China's Economic Orphans

“State Parties recognize that every child has the inherent right to life…”U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (ratified by China in 1991)Human Rights Watch has reported overall annual mortality among ...

Two Ruling Party Member (BJP) Held in a Gang Rape - Dehradun

  The Gang Rape Case of  a Poor SC/ ST  Girl in Dehradun (Uttarakhund) A Brief Detail :   The Girl (Name: Ms. Sulekha ) was Gang Raped by Five Men on 19th April 2008 who are considered to be...

UNODC launches 2008 World Drug Report in Brussels

BRUSSELS—The 20th UN World Drug Day was observed in Brussels on Thursday 26 June, at a European workshop on drug prevention for international diplomats and anti-drug professionals, that included the launch of the...

Venezuela discusses spying and intelligence services

Caracas, Venezuela, 4 May 2008. In the last few days, Venezuelan society has been debating the merits of a newly enacted decree-law on intelligence service and social spying. This legislation deals...

UN FAO: High food prices, urgent measures required

"Addressing the first Global Agro-Industries Forum in New Delhi, along with the heads of UNIDO and IFAD, Dr Diouf highlighted the important role that agro-industry had to play in overcoming these problems. “World food prices have risen 45 percent in the last nine months and...

Tjahjo Kumolo: American NGO in Papua uses double standard

""Activists of the US NGOs in Papua are operating for humanitarian relief and serving the US economic interest in the Asia Pacific region. It is obvious in the statement made by Eni Faleomavaega and Donald Payne of the US Congress," he told ANTARA News on Thursday. Based on...

Four killed in attack on British NGO office in Pakistan

Peshawar, Pakistan (ANTARA News/AFP) - Gunmen opened fire and hurled grenades Monday at the office of a British-run aid group in northwest Pakistan, killing at least four local staff and wounding 10 others, officials said.The attackers stormed the office of Plan...

Microsoft Denies Credit to Bug-Hunter with Racy Name - censorship,microsoft,w...

Back to Story - Help Microsoft Denies Credit to Bug-Hunter with Racy Name Robert McMillan, IDG News ServiceSun Feb 17, 10:30 AM...

Ghana Film Premieres: Sunday 16th December

The final two films in WORLDwrite's Pricking the Missionary Position film series are complete! As the fiftieth anniversary year of Ghana's independence from British colonial rule draws to a close, it's a good time to...

In The Eye of the Storm - Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh, and the Rich

The biggest impact of Cyclone Sidr may be that it has shaken up the local complacency towards the plight of the poor. Bangladesh, a small country in South Asia with large a population of over 150 million people, is...

Campus Crusade for Christ

A look inside one of the largest international Christian Non-Governmental Organizations"If speaking is silver, then listening is gold."  Turkish proverbCampus Crusade for Christ was started in 1951 at UCLA as an inter-denominational Christian mission organization focused...

New Study Offers Framework for APEC Climate Change

"The study, released by the U.S.-based NGO World Growth, proposes a "Multi- Track" process that would allow countries to develop more customized strategies to reduce emissions while preserving economic development programs and progress toward eliminating poverty.Such a...

WORLDwrite Newsreel: Who should we trust?

The latest WORLDwrite news programme examines the new vetting laws coming into force in August 2008, which may impact seriously on volunteering in the UK. Also, it introduces WORLDwrite's latest film Carry on up the...

Business Can Do Amazing Things!

As MBAs Without Borders (MWB) continues to bring better business to developing countries, I have launched a new blog, forum, etc to share the behind the scenes, successes and struggles that are the everyday world of...

A letter to Geldof: Documentary challenges the role of celebrities in Africa

Bob Geldof visited Ghana for the TV series Geldof in Africa and wrote about it in the accompanying book, describing his crowning as the Chief of Development in a town called Ajumako-Bisease. This documentary follows...

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