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Indigenous People Demand Voice in Climate Talks

UNITED NATIONS, (OneWorld) - Calls for greater participation of the world's indigenous leaders are on the rise as another round of talks on global climate change opens in the Polish city of Poznan next week. "It is incomprehensible how governments ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, New America Media,  30 Nov 2008

DEVELOPMENT: Will Any Crumbs Remain After Bankers' Feast?

DEVELOPMENT: UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 (IPS) - The vast resources the U.S. and Europeans are pouring into ailing financial firms could lead to disastrous consequences for global efforts to reduce poverty and mitigate the impacts of climate ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, Inter Press Service,  25 Nov 2008

RIGHTS-US: Natives Hope Obama Will Be Their President, Too

RIGHTS-US: NEW YORK, Nov 24 (IPS) - During his election campaign, Barack Obama repeatedly said that he cared about the issues facing Native American communities and insisted that they could trust him -- pledges that Native leaders are now ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, Inter Press Service,  24 Nov 2008

DISARMAMENT: "The Carnage Must Stop"

DISARMAMENT: UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) - An international coalition of human rights and humanitarian aid organisations is calling for the world community to create a treaty that would prohibit the illicit business in guns and other ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, Inter Press Service,  30 Oct 2008

POLITICS-US: Latin America Experts Urge Obama to Break With Past

POLITICS-US: NEW YORK, Oct 29 (IPS) - Will Washington's policy towards Latin America be genuinely different from past U.S. administrations if Barack Obama is elected as the next president in November? To some experts on Latin America, the ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, Inter Press Service,  29 Oct 2008

RIGHTS: A Home Shouldn't Be a Luxury

RIGHTS: UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 (IPS) - Increased reliance on private banks to provide housing will cause more homelessness in cities across the world, warns a top U.N. expert on rights. "The belief that markets will provide adequate ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, Inter Press Service,  24 Oct 2008

Anti-Poverty Rallies Smash World Record

UNITED NATIONS -- The worldwide anti-poverty mass action that took place last weekend has broken all previous records for coordinated public demonstrations on a single issue, says Guinness World Records, the ultimate authority on evaluating ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, New America Media,  23 Oct 2008

POLITICS: French Hand Seen in Western Sahara Impasse

POLITICS: UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (IPS) - The United States justifies Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. The Russians fiercely oppose it. Washington considers Abkhazia as an integral part of Georgian territory. Moscow ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, Inter Press Service,  22 Oct 2008

POLITICS-US: Disabled Vets Face Red Tape in Voting

POLITICS-US: NEW YORK, Sep 27 (IPS) - With the presidential polls just over a month away, tens of thousands of U.S. war veterans are still wondering whether or not they will be able to vote for the candidate of their choice. About 100,000 ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, Inter Press Service,  27 Sep 2008

ECONOMY-US: National Protests Erupt Over Bailout Plan

ECONOMY-US: NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) - The George W. Bush administration's plan to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to rescue giant Wall Street firms from their current financial meltdown has unleashed a spontaneous wave of protests ...

From HAIDER RIZVI, Inter Press Service,  25 Sep 2008

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