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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 26, 2009

  Nothing can be improvised in Haiti
Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) FIVE days ago I read a press report stating that Ban Ki-moon is to appoint Bill Clinton as his special envoy for Haiti. According to the report, Clinton accompanied the secretary general on a two-day official visit to Haiti...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 11, 2009

  The struggle has barely begun
Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) GOVERNMENTS might change, but the instruments with which they converted us into colonies are still the same. For one president in the United States with a sense of ethics, in the last 28 years we have had three who committed...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 8, 2009

  The only U.S. president I have known
Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) CARTER is the only ex-president of the United States that I have had the honor of knowing, apart from Nixon, who had not as yet become president. I had visited Washington to take part in a press conference that represented a...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 23, 2009

  The Summit and the lie
Reflections of Fidel SOME of the things that Daniel told me would be hard to believe if it was not him who told me them and it was not at a Summit of the Americas where they occurred. The unusual thing is that there was no such consensus on the final document. The ALBA group did not...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 2, 2009

  OECD names and shames tax havens
PARIS, France (AFP): The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on Thursday named those tax havens it said had not made any commitment to respecting international standards on exchanging tax information. After the agreement at the G20 summit in London earlier Thursday to act...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 25, 2009

  Space debris, comets and asteroids threaten Earth
MOSCOW. (Andrei Kislyakov for RIA Novosti) - Humankind has created a major problem: space debris, now threatening long-term space travel. So much space junk has accumulated that the international community must take urgent action to prevent major accidents at high altitude and on Earth. Space...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 6, 2009

  Contradictions between the politics of Obama and ethics
Reflections of Fidel: THE other day I noted some of Obama’s ideas that point to his role within a system that is the negation of every just principle. There are people who throw up their hands in horror at the expression of any critical opinion of this important figure, even when it is...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 16, 2009

  The Haitian Revolution: past, present, personal
By Guy S. Antoine: Unless one has developed a specific interest in Haiti, for one reason or another, it is likely that the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1803 will not come to mind on the first day of the New Year. Haiti has, for all intents and purposes, become irrelevant in most people's...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 10, 2009

  An unnecessary war in Gaza
By Jimmy Carter: I know from personal involvement that the devastating invasion of Gaza by Israel could easily have been avoided. After visiting Sderot last April and seeing the serious psychological damage caused by the rockets that had fallen in that area, my wife, Rosalynn, and I...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 1, 2009

  The moral recession in democracies
By MUQTEDAR KHAN* I have, for years, been a strong advocate of democracy, primarily inspired by my experience with American freedoms. As a Muslim who speaks his mind and asks critical questions, I am routinely threatened and maligned by those who, unable to cope with my reason and critique,...... [view]
Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 27, 2008

  Will a Fierce Battle Over Gay Rights Split the Anglican Church?
By Marcela Valente, IPS News : BUENOS AIRES, Dec 22 -- On the brink of a split in the global Anglican Communion that no one is eager to enlarge on, the Province of the Southern Cone of South America has become a temporary refuge for conservative bishops from the United States who refuse to...... [view]
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  UPEACE/US
Submitted By:   nmartin
Website:  http://www.upeaceus.org
Phone:  202-683-4081
E-mail:  info@upeaceus.org 		  Vision:   The persistence of war… rapid climate change… genocide and human trafficking… gender inequality… human rights abuses… the proliferation of nuclear weapons… …and other on-going and emerging threats to......
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  United Nations Millennium Campaign
Submitted By:   amilh
Website:  http://www.millenniumcampaign.org
E-mail:  amil.husain@undp.org 		  Vision:   At the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2,000, 189 Heads of State and Governments assembled together and pledged to make a better world for all by 2015. They adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals, committing......
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  United Actions
Starter:   cayococo
Date Created:  Nov 20, 2008
[view] 		Description:   United Actions is a global project running from year 2009 to 2014. It was launched to support the achievement of United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). \r\n\r\nGlobal issues call for...
Goals:   • Build a global human network integrating people who all \r\nshare a common goal: to make a difference;\r\n\r\n• Realize and develop human potentials; to take personal \r\nresponsibility, to take action and to make a positive impact \r\non local/global communities;\r\n\r\n• Empower, engage and connect people through \r\ncommunication, cooperation and commitment;\r\n\r\n• Encourage creativity, innovation and strengths to create \r\nand apply innovative solutions to achieve the MDGs.\r\n\r\n• Enhance cross-cultural dialogue and understanding to \r\nbuild global partnerships and cooperation to address \r\nglobal issues.
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