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Three Poems: Gaza CPDS Poetry #3

16 May 2012 4:46pm | Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition

The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. [….] They are sent to Gaza.scoop.ps exclusively. More >>

Three Poems: Gaza CPDS Poetry #1

16 May 2012 4:31pm | Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition

Three Poems: Gaza CPDS Poetry #2

16 May 2012 4:31pm | Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition

Hanan Habashi - 'L for Life': Gaza CPDS Fiction

16 May 2012 3:40pm | Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition

Sarah El Aidy 'When Sand Weeps': Gaza CPDS Fiction

16 May 2012 3:39pm | Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition

Un Envoy Welcomes Deal To End Palestinian Hunger Strike

16 May 2012 1:37pm | United Nations

The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, has welcomed the agreement reached to end the hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. More >>

64th Nakba Day: Palestinian Suffering Continues

16 May 2012 1:32pm | Palestinian Centre For Human Rights

64th Anniversary of the Nakba : Palestinians' Suffering Continues to Aggravate and the Human Rights Situation deteriorates More >>

PCHR Respects Prisoner's Decision To End Hunger Strike

16 May 2012 1:26pm | Palestinian Centre For Human Rights

PCHR Welcomes The Agreement, Based On Which Palestinian Prisoners Ended Their Hunger Strike, And Expresses Respect To The Prisoners' Decision More >>

Call For Investigation into Death Of Honduran Journalist

16 May 2012 12:42pm | UNESCO

UNESCO Chief Calls For Investigation Into Death Of Honduran Journalist New York, May 15 2012 11:10AM More >>

Government Achievements 6-13 May

16 May 2012 12:37pm | Government Media Office - Gaza

Department of Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities – Ministry of Social Affairs held meeting about disabilities card in Gaza. The ministry works hard to provide care for them. There are nearly 80% of the disabilities get benefits from ... More >>

Prisoner Letter: Hasan Salama

16 May 2012 11:10am | Palestinian Prisoner Letter

"If I were able to buy your support for me or other detainees, I would not hesitate!" More >>

Palestinian Prisoners Score Heroic Victory

16 May 2012 11:02am | Popular Struggle

Nearly a month into the Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike, a historic victory has been achieved, as Israeli authorities were forced to comply with the prisoners’ main demands. Coinciding with the Palestinian commemoration of the 64th anniversary ... More >>

Gaza journalist wins award in Dubai Arabic Press Awards

16 May 2012 10:54am | Government Media Office - Gaza

Dr Hassan Abu Hasheesh, head of the Government Media Office (GMO), and the workers of GMO, congratulate journalist Saeed Ismail, an editor at Gaza’s Filistin newspaper, on winning the Youth Category at the 11th Dubai Arabic Press Awards. More >>

Palestinian Hunger Strikers: Who Exactly Represents Them?

16 May 2012 10:41am | Scoop Link

First a Palestinian minister announced that a deal had been reached with Israel to end a weeks-long hunger strike by hundreds of prisoners. Then, various activists countered assertions of the reported deal, claiming the Palestinian Authority actually ... More >>

Victory of the prisoners in the Battle of the Empty Stomachs

15 May 2012 7:47pm | Government Media Office - Gaza

14 May 2012 Historic victory of the prisoners in the Battle of the Empty Stomachs due to legendary steadfastness and support from the great media More >>

Hun Sen is not blind to what goes on around him

15 May 2012 6:37pm | Asian Human Rights Commission

We may never know what really happened when Cambodia's eminent environmental activist Chut Wutty (46), father of two, head of the Natural Resource Protection Group, a Cambodian non-governmental organization fighting Cambodia's deforestation, was shot ... More >>

Army’s Abrams gets its first lift on board Air Force C-17A

15 May 2012 6:30pm | Australian Defence Force

For the first time, an Army M1A1 Abrams tank has been flown on board a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III transport. More >>

Palestinian prisoners win battle of empty stomachs

15 May 2012 5:33pm | Palestinian Information Center

GAZA, (PIC)-- Palestinian prisoners have finally won their battle of empty stomachs against the Israeli suppressive jailors and won back normal rights of prisoners after 28 days of hunger strike. More >>

Call For Sustainability In Pacific Education Sector

15 May 2012 4:59pm | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Port Vila, Vanuatu, 13th May 2012 – There has been a call for sustainability and coordination of development resources in the education sector in the Pacific region as the 9th Forum Education Ministers’ Meeting (FEdMM) gets underway in Port Vila, ... More >>

The NATO Summit in Chicago

15 May 2012 4:09pm | US State Department

Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the NATO Summit, which the United States is proud to be hosting in Chicago on May 20-21. I appreciate the Committee’s support for this meeting, as well as its sustained recognition of the significance ... More >>

U.S Priorities amidst Economic Challenges in the Middle East

15 May 2012 4:05pm | US State Department

Strategic and Economic Dialogue, and I know that both Secretary Geithner and I greatly appreciate all the work done by both of our delegations and the months of preparation for this meeting. I’ve read readings from President Obama and a letter from him ... More >>

Middle East Issues

15 May 2012 3:59pm | US State Department

The United States fully supports the goal of a Middle East free of all weapons of mass destruction. This support is unequivocal and I can assure you that my government is prepared to take practical measures that can move us toward this goal. More >>

UN Envoy Urges Serbia and Kosovo to Overcome Past Feuds

15 May 2012 3:57pm | UN News

The United Nations envoy in Kosovo today called on both Serbia and Kosovo to put past disputes behind them and focus instead on promoting mutual prosperity and stability, urging the international community, for its part, to ensure that its efforts to help ... More >>

Urging Consensus, Ban Voices Concern Over Tensions in Nepal

15 May 2012 3:54pm | UN News

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned at the rising tensions and disruption of daily life in parts of Nepal linked to the debate over its future federal system and at the failure, so far, of political leaders to forge a consensus on their outstanding ... More >>

Concern at Tensions Linked to Nepal’s Future Federal System

15 May 2012 3:54pm | UN News

Ban Praises Algerian Elections and Representation of Women

15 May 2012 3:51pm | UN News

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people and the Government of Algeria for the peaceful conduct of legislative elections last week, and welcomed the increased representation of women in the new parliament, according to his spokesperson. More >>

Economics of seabed mining don't add up for Pacific islands

15 May 2012 3:49pm | Pacific Network on Globalisation

There is no economic, social or environmental argument that justifies Pacific island nations rushing into experimental seabed mining say two of the regions leading NGOs. More >>

Sahel: fate of 160,000 Malian refugees hangs in the balance

15 May 2012 3:44pm | Medecins Sans Frontieres

In camps in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger, the international aid remains insufficient. Since late January, nearly 160,000 Malians have fled their country for camps in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger. More >>

Global financial transaction tax a human rights imperative

15 May 2012 3:40pm | OHCHR

As European Union Finance Ministers meet on 15 May to coincide with the G-8 Summit in Camp David, a group of United Nations independent experts urged the EU to take the lead in promoting the adoption of a global financial transaction tax to offset ... More >>

Seven UN Peacekeepers Injured in DR Congo Attack

15 May 2012 3:31pm | UN News

Seven United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sustained bullet wounds today during an incident at their base in the eastern part of the vast African nation. More >>

Praise for Ethiopia’s Efforts on Food Security amid Drought

15 May 2012 3:28pm | UN News

A United Nations humanitarian official today praised the Ethiopian Government for its innovative and effective efforts to build resilience and food self-sufficiency amid increasingly challenging climatic conditions. More >>

ICC Push For Arrest of Rebel Leaders For DR Congo Crimes

15 May 2012 3:19pm | UN News

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today he is seeking new charges against Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, as well as an arrest warrant for the head of a Rwandan rebel group, both of whom are allegedly responsible for ... More >>

Harnessing Power of Technology to Advance Development

15 May 2012 3:17pm | UN News

Over 1,000 representatives of government, civil society and the private sector kicked off a United Nations forum in Geneva today designed to help countries more effectively harness the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to accelerate ... More >>

Cooperation Will Play Key Role in Sustainable Development

15 May 2012 3:17pm | UN News

Partnerships and development cooperation among countries will play a key role in accelerating sustainable development, a top United Nations official said today, stressing that assistance will need to focus on helping developing countries find longer-term ... More >>

Uganda Must Prosecute Captured LRA Officer for Child Abuse

15 May 2012 3:14pm | UN News

The United Nations envoy for children and armed conflict today urged the Ugandan Government bring to justice a senior commander of the brutal Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA), who was captured over the weekend, saying he is responsible for some of the ... More >>

Mexico: protect human rights defenders and journalists

15 May 2012 3:08pm | OHCHR

“The killings and threats repeatedly suffered by rights defenders and journalists in Mexico must stop immediately,” urged a group of four experts from the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, calling on the Government ... More >>

First ever visit by a UN Human Rights chief to Zimbabwe

15 May 2012 2:51pm | OHCHR

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will on 20 May begin the first ever mission by a UN Human Rights chief to Zimbabwe, at the invitation of the Government. More >>

Pacific: Parents must send children to school at right age

15 May 2012 2:49pm | Pacific Islands Forum

Parents in the Pacific region have been urged to send their children to school at the right age as this is a critical factor in the success of a child’s education. Professor Keith Lewin, from the Centre for International Education, at the University ... More >>

Calls for G20 Labour Ministers to tackle youth unemployment

15 May 2012 2:41pm | International Trade Union Confederation

Since the economic crisis began, the unemployment rise has hit young people particularly hard and threatens long-term growth potential. Breaking into the particularly damaging cycle of high and rising youth unemployment is necessary to "buy time" for young ... More >>

Steps from historic Durban Climate Change Conference

15 May 2012 2:38pm | UNFCCC

Building on the historic results of the Durban Climate Change Conference last year, governments on Monday embarked on the next essential steps required to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and help developing countries adapt to the inevitable effects ... More >>

Israel: Terrorist Activity by Security Prisoners

15 May 2012 2:23pm | Israel Security Agency

The leaders of security prisoners held in Israel have, today (Monday, 14 May 12), signed a commitment to completely halt terrorist activity inside Israeli prisons and have announced the end of the prisoners' strike. More >>

Tahiti Boxing Accident a Cruel Reminder of Sports Risks

15 May 2012 1:29pm | Pacific Rim Boxing

Chairman of the newly established Pacific Rim Boxing Championship (PRBC), Mr. Edwin Puni is calling for all boxing fraternities in the region to take the safety and welfare of boxers seriously. More >>

Laos, Hmong Veterans Honored At National Ceremonies

15 May 2012 1:16pm | Center for Public Policy Analysis

National memorial and wreath-laying ceremonies are being held in Washington, D.C., Arlington National Cemetery, and the U.S. Congress, to honor Lao and Hmong veterans of the “U.S. Secret Army” in Laos, their American clandestine advisors, and their ... More >>

NGO: UN renewal of rights chief Navi Pillay

15 May 2012 1:13pm | UN Watch

After Ban Ki-moon's announcement today that he supports a two-year extension for rights commissioner Navi Pillay, a non-governmental watchdog group says that the decision was made -- pending the UNGA's rubber stamp -- without due public consultation ... More >>

Renewal of Rights Chief Should be Preceded by Discussion

15 May 2012 12:48pm | UN Watch

After Ban Ki-moon's announcement that he supports a two-year extension for rights commissioner Navi Pillay, a non-governmental watchdog group says the decision was made without due public consultation or healthy discussion of her record on the job. More >>

Resounding victory for the hunger strikers

15 May 2012 12:12pm | UFree

Palestinian Prisoners’ Committee has signed an agreement with the Israeli prisons’ service to end the 28 day prisoners’ hunger strike. The agreement contains regulations a pledge to fulfil the main commands of prisoners which are: Ending the solitary ... More >>

Hamdan: Palestinian prisoners achieved a heroic victory

15 May 2012 12:08pm | UFree

Mohammad Hamdan, UFree Network chairman, has confirmed that the prisoners’ agreement which fulfils their needs uncovers the ugly side of the Israeli occupation. More >>

Israel's Response to EU Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions

15 May 2012 10:16am | Embassy of Israel

Israel is committed to the well-being of the Palestinian population, and acts according to all relevant international conventions. The conclusions of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on the Middle East Peace Process do not contribute to advancing the peace ... More >>

Israel Prison Service: End of the Hunger Strike

15 May 2012 10:13am | Embassy of Israel

14 May 2012 Israel Prison Service: End of the Hunger Strike by Security Prisoners (Communicated by the Israel Prison Service) 1. This afternoon (Monday, 14.5.12), the security prisoners stopped their hunger strike after 28 days. 2. The declaration ... More >>

Statement No. 7 of the Strike Leadership

15 May 2012 10:00am | HN Leadership Committee Prisoners Struggle

Statement No. 7 of the Strike Leadership The following statement was released May 13 2012: Statement issued by the Central Committee of the Leadership of the Strike We have only two options: to achieve all of our demands, or to die. Free Palestinian ... More >>

Statement No. 6 of the Strike Leadership

15 May 2012 9:59am | HN Leadership Committee Prisoners Struggle

Statement No. 6 of the Strike Leadership The following statement was released on May 12, 2012: The Central Committee of the Leadership of the Strike To our Palestinian people... We salute the popular anger and involvement in all of the streets and alleys ... More >>

Statement No. 5 of the Strike Leadership

15 May 2012 9:57am | HN Leadership Committee Prisoners Struggle

To the masses of the Palestinian people….you are free before our nation…you are free before the world. More >>

Message from Prisoner Mahmoud Eisa from Solitary Confinement

15 May 2012 9:52am | Palestinian Prisoner Letter

Message from Prisoner Mahmoud Eisa from Solitary Confinement "To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged; and verily, Allah is most powerful in their aid." Alhaj verse. We have taken a decision ... More >>

FIDH Strongly Denounces Palestinian Prisoner Situation

15 May 2012 9:42am | Palestinian Centre For Human Rights

The International Federation For Human Rights (FIDH) Strongly Denounces The Situation Of Palestinian Prisoners In Israel The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on the occasion of its international board meeting in Paris on May 12th 2012, ... More >>

Their Fate is in Our Hands - May 17th: 24 Hours of Hunger

15 May 2012 8:41am | Popular Struggle

Their Fate is in Our Hands May 17th: 24 hours of hunger in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails More >>

Higher Committee of the Leadership of the Strike

14 May 2012 4:58pm | HN Leadership Committee Prisoners Struggle

Higher Committee of the Leadership of the Strike We vow to live with dignity or die – to our steadfast Palestinian people… We are in a dangerous and sensitive situation, and run the risk of losing our lives for our dignity. Nevertheless, we ... More >>

Senior Administration Officials on Bahrain

14 May 2012 3:24pm | US State Department

As you’ve all seen from the statement we released earlier today, the State Department has informed Congress that it’s in our national security interest to release additional items and services to the Bahrain Defense Force, the Coast Guard, and National Guard. More >>

Clinton Interview With Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg Radio

14 May 2012 3:18pm | US State Department

I wanted to start out by asking you, last week in China you were involved in a roller coaster ride of backstage negotiations over a blind legal activist, Chen Guangcheng. Take us behind the scenes. Did your talks reach the highest levels of China’s government, ... More >>

Remarks at the Casa de America

14 May 2012 3:13pm | US State Department

We are happy to host Philip Gordon, and we’re happy for two reasons. One, to talk about NATO. There are a lot of Spaniards who do not realize how important for our security in the last decade NATO has been. More >>

The Police Torture Epidemic in Sri Lanka -- a documentary

14 May 2012 3:11pm | Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to announce the release of a new documentary entitled: The police torture epidemic in Sri Lanka. Directed filed and edited by Josefina Bergsten; translated by Harshi Perera and Nilantha Illangamuwa; sound editing ... More >>