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The World Bank Group and the Global Food Crisis

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:24:00 PDT

Responding to the 2007-2008 food crisis, the World Bank fast-tracked a program of loans and grants to low-income countries around the globe. This Overview report "assesses the effectiveness of the World Bank Group response in addressing the short-term impacts of the food price crisis and in enhancing the resilience of countries to future shocks." The full report will be released in final form later this summer. The Evaluation can be viewed/downloaded here: http://ieg.worldbankgroup.org/content/dam/ieg/food_crisis/food_crisis_overview.pdf

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Guarani man killed in ambush by gunmen

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:36:00 PDT

The Guarani frequently suffer violent attacks by gunmen after returning to their ancestral lands. © Survival A Guarani Indian man was killed yesterday in southern Brazil, reportedly by gunmen working for the cattle ranchers who have occupied his community’s land.According to the leader of Paraguassú community, Celso Rodrigues, 42, ‘was ambushed by two gunmen whilst he was walking near a stream. His father is very sad and angry, as am I… it is very sad to see our relatives die’.Last August, the Guarani of Paraguassú reoccupied part of their ancestral land,...

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Independent Commission for Aid Impact publishes report on FCO and British Council Aid Responses to the Arab Spring

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:33:00 PDT

The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) has published a report today on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) and the British Council’s use of aid in response to the Arab Spring. ICAI has given the work a rating of Green-Amber. ICAI found that the FCO has put major effort into developing the capacity to deliver rapid and flexible support in response to the Arab Spring. Its largest programme in the Middle East and North Africa region, the Arab Partnership Participation Fund (APPF), has a sound strategy and good delivery capacity, although limited by weaknesses...

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MSF welcomes WHO guidelines on TB drug bedaquiline, but more work needed

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:26:00 PDT

The World Health Organisation has this morning issued interim guidance on the use of bedaquiline, the first new drug to treat tuberculosis in 50 years, which received accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) on 31 December 2012. WHO's release on the guidelines can be found here. Acknowledging the growing crisis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and the urgent need for improved drugs with better efficacy and safety profiles, WHO has taken an unprecedented step to make interim recommendations about a drug based on phase IIb clinical trial data. Given...

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Rallying cry: Dongria stand firm against Vedanta mine

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:21:00 PDT

Dongria leader Lodu Sikaka has called for an end to the harassment of village leaders and vowed to defend Niyamgiri. © Survival During a rally of defiance, India’s Dongria Kondh have vowed to defend their Niyamgiri Hills against an open pit mine by British mining giant Vedanta Resources, and demanded the release of village leaders ahead of consultations about the mine.Dongria leader Lodu Sikaka addressed a crowd of thousands determined to save their hills and said, ‘We are not going to let go of Niyamgiri … Let the government and the company repress us as much as they can....

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Survival condemns Steven Pinker's "Brutal Savage" myth

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:20:00 PDT

Steven Pinker, like Jared Diamond, bases his assertion that the Yanomami are a violent people solely on the work of controversial anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon. © Fiona Watson/Survival Survival International has launched a vigorous rebuttal of Harvard ‘evolutionary psychologist’ Steven Pinker’s claim that tribal people are more violent than state societies.In articles published this week in US journal Truthout, and the UK-based OpenDemocracy, Survival International’s Director Stephen Corry accuses Pinker – once named by Time magazine as one of the...

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UNICEF: Is the right of indigenous people to culturally appropriate education realized?

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:10:00 PDT

The right of indigenous people to education that is appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning has been recognized and protected since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007. Almost seven years later, to what degree is this right realized? In this 'Beyond School Books' episode, podcast moderator Rachel Bonham Carter talked to Grand Chief Edward John, North American Representative to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues; Gabriele Papa, a senior high school student and secretary of the Salamanca...

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Germplasm from IITA assists Mali to develop and release early maturing hybrid maize

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:49:00 PDT

Researchers using maize inbred lines from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have developed two early maturing hybrid maize varieties that have been released by the Malian government to boost maize production. The improved hybrids, which are locally named sanu and mata, are resistant to Striga, a parasitic weed, and possess genes that enable them to withstand drought which occurs at the flowering and grain filling periods. They are also tolerant of low soil nitrogen, and are high yielding with good cooking qualities. Sanu, which means ‘big...

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Director of the Open Society Global Drug Policy Program Wins Major Award

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:23:00 PDT

Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, Director of the Open Society Global Drug Policy Program, proudly accepted the International Rolleston Award on Sunday at Harm Reduction 2013, in recognition of her pioneering work in harm reduction and her advocacy for a public health-based approach to drugs. Rick Lines, Executive Director of Harm Reduction International said, “This is a special moment in harm reduction and drug policy that would not have been possible without the leadership of Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch. She has been a critical figure in scaling up services in Eastern Europe and...

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Pacific Institute releases first report of new series on California Water Rates and the "New Normal"

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:53:00 PDT

CALIFORNIA WATER RATES AND THE “NEW NORMAL” The Pacific Institute Analyzes How Water Rate Structure Can Help Foster Resiliency in the Face of California’s Changing Conditions California is facing new challenges to sustainable water management, particularly when it comes to financing. Climate change, increasing costs, and an uncertain economy mean that water service providers can no longer rely on past levels of supply, consumption, or revenue to predict future conditions. New research from the Pacific Institute analyzes different rate structures that can be used to...

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MSF Syria statement to the UN

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:52:00 PDT

SPEECH UN – Donor meeting Syria – 7 June.Delivered by Dr Mego Terzian, President MSFSix months after the first international donor conference for Syria, humanitarian aid is failing. Security and living conditions have deteriorated dramatically. People living in areas controlled by opposition groups have almost no access to official international aid. Across the country, there are enclaves surrounded by intense fighting, where virtually no aid is reaching the people trapped inside.While international attention has focused on chemical weapons, our teams on the ground are...

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Sanlaap North America Honored as 2013 Top-Rated Nonprofit

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:39:00 PDT

New GreatNonprofits.org Award is Based on Positive Online ReviewsNew York, NY (June 6, 2013) – Sanlaap North America announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious 2013 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations.“We are thrilled to be named a Top-Rated 2013 Nonprofit. We are very proud of our accomplishments this year, including building our shelter, school and vocational training center for victims of human trafficking. We owe these accomplishments to our volunteers, supporters and donors;...

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Amazon Indian to climb Ben Nevis

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:19:00 PDT

Nixiwaka Yawanawá is set to be the first Amazon Indian to climb Ben Nevis. © Survival International Nixiwaka Yawanawá, a 26-year-old Yawanawá Indian from Brazil, is set to be the first Amazon Indian to climb Ben Nevis – the highest point in the British Isles. Nixiwaka will be available for pictures on Saturday 1 June at 8.30am at The Caledonian Hotel, Achintore Road, Fort William PH33 6RW, before climbing Ben Nevis.Nixiwaka will climb the mountain in the Scottish Highlands with fifteen other supporters of tribal rights organization Survival International,...

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Brazil police shoot Indians more violence feared

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:18:00 PDT

Police in southern Brazil yesterday killed a Terena Indian and wounded several others. © Marcello Casal Jr/ABr Police in southern Brazil yesterday killed a Terena Indian and wounded several others while violently evicting them from their land. Members of the tribe had returned to live on part of their ancestral territory currently occupied by a rancher who is also a local politician.Elsewhere in Brazil, an eviction order was served on Kayapo, Arara, Munduruku and Xipaia Indians occupying the controversial Belo Monte dam site. Armed police have surrounded the protesters and tensions are...

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Trucks arrive to evict Botswana Bushmen despite government denials

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:16:00 PDT

Trucks have reportedly arrived to remove Ranyane Bushmen from their ancestral land. © Survival International Government trucks arrived last night to evict Bushmen from their ancestral land in southern Botswana, according to reports received by Survival International.The move to evict the Ranyane Bushmen comes despite an injunction issued by Botswana’s High Court last week preventing the forced removal of some of the Bushmen until the case returns to court on June 18, and despite promises from President Khama’s spokesman Jeff Ramsay last week that ‘The government has no...

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Agency to Congress: Reform Food Aid to Feed More People

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:35:00 PDT

The nearly $1.5 billion that the government provides each year for food aid helps stave off malnutrition, starvation, and even death for millions of people around the world who live in food insecure communities. But if new Congressional legislation-- with a Senate amendment expected to come up for a vote next week-- is approved, even more of this funding could be used for actually feeding people rather than on the high costs of purchasing and shipping food from the U.S., said global relief and development agency Church World Service. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA)...

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Celebrities and Leaders to Join Hundreds of U.S. Teens to Stand Up for Girls Worldwide

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:06:00 PDT

At Second Annual Girl Up Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., U.S. Teens will Gain Skills to Advocate for Girls Around the WorldWhat: The United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up campaign will hold its second annual Girl Up Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., bringing together celebrities, industry leaders and hundreds of teens from across the country in an event that will equip youth in the United States with the skills they need to support girls around the world.In many places, girls are unable to fulfill their dreams because they are denied an education, lack access to...

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AidEx 2013 to spark resilient humanitarian & development aid practices

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:25:00 PDT

Brussels, June 5 – Resilience is key this year when it comes to the delivery of humanitarian and development aid, which is why AidEx 2013 will feature innovative programmes, exhibitors and products with the aim of better preparing countries for crises. Currently the number and scale of global emergencies are growing at an alarming rate, whilst at the same time budgets for the humanitarian aid sector are shrinking due to the economic downturn. AidEx 2013 brings together over 2,000 professionals and 200 suppliers from both civil society and the commercial world to discuss resilience...

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"Games for Change" Announces 10th Anniversary Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:03:00 PDT

Program to Include Presentation of $35,000 to Winner of Game Design Competition, Keynotes by World’s Gaming Thought-Leaders, Guest Curators, Spotlight on Half the Sky Movement: The Game, and Presentation of the Annual Games for Change Awards Tickets Currently On Sale at GamesforChange.org/Festival2013 April 30, 2013 (New York, NY) — The 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival will take place from June 17-19th at New World Stages in New York City. Hosted and created by Games for Change, a non-profit that catalyzes social impact through digital games, the Games for Change...

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Romania launches "All Children in School by 2015", a country study on out-of-school children

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:59:00 PDT

This week, Romania’s Ministry of Education and UNICEF, in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Senior Citizens, the National Institute of Statistics and the Institute of Education Sciences have launched “All Children in School by 2015 – the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children: Romania Country Study”. The report was developed as part of the global Out-of-School Children Initiative, an equity focused effort developed by UNICEF and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics aiming to reduce the number of out-of-school children,...

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"Survival International" launches tourism boycott of India's Andaman Islands

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:56:00 PDT

Still of video showing Jarawa girls forced to dance for tourists. © Anon Survival International has today launched a tourism boycott of India’s Andaman Islands, until the degrading practice of ‘human safaris’ to the 400-strong Jarawa tribe is stopped.The tribal rights organization is calling on the 200,000 tourists visiting the islands every year to stay away – until tourists are banned from the road through the Jarawa’s forest and an alternative sea route is put in place.Survival has written to over 200 travel companies and websites in eleven countries urging...

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Celebrities back Earth's most threatened tribe

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:54:00 PDT

Internationally renowned fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has called on Brazil to save Earth's most threatened tribe. (Image can only be used in connection with Survival's campaign) © Vivienne Westwood One year after Oscar winning actor Colin Firth launched Survival International’s campaign to save the Awá, Earth’s most threatened tribe, a large number of international celebrities have joined him and his wife Livia in backing the urgent campaign.Hollywood star Gillian Anderson, British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, Californian...

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Bushmen face imminent eviction for "wildlife corridor"

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:53:00 PDT

A Bushman community in southern Botswana is facing imminent eviction from their land for a 'wildlife corridor'. © Survival Survival International has received disturbing reports about an imminent eviction of several hundred Bushmen in southern Botswana to make way for a ‘wildlife corridor’. The Bushman community at Ranyane has allegedly been told by the local government that trucks will arrive on Monday to remove them from land they have inhabited for generations. Their houses will be destroyed. The Bushmen’s land is in a proposed ‘wildlife corridor’...

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EU on verge of "historic breakthrough for tax justice"

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Sat, 25 May 2013 05:52:00 PDT

An EU decision, reported late yesterday, that European multinationals will be required to report the profits made and taxes paid in every country where they operate, would, if enshrined in law, be an ‘historic breakthrough’ in battling tax evasion, Christian Aid said today. The organisation estimates that developing countries lose an estimated US$160bn in tax revenues every year, much of it the result of multinationals shifting profits out to low or no tax jurisdictions.Christian Aid was the first major non-governmental organisation to call for country-by-country...

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Global Leaders Push for Maternal and Child Nutrition Efforts

noreply@blogger.com (Peter) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:00 PDT

WASHINGTON, DC, May 22, 2013 — Bread for the World Institute and Concern Worldwide U.S. will host an international meeting for civil society leaders on maternal and child nutrition on Monday, June 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C. This meeting will garner political support for commitments made at “Nutrition for Growth,” a pledge conference to be held in London on June 8. Rajiv Shah, administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will serve as the keynote speaker for the international meeting. “Malnutrition during this critical stage has...

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