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A new International Organisation for Migration (IOM) study on the extent of trafficking in human beings in the Russian Federation confirms that it is a growing problem, and one, which is misunderstood, barely acknowledged, and easily tolerated. The report also states that as trafficking in women is a multibillion-dollar industry, it has become a key source...

Tanzania: Child workers at risk from mercury

Ten-year Tanzanian children are involved in mining activities including washing of rock and collecting and carrying crushed rock that expose them to serious he...

Interfaith & peace groups urged to embrace solution oriented initiatives

Marc Gopin, Visiting Associate Professor of International Diplomacy and Senior Researcher at The Fletcher School, Tufts University, and Visiting Scholar at the...

Joint task force to reform Palestinian Authority

The so-called Quartet powers, meeting in New York, established a joint task force to help reform the PA, and continued discussions on the precise future role o...

Summit of African, Caribbean and Pacific group (ACP) opened in Fiji

THE THIRD SUMMIT OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC GROUP (ACP) of states opened in Nadi, Fiji, with delegates expected to discuss their collective strategy...

Moroccan goat herder Lahma Lachili, rejecting claims by the Spanish and Moroccan governments over the disputed island of Perejil (Spanish for "parsley"). While...

A new UK forum for hospice and palliative care has been established. The incidence of cancer is rising globally. 80% of people suffering from cancer in poor...

Self study course on response to terrorism

You are one of the first to arrive on the scene of a suspected terrorist incident. As a first responder trained at the awareness level, you are among the fir...

UN ROUND-UP: Secretary General Kofi Annan welcomed the holding of elections in Colombia, and submitted an updated report on the UN Mission in Golan Heights to ...

In case anyone didnt notice, something rather historic happened this week. A new country -- East Timor -- was born. Mondays formal independence celebration in ...

Football dreams stitched with childrens hands

New Delhi, 23 May 2002 - Child labour and highly unfair labour conditions for adult stitchers in the football industry are still common practices, despite the ...

Everything the EC doesnt tell about European projects

At the end of 2002, the European Commissions sixth Framework Programme for research will become operational with two new instruments through which research fun...

Wednesday, May 8, 2002 -- Starting Point: New York, Union Square South at 4:00 PM, Rally and Candlelight Vigil at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza until 7:30 PM. The ...

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