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Society for AIDS in Africa
Tuesday, 13 January 2009, 10:56 am | Joint Press Release
Public Health Leaders call on Government of Senegal to release 9 men imprisoned for eight years based on their sexual orientation More >>
Wellington Palestine Group & NZJews For Justice
Tuesday, 13 January 2009, 10:05 am | Joint Press Release
The Wellington Palestine Group states that it was collectively responsible for the action which Gerard Burns undertook at the Yitzak Rabin Memorial in Wellington on Tuesday. Gerard Burns courageously carried out the symbolic act which was prepared ... More >>
FAO/OIE/WHO Joint Mission To The Philippines
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 5:06 pm | Joint Press Release
MANILA 7 January 2009—At the invitation of the Government of the Philippines, experts from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have arrived in Manila to participate ... More >>
Sea Shepherd disrupts vessels engaged in search
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 9:24 am | Joint Press Release
The Dutch vessel Steve Irwin has not left the Antarctic and used the distress signal sent from Maritime NZ to locate the Japanese research vessels. More >>
First Detection of Ebola Reston Virus in Pigs
Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 10:44 am | Joint Press Release
Following the detection of the Ebola Reston virus in pigs in the Philippines, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today. More >>
UN Should Refer Burma To Int. Criminal Court
Friday, 21 November 2008, 10:03 am | Joint Press Release
Certain judges in Burma, acting under the orders of Chief Justice U Aung Toe and Senior General Than Shwe, are themselves criminally liable as co-conspirators to crimes against humanity. More >>
Groups Urge UN To Spotlight Human Rights In Congo
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 9:52 am | Joint Press Release
As you gather today with world leaders to celebrate the new chamber of the UN Human Rights Council, we urge you to turn the international spotlight toward the human rights catastrophe in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More >>
More SE Asia Migration, More HIV Vulnerability
Friday, 14 November 2008, 10:01 am | Joint Press Release
Jakarta, 13 November 2008—A rise in mobility within Southeast Asia, as people search for economic opportunity, makes millions more vulnerable to HIV infection. More >>
Bulgari To Support Save The Children Campaign
Friday, 31 October 2008, 11:08 am | Joint Press Release
On the 125th anniversary of its foundation, Bulgari launches a major fund-raising project for the defence of children's rights More >>
Dem. Candidates Pull Ahead In Mountain West States
Friday, 31 October 2008, 10:08 am | Joint Press Release
According to a new survey by Democracy Corps and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research as part of our research in Mountain West states, Democrats are on the brink of making historic gains in swing Mountain West Congressional districts. More >>
Report Card: How States Fix Voting Machine Issues
Friday, 17 October 2008, 4:00 pm | Joint Press Release
With millions of Americans expected to confront an array of voting technologies on Nov. 4, today election administration experts issued a 50-state report card that grades each state on its preparedness for election system breakdowns. More >>
Poor Suffer Amid Billions In Bailouts For Wealthy
Friday, 17 October 2008, 2:24 pm | Joint Press Release
The urgency shown by rich countries to tackle the financial meltdown stands in stark contrast to their foot-dragging and broken promises over aid and poverty alleviation, human rights and climate change. More >>
Leaders Call For Major Financial Recovery Plan
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 9:54 am | Joint Press Release
The General Secretaries of the ITUC, ETUC and TUAC have sent an open letter to the G7 Finance Ministers meeting on 10 October, calling for a major recovery plan to stave off the risks of a global recession. More >>
Young Consumers’ Guide To Eco-Friendly Living
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 10:46 am | Joint Press Release
Paris/Nairobi – October 1st, 2008. How to balance looking cool and feeling cool with the need to combat climate are among the key tips in the new United Nations YouthXchange Training kit. More >>
Group Maps Communities Tackling Climate Change
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 10:48 am | Joint Press Release
For the first time ever, communities worldwide taking action to protect the environment as part of the Clean Up the World campaign will have the opportunity to plot their activities using a new online mapping function. More >>
Results Of Inaugural EU, Pacific Islands Forum
Friday, 19 September 2008, 11:00 am | Joint Press Release
In the framework of the European Union (EU) – Pacific dialogue, the inaugural meeting of the Ministerial Troika of the EU and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was held in Brussels on 16 September 2008. More >>
RWB Urgues UN To Accredit Taiwanese Media
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 10:05 am | Joint Press Release
Reporters Without Borders deplores the UN's refusal to issue accreditation to the Taiwanese media for the 63rd session of General Assembly that opened in New York on 16 September 2008. More >>
Darfur Camp Attack Hinders Aid Operations
Friday, 29 August 2008, 12:22 am | Joint Press Release
The New Zealander heading one of the largest relief operations in south and west Darfur says a security clampdown following a Sudanese armed forces attack on a camp in south Darfur is hindering his operation. More >>
Waitakere & North Shore Mayors at one with vision
Thursday, 17 April 2008, 2:34 pm | Joint Press Release
Following a meeting of the North Shore City Council and Waitakere City Council Mayors and a number of councillors, significant agreement is evident in the submission from the two councils to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Auckland Governance. More >>
Groups Petition Supreme Court On Detainees' Rights
Friday, 7 March 2008, 11:23 am | Joint Press Release
Israeli Human Rights organizations petition the Supreme Court to nullify a law that blatantly violates detainees' rights. The law, legislated in 2006 as a temporary order, allows for arrest of suspects for long periods without any judicial oversight. More >>
