All Blog Posts Tagged 'News' (27)

Sami Awad: To Create a Common Narrative

It's June, the month of Fathers Day, and once again we're featuring peacebuilding men we love.

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Sami Awad is Executive Director of Holy Land Trust, the nonprofit he founded in Bethlehem in 1998. He also directs the…

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Added by Caroline Anderson on June 7, 2012 at 2:47pm — No Comments

Bigger than Kony: An Open Discussion

Sharing a link to my storify-ed livetweets from last night's panel discussion on foreign policy and humanitarian aid efforts in Uganda and the Congo in response to the international media attention garnered by Invisible Children’s KONY 2012 campaign. Panelists included Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo, Milton Allimadi of …

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Added by Jennifer Lentfer on April 14, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

seeded by Shaheen Sultan Dhanji - One Hundred Years of African Intellectual Activism

One hundred years of African intellectual activism

Naledi Pandor

http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/81295

Address by the South African Minister of Science and Technology at the Archie Mafeye memorial lecture.

It is no accident that the founding leaders of post-colonial African countries - men like Nkrumah, Nyerere, Mandela – were able to articulate ideologies and…

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Added by Shaheen Sultan Dhanji on April 7, 2012 at 9:13pm — No Comments

Mechanism Against Poverty and Passivity - By Shaheen Sultan Dhanji

Mechanism Against Poverty and Passivity

By Shaheen Sultan Dhanji

www.bloodinkdiary.wordpress.com

Civilisations are like mechanical engines. When everything is working…

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Added by Shaheen Sultan Dhanji on January 2, 2012 at 4:27am — No Comments

How Peaceful is the World?

Great piece from Michael Shank on the Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-shank/on-92111-un-day-of-peace-_b_974197.html

On 9/21/11 (UN Day of Peace): How Peaceful Is the World?

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Added by Institute for Economics & Peace on September 22, 2011 at 1:32pm — 2 Comments

This September 11th, We Don't Have to Partake in Uncivil Discourse

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sahar-taman/this-september-11th-we-do_b_909315.html

Added by Sahar Taman on July 28, 2011 at 1:01am — No Comments

Building Knowledge for Action to avert the Climate threat in East and Horn of Africa

Building Knowledge for Action to avert the Climate threat in East and Horn of Africa

The Kenyan-based African Insect Science for Food and Health (icipe) launched yesterday on 30^th march, 2011 the most avoidable technology system, (ADOPT) Adaptation and Dissemination of the ‘Push-Pull’ Technology to Climate Change and is also a kind of preservation on agriculture approach for smallholder cereal livestock production in drier areas to…

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Added by Daud Abdi Daud Dhimbil on March 31, 2011 at 7:54am — No Comments

Father Miguel d'Escoto - outgoing President of the UN General Assembly - on The REAL News

How often do we get enthusiastic when we read or listen to the words of public servants? How often do we find vision, humility and a deeply humanist perspective?

If your answer is "rarely" - here is one of these rare experiences.

This Paul Jay interview on The REAL News offers a lot of insights on the inner - brutal - realities of the… Continue

Added by Jan Oberg on October 8, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 27-28 April 2009

President should not threaten the Parliament Timor Post 28 April 2009 - The Plenary of the National Parliament has called for President Jose Ramos Horta not to threaten the MPs as the Parliament is also one of the country's state bodies.

Parliament to investigate allegation case of stealing rice Timor Post 28 April 2009 - MPs will hold a thorough investigation into cases including the case of 4,000 subsidised bags of rice stolen from the Government warehouse if the… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on May 1, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 17 April 2009

CPD-RDTL criticises justice sector in Timor-Leste Radio Televisaun Timor Leste17 April 2009 - CPD-RDT [a political organisation that denies the legitimacy of the present Republic) has strongly criticised the justice sector in Timor-Leste and says the State is not pro-active seeking solutions to the problems being faced by the country.

F-FDTL removes heroes’ bones Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 17 April 2009 - The Timorese Defence Force (F-FDTL) Command in cooperation with the State… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on April 17, 2009 at 8:37am — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 16 April 2009

Ex-ambassador will be tried in court Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 16 April 2009 - The Timorese ex-ambassador to Indonesia, Arlindo Marcal, will be tried in court next week, as he was suspected of being involved in falsifying documents in relation to illegal transactions involving motor vehicles during his office tenure.

Monteiro and Pessoa sign an MOU Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 16 April 2009 - The Timorese Prosecutor General Ana Pessoa and the Timorese Police (PNTL)… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on April 16, 2009 at 5:54pm — No Comments

New Partnership with Ode Magazine, a print and online publication about positive news--the people and ideas that are changing our world for the better.

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Ode Magazine is a print and online publication about positive news--the people and ideas that are changing our world for the better. Ode's aim is to bring a new reality into view, to explore opportunities for positive change (including peacemakers) in our daily lives and our daily minds. Special offer for the Peace and Collaborative Development network: Try out one… Continue

Added by Craig Zelizer on April 7, 2009 at 7:23pm — 2 Comments

East Timor Legal News 3 March 2009

Fretilin's Ana Pessoa will be sworn in as Prosecutor-General Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 3 March 2009 - Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao announced that Fretilin MP Ana Pessoa has been appointed as the new Timorese prosecutor general and said her swearing-in ceremony would be held on the upcoming March 27.

Appointment of the Appellate Court president is unknown to Horta Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 3 March 2009 - President Jose Ramos Horta said the appointment of the acting… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on March 3, 2009 at 4:15am — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 26 February 2009

UN presence does not follow spirit of independence Timor Post 26 February 2009 - Extension of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) in the country has been agreed to by the UN Security Council memebers yet a national NGO known as Luta Hamutuk disagreed with the UN presence because it is in contradiction with the spirit of the Timorese independence.

Process of buying rice is not a measure for corruption: MP Dos Santos Timor Post 26 February 2009 -… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on February 27, 2009 at 6:16pm — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 25 February 2009

Public Prosecution has sent 12 corruption cases to court: Monteiro Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 25 February 2009 - Prosecutor General Longinhos Monteiro said the total number of corruption cases was 41. However, the Public Prosecution had sent only 12 of the case to court for further legal process.

UN to extent mission in Timor-Leste to another year Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 25 February 2009 - President Jose Ramos Horta said the UN Security Council had agreed on the… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on February 27, 2009 at 6:11pm — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 19 February 2009

Law for witness protection passed in the Parliament Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 19 February 2009 - The proposed law for witness was passed overwhelmingly in the vote on Wednesday (18/2) after a profound debate in the Parliament.

Police command suspends Rapid Response Unit commander Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 19 February 2009 - The Timorese Acting Police Commander, Inspector Afonso de Jesus, said the Police Command had made a decision to provisionally suspend the… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on February 21, 2009 at 3:27pm — 1 Comment

East Timor Legal News 18 February 2009

Two men detained over sexual assault: Police Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 18 February 2009 - Manufahi District Police Commander, Inspector Miguel Faria, said the police had detained two men suspected of being engaged in an attempted sexual assault of 2 minor girls.

Alkatiri resigns from the post of negotiator Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 18 February 2009 - Former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has resigned from the negotiating team for the Timor Sea gas and oil deals… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on February 21, 2009 at 3:24pm — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 4 February 2009

Horta to name new appellate court president in March Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 4 February 2009 - Parliamentary President Fernando 'Lasama' de Araujo said President Jose Ramos Horta would make a decision to name a new president of the Court of Appeal in March if the current President Claudio Ximenes does not return.

State Council discusses judicial system: Gusmao Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 4 February 2009 - Prime… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on February 4, 2009 at 6:08am — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 2 February 2009

Fretilin threatens to walk out of Parliament Timor Post 2 February 2009 - Fretilin has threatened to walk out of the Parliament if President Jose Ramos Horta officially promulgates the general state budget for the financial year of 2009 which was approved on Friday (30/1) by the Parliament.

Minister Pires calls on Fretilin to support the AMP Government Timor Post 2 February 2009 - The Minister for Planning and Finance, Emilia Pires, said she wanted Fretilin to support… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on February 2, 2009 at 4:31am — No Comments

East Timor Legal News 28-29 January 2009

East Timor Judicial System Monitoring Program Urges Government to translate all laws into Tetum Radio Televisaun Timor Leste 29 January 2009 - The Acting Director of the East Timor Judicial System Monitoring (JSMP), Casmiro dos Santos, has urged the Timorese Government to translate all of the laws of East Timr into Tetun because all of the legislation was only published in the Portuguese language which the vast majority of the population can not understand.

Legal process… Continue

Added by Warren Wright on January 30, 2009 at 7:35pm — 1 Comment

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