers and medical staffers in the bird flu outbreak areas will be vaccinated as long as the vaccine passes safety test, according to the experts.
IRAQ:[UN] Extension of US-led military mandate draws mixed reactions
Previous resolutions adopted by the 15-nation council had declared that the force's mandate could be terminated at the request of the Iraqi government, and would in any case expire once a permanent government was constitutionally elected at the end of 2005.
ANGOLA: Freedom tastes sweeter this time round
The statistics speak for themselves - Angola is ranked at 160 out of 177 countries in the UN Development Programme's Human Development Index, which focuses on three measurable indicators of human development: living a long and healthy life; being educated; and having a decent standard of living.
Answer to Bush’s Speech: It’s our Foreign Policy, Stupid
What do you do when your Administration is losing in the second half? You talk “terror.” And what an opportunity for the President on Veterans Day. It was also the day after my nephew’s 22nd birthday. Marine Lance Cpl. Chase Comley wasn’t celebrating on Thursday though. He’s one of “those lost in our current struggle.” He died in Iraq on August 6, 2005.
The Real Difference Between America and France
The United States flatly refuses to address the core issues and denies the humanity of our urban poor...The real difference is that in France the minorities are still human beings even if facing discrimination and poverty, whereas in the United States, those in poverty effectively lose their humanity as far as the powers-that-be are concerned.
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), : Reintegrating Ituri's ex-militias, an uphill task
UNDP is in charge of the 'project for community rehabilitation, reintegration of ex-combatants and the reduction of small arms', known as ComRec - an important component of the process of demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) in the DRC.
