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Water Wisdom

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:58:22 -0800

by Vandana Shiva, Resurgence, UK - Since 1966 – and as a consequence of the introduction of the Green Revolution model of water-intensive, chemical farming – India has over-exploited her groundwater, creating a water famine.

Africa’s Growth Lies in Agribusiness

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:21:58 -0800

by Elizabeth Tankeu, Business Daily, Kenya - As Africa embraces the wind of industrialisation, nations are determined to seize the emerging industrial development opportunities as an effective and sustainable means towards economic transformation of its raw materials.

No Place Like Home: Iraq’s Refugee Crisis Threatens the Future of Iraq

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:34:06 -0800

by Rachel Schneller, The Jamestown Foundation, USA - The massive upheaval of Iraq’s population that has occurred since 2006 threatens the long-term stability of the country, regardless of short-term gains achieved through the political process or military surges.

JAMAICA: The Other Side of Paradise

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:30:58 -0800

by Kathy Barrett, IPS, Italy - It's just before midnight, and the music pulsates through the massive speakers perched under the ceiling, scantily clad girls in their five-inch heels moving closer to the iron poles.

Back to Bloody Square-One in Darfur

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:47:29 -0800

by Julie Flint, Daily Star, Lebanon - 2002 is being rerun in 2010 – despite Save Darfur, despite UNAMID, and despite the ICC. SLA-controlled Jebel Marra is once again under attack, threatened, according to UNAMID sources, by an estimated 35,000 regular troops and 12,000 militiamen.

Australians Caught in Ethiopian Adoption Nightmare

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:44:22 -0800

by Cassie White, ABC News, Australia - Australian families have made serious allegations of corruption within Australia's inter-country adoption program with Ethiopia.

Focus on Quiet Graft

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:31:02 -0800

by Sarah Wambui, Capital News, Kenya - A report released by the World Bank indicates that if Kenya and other African countries focused on ‘quiet’ corruption with as much vigor as they did to grand corruption shams, they would achieve their Millennium Development Goals on time.

Too Many Women Dying in U.S. While Having Babies

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:24:20 -0800

by Jennifer Block, Time, USA - In a new report on pregnancy and childbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal-health care crisis in this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights.

The Nowhere Children

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:09:46 -0800

by Neha Dixit, Tehelka, India - Human trafficking is the third largest illicit industry after arms and drugs. Neha Dixit went undercover to meet the traffickers and the young victims sold by their own families to pimps and placement agents.

A Single Woman in Cairo: The New Challenge

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:49:32 -0800

by Mariya Petkova, Daily News Egypt, Egypt - “An unmarried woman can’t find an apartment alone. She has to live with her family. They would be afraid for her.”

Will We Only Save the Cute?

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:05:05 -0800

by Julie Packard, Huffington Post, USA - Can we muster the will to save endangered species that aren't cute and cuddly?

Population Policy: Will It Work?

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:22 -0800

by Huma Yusuf, Dawn, Pakistan - In many ways, the story of Pakistan is one of a failure of family planning. Although the Family Planning Association of Pakistan was set up as early as 1952, we have seen a five-fold increase in our population between 1951 and 2009, from 34 million to 171 million.

Cellphones the Latest Tool in Africa's Fight against HIV

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:20:29 -0800

by Susan Njanji, Mail & Guardian, South Africa - Cellphones may become a key weapon in the war against HIV/Aids in Africa, allowing counselors to reach greater numbers of people, says the chief of the United Nation's Aids agency.

After Feminism: What Are Girls Supposed To Do?

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:15:52 -0800

by Amelia Hill, Guardian, UK - Today's teenagers are struggling to cope with the expectations imposed by media images and peer pressure, the reality of low-paid work and a sexist culture.

Sunrise or Sunset for Iraq?

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:44:14 -0800

by Frida Berrigan, Foreign Policy in Focus, USA - Operation New Dawn. That is the name the U.S. military will give its operations in Iraq when U.S. military operations in that country end this September.