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Young Pacific Islanders to Benefit from New Climate Awarenes
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 5:07 pm | 350 Aotearoa
Thirty high school students from two schools in Port Villa, Vanuatu kick-started a new initiative that aims to get youth driven media content on climate change in front of decision makers through traditional and new media. More >>
Remarks With Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:52 pm | US State Department
MODERATOR: (Via Interpreter) Good afternoon. The meeting between Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia, and the Secretary of State, John Kerry, and Maria Angela Holguin, Minister of Foreign Affairs has just concluded. More >>
US State Department: Daily Press Briefing - August 12, 2013
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:46 pm | US State Department
Security of HST Building during Keystone XL Pipeline Protest / Release of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) after Public Comments are Incorporated More >>
U.S. Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Iraq
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:39 pm | US State Department
The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the cowardly attacks today in Baghdad. These attacks were aimed at families celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The terrorists who committed ... More >>
Briefing on U.S.-Russia 2+2 Meeting Via Teleconference
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:37 pm | US State Department
MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. This call, as was stated, is to provide an overview of our meeting – our 2+2 meetings today with Russia. We have a couple of senior Administration officials who are joining us and ... More >>
Remarks at the Fourth Estate Leadership Summit
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:32 pm | US State Department
O-M-G. Right back at you. You actually have no idea what it’s like to be up here looking out at you. I had a hunch—because I know Ben, and Jed, and Jason, and I know Invisible Children—I had a hunch that this would be inspiring, but this is ... More >>
Violent Incidents in Weliweriya, Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:24 pm | US State Department
The United States is concerned by recent violent incidents, including shootings of unarmed protesters, in Weliweriya, Sri Lanka. We offer our condolences to the families of the deceased and injured, continue to urge all sides to exercise restraint, and ... More >>
Remarks Before the Russia 2+2 Meeting
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:09 pm | US State Department
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu More >>
Video Message: The Disabilities Treaty: It's Time For Action
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:06 pm | US State Department
Hi, everyone. I wanted to take a moment to talk to you about a treaty that will advance the rights of Americans with disabilities when they leave our shores and travel overseas. It's called the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and its purpose ... More >>
Anti-Coup Alliance: No Invitation to Dialogue Received
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 4:03 pm | Anti-Coup Pro-Legitimacy National Alliance
Statement by Egypt’s coalition of groups, parties and movements defending constitutional legitimacy announces huge rallies for Monday and The Anti-Coup, Pro-Legitimacy National Alliance stresses that it stands firm in its demands for full return to constitutional ... More >>
Group Dares Police IG On Rivers Crisis
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:45 pm | Akanimo Sampson
RIVERS Peoples’ Forum (RPF), an ad hoc group, has charged the Nigerian chief of police, Mohammed Abubakar, to urgently arrest and prosecute Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike, for allegedly fueling disturbances in Rivers State, or risk ... More >>
Explosive Device Detonates Near Home of Montenegro Journo
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:35 pm | SEEMO
VIENNA, 13 August 2013 – The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed alarm at reports that an explosive device was detonated in front of the home of Montenegrin journalist ... More >>
Coastal Fisheries In the Pacific ‘A Mixed Report’
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:31 pm | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
A new report on the status of reef and near-shore fisheries of Pacific Islands has delivered a mixed verdict about their health. More >>
Cable TV Broadcasts Blocked as Protests Engulf Darjeeling
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:27 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and partners in the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) urge the authorities in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, to reconsider their decision to block local news broadcasts over ... More >>
Sri Lanka: The Need to Introduce Studies In Killology
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:24 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
What makes a soldier capable of shooting young boys of 16 and 18 at point blank range with the intent to kill? That is what happened at Rathupaswela, Weliweriya. More >>
Saving Species By Translocation – New IUCN Guidelines
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:18 pm | IUCN
Gland, 12 August, 2013 (IUCN) – A new publication by IUCN has set a precedent for deliberately moving plants and animals for conservation purposes around the world. Based on 30 years of experience and pioneering reintroductions such as the Arabian ... More >>
Adilur's Arrest a Punishment & Threat To Civil Society
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:14 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the arrest and detention of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Odhikar. The police arrested Adilur on 10 August at around 10:20 p.m. And on 11 August, at around 8 p.m., the Detective Branch of ... More >>
Kherson Region Development News for 08/5-9/13
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:10 pm | Kherson Region Development News
On the farm "Prydniprovske" in Novooleksandrivka village of Novovorontsovka district was held a seminar-council on summarizing the harvest of early grain crops in 2013, organizing the collection of the late crops and preparing for sowing of ... More >>
Mayora and Astra Offices Occupied In Merauke
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 3:04 pm | West Papua Media
Around 100 people from the SSUMAWOMA Malind Woyu Maklew Intellectual Forum are currently occupying PT Mayora and PT Astra’s company offices on Jalan Ternate, Merauke City. More >>
Tourism Minister Launches New SIVB Corporate Direction
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 2:59 pm | Solomon Islands Government
The Minister of Culture and Tourism Samuel Manetoali has officially launched a new Corporate Direction for the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) Friday last week in Honiara. More >>
Officer Shoots Dead Mentally Ill Teenager In Wamena
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 2:56 pm | West Papua Media
An Indonesian Brimob police officer has shot dead an unarmed mentally ill Lani youth in Wamena on Thursday, after the youth allegedly verbally ridiculed the passing heavily armed police patrol on Jalan Ahmad Yani, according to witnesses interview by West ... More >>
Police Ban West Papuan Cultural Parade
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 2:42 pm | Australia West Papua Association
A number of peaceful protests and cultural parades, planned to protest the signing of the New York Agreement on the 15 August 1962 have been banned by the police in West Papua. The peaceful protests co-ordinated by the KNPB are to take place throughout ... More >>
Another Court Ruling, Another Setback For Freedom in Fiji
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 2:40 pm | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
The sentencing of non-governmental organisation Citizens’ Constitutional Forum (CCF) and its director Reverend Akuila Yabaki for contempt of court is a major setback for the right to freedom of expression in Fiji, Amnesty International said today. More >>
Marking Youth Day, UN Spotlights Rights of Young Migrants
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 9:55 am | UN News
Marking International Youth Day, United Nations officials today highlighted the plight as well as the contributions of young migrants, who often face hard conditions away from their homes. More >>
Sudan: UN and Partners Aid 150,000 People Affected By Floods
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 9:53 am | UN News
United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners are coordinating closely with the Government of Sudan to assist close to 150,000 people get food, water and shelter following heavy rains that began early this month. More >>
Second Round of Mali’s Election Occurs without Incident
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 9:52 am | UN News
The United Nations mission in Mali has reported that no major incidents occurred on Sunday during the second round of presidential elections, although heavy rains hampered the smooth conduct of voting operations in many parts of the country. More >>
Stopping Hate Speech Via Internet: UN Anti-Racism Committee
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 9:51 am | UN News
The United Nations committee tasked with combating racial discrimination today opened its latest round of work in Geneva with a focus on stopping the spread of racist hate speech on the Internet and social media networks, as well as the need to use ... More >>
UNICEF Steps up Support as Namibia Grapples with Drought
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 9:50 am | UN News
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is scaling up support, including nutrition education and infant feeding activities, in Namibia, which is currently facing its worst drought in three decades. More >>
Dutch National to Head UN Humanitarian Coordination in Haiti
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 9:48 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Peter de Clercq of the Netherlands to the top United Nations humanitarian coordination position in Haiti. Mr. de Clercq will serve as the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for the UN ... More >>
Hamas Urges Lebanon: Deal Humanely with Refugees
Monday, 12 August 2013, 6:40 pm | Palestinian Information Center
GAZA, (PIC)-- The refugee affairs department of the Hamas Movement appealed to the Lebanese authorities to deal with the Palestinian refugee fleeing the Syrian war on humanitarian grounds. More >>
IOF Kills Palestinian Young Man East of Bureij Refugee Camp
Monday, 12 August 2013, 6:38 pm | Palestinian Information Center
GAZA, (PIC)-- A Palestinian citizen was killed on Saturday evening by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stationed to the east of Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. More >>
State Department Concludes Settlement of Export Violations
Monday, 12 August 2013, 3:33 pm | US State Department
The State Department concluded an administrative settlement with Aeroflex Incorporated ("Aeroflex") of Plainview, NY, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Controls Act ("AECA")(22 U.S.C. § 2778) and the International Traffic ... More >>
The Disabilities Treaty: Opening the World
Monday, 12 August 2013, 3:28 pm | US State Department
In four simple words, the treaty says to other countries that don’t respect the rights of disabled people: Be more like us. - Secretary of State John Kerry, USA Today, July 22, 2013 More >>
IFJ and SAMSN Mourn Passing of I.H. Rashid
Monday, 12 August 2013, 3:25 pm | International Federation of Journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and partners in the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) join colleagues in the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing deep grief at the passing of I.H. Rashid, veteran ... More >>
IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign Bulletin
Monday, 12 August 2013, 3:24 pm | International Federation of Journalists
To IFJ Asia-Pacific affiliates and friends, Welcome to IFJ Asia-Pacific’s monthly Press Freedom in China Campaign e-bulletin. The next bulletin will be sent on September 08 2013 , and contributions are most welcome. More >>
Election 2013 Policy - Six Ways to Stem the Tide
Monday, 12 August 2013, 3:19 pm | People with Disability Australia - PWDA
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has called for a coordinated national effort to stamp out violence, abuse and neglect of people with disability and improve access to the justice system. More >>
Sydney Water & DataCol Team Up For Water Meter Solution
Monday, 12 August 2013, 2:49 pm | Sydney Water
Australia’s largest urban water supplier, Sydney Water has selected DataCol’s SevenX solution to read its 1.3 million water meters. More >>
Pride House Applauds First IOC Mention of Sexual Orientation
Monday, 12 August 2013, 2:21 pm | Pride House
Coalition of LGBT sport and human rights groups call on International Olympic Committee to enshrine this principle of inclusion in the Olympic Charter. More >>
Reduction In Aircraft Emissions to Be Addressed In Workshop
Monday, 12 August 2013, 2:06 pm | Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji
A State Action Plan Workshop that could save airlines millions of dollars a year while reducing CO2 emissions, thus contributing towards environmental protection will be held on August 14-15 at the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAF) in Nadi. More >>
Uganda Must Repeal New Bill Restricting Public Assembly
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:43 am | UN News
Three independent United Nations experts today called on the Government of Uganda to repeal a new bill that places restrictions on the freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and to prepare a new version that complies with the country's ... More >>
Honouring Treaties between States and Indigenous Groups
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:42 am | UN News
Marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, United Nations officials today urged governments to honour the treaties and agreements established with their indigenous groups, stressing that respecting official policies is the ... More >>
Iraq: Car Bombings Claim Dozens of Lives during Eid Ul-Fitr
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:40 am | UN News
A senior United Nations envoy has expressed shock and outrage at a series of coordinated bombings that targeted shopping areas and parks in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq as people were celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan. More >>
Egyptians Should Consider New Approaches for Inclusivity
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:39 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep concern at the continuing political stalemate in Egypt, and called on all sides to avoid provocations and to consider new approaches to ensure an inclusive political process rooted in reconciliation. More >>
Mali: Preparations for Second Round of Presidential Election
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:38 am | UN News
Ahead of Sunday’s presidential run-off, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is assisting national electoral authorities in getting materials out to remote areas in the north. More >>
Source of Respiratory Syndrome in Middle East Not Identified
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:37 am | UN News
Further research is needed to identify the specific source – whether animal or otherwise – of the coronavirus that is causing the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in humans, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said ... More >>
UN Envoy's Agenda to Help to Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:35 am | UN News
The United Nations Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa stressed that she has no other agenda than to help the people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring countries to regain peace. More >>
Ban Stresses Need for Political Solution to Syria Crisis
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:34 am | UN News
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to find a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria as well as to renew momentum for the holding of an international conference to achieve that goal, as he discussed the crisis with Russian Foreign ... More >>
Nagasaki Message: Need for Education on Nuclear Disarmament
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:33 am | UN News
In his message to a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that the benefits of nuclear disarmament must be spread worldwide through education. More >>
Resumption of Death Penalty Impedes Human Rights in Viet Nam
Monday, 12 August 2013, 10:32 am | UN News
The United Nations human rights office today said that the resumption of the death penalty in Viet Nam represents a “major setback” in the country’s human rights record. More >>
UN High Commisioner Dismayed By Resumption of Death Penalty
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 1:08 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are dismayed by the resumption of the death penalty by Viet Nam, with the execution of a 27-year-old man by lethal injection in Hanoi on August 6. Some 18 months after the last execution is reported to have taken place, this resumption represents a ... More >>
Uganda: “Public assembly must be protected, not attacked”
Saturday, 10 August 2013, 1:01 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (9 August 2013) – Three United Nations independent human rights experts today expressed serious concern at the passing of the Public Order Management Bill in Uganda, which prohibits protests of more than three people without prior police ... More >>
Statement on Eid Al-Fitr and Steadfastness Until Victory
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:53 pm | Anti-Coup Pro-Democracy National Alliance
Anti-Coup Alliance Statement on Eid Al-Fitr and Steadfastness Until Victory The pro-legitimacy, pro-democracy coalition in Egypt vows to stand steadfast with the masses of Egyptian people, until they defeat the coup and reinstate the President ... More >>
Response to Military-Installed Putschist Presidency
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:49 pm | Anti-Coup Pro-Democracy National Alliance
Anti-Coup Alliance Response to Military-Installed Putschist Presidency Statement Following the announcement by the military-appointed president of the failure of negotiations, the pro-democracy, pro-legitimacy coalition holds the putschists responsible ... More >>
Statement By the Families of Kidnapped Presidential Team
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:45 pm | Families of Kidnapped Presidential Team
The families of the legitimate presidential team offer all Egyptians in constant vigils across Egypt, and all Arabs and Muslims all over the world, their best wishes for a great and peaceful Eid Al-Fitr. Cairo: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 More >>
India: Midday Meal Scheme Must Continue Despite Bihar
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:40 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Despite claiming to be a champion of the poor, the Government of India has in recent years expressed an increased interest in introducing cash transfers instead of subsidized food. In this context, the midday meal disaster in Bihar the 16th of July, where ... More >>
India: AFSPA, Yet Another Opportunity For the Judiciary
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:37 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Commission of Inquiry, constituted by the Supreme Court of India, in Writ Petition (Criminal) 129 of 2012 [Extra Judicial Execution Victims Families' Association and Another (petitioners) Against Union of India and Others (respondents)] and Writ Petition ... More >>
One For You One For Me
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:31 pm | Gerald Kithinji
‘Albinism is a genetic condition that results in the lack of pigment in a person's skin, eyes and hair. Witchdoctors in parts of Africa claim that organs and other body parts from albinos have magical powers; and human traffickers target albinos ... More >>
Threatened with OPM stigma, Village Leaders Intimidated
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:22 pm | West Papua Media
Kampung Yowid, like other villages in Tubang and Ilwayab districts, has taken a determined and united stance against plantation companies, which have recently been moving in to the area. But now indigenous leaders in Kampung Yowid have been intimidated into ... More >>
Palestinian Political Prisoner Savagely Beaten By Soldiers
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:17 pm | Addameer Prisoner Support
Palestinian Political Prisoner Savagely Beaten By Israeli Soldiers As he Enters His 99th Day of Hunger Strike More >>
SHU Isolation Unit Installation On State Capitol South Steps
Friday, 9 August 2013, 2:11 pm | Stop Mass Incarceration
When: Wednesday August 14 – 8 am to 8 pm & 12 noon press conference, with Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, Stop Mass Incarceration Network, people formerly Incarcerated in California Dept. of Corrections (CDCR) SHUs, SHU inmates’ families, and other ... More >>
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