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Impact of the global financial and economic crisis on health

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:13:07 -0500

Statement by WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan

We face a severe financial crisis of unprecedented dimensions in a world that has never before been so closely connected and interdependent. The consequences are global. The situation is volatile. The current financial crisis is rapidly becoming an economic crisis and threatens to become a social crisis in many countries.

The crisis comes at a time when commitment to global health has never been higher. It comes in the midst of the most ambitious drive in history to reduce poverty and distribute ...

Environmentalist Preaches Conservation as Chaos Engulfs Eastern Congo

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:46:25 -0500

Environmentalist Preaches Conservation as Chaos Engulfs Eastern Congo

November 4, 2008, Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo: With little more than a motorbike and a mission, Clement Kitambala has been spreading news about environmental issues in remote communities of the war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo.

Amid renewed fighting that has displaced more than 130,000, ongoing food crises and rampant sexual violence, his newsletter, Tunza Mazingira ("Conserve the Environment" in Swahili), has provided a steady voice for conserva...

A Message of Hope, Love and Light

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:12:50 -0500

Dear AOKW Luminaries and Friends,

I cannot help but comment on the profound shift of consciousness that has just occurred as a result of this US election. It cannot be described in any other way but this: Awakening. Humanity has just been Awakened to the possibility of a New World Order; one that may now be built upon a foundation of Open Dialogue, Cooperative Collaboration and Equal Fellowship!

However, I feel that the road ahead will be quite a challenging and perilous one. The events that occur in the week ahead may test our collective determination and resolve.<...

Former UN Representative and Nepal Specialists Join Advocacy Project Board

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:15:24 -0400

October 27, 2008, Washington, DC: Soren Jessen-Petersen, who served as the United Nation's Special Representative in Kosovo during the run-up to the country's independence, has joined the Board of The Advocacy Project (AP). Suvash Darnal, a prominent advocate for Dalit rights in Nepal and Devin Greenleaf, a former AP Peace Fellow in Nepal, have also joined.

The selection of three new members, each of whom represents an important AP constituency, signals an increased role for the Board as the organization prepares for 2009. Mr Jessen-Petersen will explore synergies wi...

Blogging Connects Women Across the World

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:56:54 -0400

Advocacy Project (AP) have launched a blog group to connect professional women in the Washington area with young American women volunteering for human rights overseas.

This innovative use of information technology was developed during the summer, when eight Zonta members in Washington decided to follow the blogs of graduate students serving as AP Peace Fellows in Serbia, Kosovo, Uganda, Jordan, El Salvador, Nepal and Kenya.

"This is a fantastic program," said Heather Dolstra, a Zonta member and Washington travel agen...

Nicaraguan President Ortega Not Welcome at Salvador Summit, Women Activists Say

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:21:36 -0400

Advocates for women's rights in El Salvador are calling on their government to bar the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, from attending an upcoming presidential summit because of his attempts to repress and intimidate women in his country.

In an Oct. 5 press conference, advocates from CEMUJER, a leading Salvadoran women's group, joined other human rights groups in expressing solidarity with Nicaraguan women. They urged Salvadoran President Antonio Saca to tell Mr Ortega he is unwelcome at the XVII Presidential Summit, a meeting of Central American leaders tha...

Exercising our franchise

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:42:07 -0400

Advanced polling for our federal elections is already underway and it seems, at least by the polls, that the incumbent government might just sneak past with a victory. Without taking sides, I think the victory would probably have more to do with a lack of serious options rather then the governance of the 'defending champions'.

A Canada Election study indicates that almost the entire decline (~10%) in voter turnout over the last 15 years is due to the 18-24 age group. This is unalarming, though, and the trend has been seen in many countries across the gl...

Positively Negative Syndrome

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:01:54 -0400

..Is what a lot of us experience on a regular basis, especially when it comes to professional decisions. Personally, it seems to be that the second or third thoughts regarding a particular decision seem to be negatively inclined. It is often a case of one foot in the positive and the other in the negative territory! This slip is called Positively Negative by the author of the article whose link is attached below. I can partially relate to that.

Santropol Roulant

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:26:04 -0400

Santropol Roulant is an award-winning community organization founded and run by young people in Montreal. We bring people together across generations and cultures through an innovative approach to meals-on-wheels, and by engaging youth to take an active role in their community. Santropol Roulant uses food as a vehicle to create trust and build bridges between individuals in a city where isolation among the elderly is the highest in Canada.

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New comment! - Ending Famine, Simply by Ignoring the Experts

Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:52:57 -0500

I think it’s critical to note that the experts being ignored were economists, political bureaucrats, and politicians, NOT agronomists, aid workers, soil scientists, ecologists, etc.

Hopefully the use of inorganic fertilizers is a bridge strategy while they develop a more sustainable agricultural system, because otherwise this is just a story of famine delayed.

Alliance Accepted! - Ranty

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:45:11 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Technology For People Group Inc.

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:47:25 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Philip McMaster

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:08:07 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Alex

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:11:38 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Uday Rosario

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:31:24 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Nour

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:07:26 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Fernando

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:24:29 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - The Water Project

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:03:18 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Adeel A. Khan

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:38:37 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - Randy Roberson

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:30:15 -0500

Alliance Accepted! - MÃ©decins Sans FrontiÃ¨res

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:34:09 -0500

Are you looking to get involved in the fight against poverty?

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:50:50 -0500

Are you someone whoâ€™s passionate about development? What to get involved in the fight against poverty? Well, this is a message to help you in this quest!!

Iâ€™m sure youâ€™ve encountered multiple messages, similar to this one, that ask you to join the fight against global poverty. But, doesnâ€™t it seem like such a daunting task? In my experience, Iâ€™ve always had a hard time getting involved in poverty reduction and equality without addressing the issues that I see locally, everyday , here in Toronto. So, how can all these considerations be reconciled, and translated i...

Alliance Accepted! - Journalists for Human Rights

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:04:16 -0500

Opportunity for Webmasters and Bloggers! FREE USE OF WEBSITES

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:32:14 -0500

King or Queen of your own sustainability domain!

We'd like to offer you some of the valuable Sustainability-related domains collected over the years.

What we ask in return is that you design a really cool site that gets people involved, spreads the Sustainability Symbol (the 3 finger symbol) around the world and brings attention to, and supports at least one of the Climate Change related projects we’re working on (Like “STOP the GLOFs”) The rest will be up to you.

Almost two years ago we introduced the 3 Finger Sustainab...

Haitian Creole Translator / traducteur crÃ©ole

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:47:44 -0500

(ENGLISH FOLLOWS)

Titulaire du prix Nobel de la paix, MÃ©decins Sans FrontiÃ¨res (MSF) est la plus grande organisation privÃ©e de secours mÃ©dical dâ€™urgence au monde. Nous offrons une assistance mÃ©dicale dâ€™urgence aux populations en dÃ©tresse, aux victimes de dÃ©sastres naturels ou dâ€™origine humaine, indÃ©pendamment de la race, de la religion ou de lâ€™affiliation politique, dans plus de 70 pays Ã travers le monde.

MSF produit actuellement un documentaire portant principalement sur le manque dâ€™accÃ...

Communications Coordinator

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:44:11 -0500

The Eastern Association of MSF-C is looking to fulfill this position on their Executive Committee (see below in English).

Coordonnateur des communications Mandat : Le (la) Responsable des communications a pour objectif dâ€™encourager les expatriÃ©s de retour de mission aient un rÃ´le proactif dans le tÃ©moignage auprÃ¨s du public et dans les mÃ©dias en collaboration avec le bureau des communications ainsi que de favori...

Administrator / Administrateur

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:24:24 -0500

The Eastern Association of MSF-C is looking to fulfill this position on their Executive Committee (see below in English).

Administrateur de lâ€™association

Mandat :

Le (la) coordonnateur (trice) administratif a comme objectif dâ€™appuyer lâ€™association avec diffÃ©rentes tÃ¢ches administratives. Description du poste : â€¢ Tenir les minutes des rencontres de lâ€™association et les communiquer aux mem...

New comment - The AIDS Conspiracy in Africa

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:37:40 -0500

This is a frightening report. It’s terrible to think there’s so much misinformation, although it seems fairly common these days to see conspiracies in every direction. I’d love to see links to further reports: How widespread is this conspiracy theory? Does this suspicion spread beyond Sierra Leone?

New comment - free laptops for children

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:49:29 -0500

Don’t get me wrong. I like this project but I’m not sure about the “window” to the rest of the world. Personally I will like new generations to be less Microsoft dependent. I hated when I knew that Microsoft was part of this project.

If this window refers to the Internet, yes, it is good but needs guidance. For instance: In La Paz – Bolivia, despite you can find a Internet Cafes every two blocks and the internet is even cheaper than in Canada. people are not really well informed. People consume more junk than anything else.

Although thi...

Biola ONE Campaign Leader

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:54:11 -0400

We need somebody who wants to get a dedicated group of people together to go after the ONE Campaign and get Biola on the map in their Campus Challenge!

It doesn’t take exceptional leadership or skill to get a group going; all it takes is someone willing to do the work. You’ll work with the SJM leaders and meet with them as the group progresses.

Rock on. Josh Penman SJM

RedLight Children/Priority Films Internship

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:39:47 -0400

Who we are: Priority Films, a New York City based film production company, is looking for highly motivated interns (both part time and full time). We will be focusing on the release of a highly acclaimed film in the US this fall â€“ Holly. Holly is a full feature narrative, starring Ron Livingston (Office Space, Sex In the City), Virginie Ledoyen (The Beach), Udo Kier (Dogville), the late Chris Penn (Reservoir Dogs), and introducing Thuy Nguyen. Holly is not just a movie – it is the cry for help of millions of voiceless, sexually exploited children world wide each d...

RedLight Children/Priority Films Internship

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:38:58 -0400

New comment - free laptops for children

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:03:00 -0400

I’ve heard of this. It’s a great idea, I think. These laptops are durable, light, and inexpensive compared to market. I’m curious to see what effect this will have in the North American market place, as they neither use Windows nor the Intel chip.