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WCMP Launches MultiDonor Giving Circle to Combat Hunger and Poverty
Oct 16, 2009
The World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists (WCMP) is launching its first multi‐donor giving circle—the “Hasanah Fund”—to develop and implement new, sustainable programs to combat world hunger and poverty.
More US Aid Proposed for Climate Change
Oct 16, 2009 (Voice of America)
Some U.S. senators are calling for bipartisan action in Congress on climate change, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. On Thursday, a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee took up the issue of how the United States and other developed countries should help poorer countries that are most vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
US must help poor nations deal with climate change: experts
Oct 16, 2009 (AFP)
Experts and aid groups, including ActionAid, called Thursday for the United States to help poor countries deal with the effects of global warming, as Congress considers key climate change legislation.
UN: Record 1 billion go hungry
Oct 14, 2009 (The San Francisco Chronicle via the Associated Press)
A record 1 billion people worldwide are hungry and a new report says the number will increase if governments do not spend more on agriculture. According to the U.N. food agency, which issued the report, 30 countries now require emergency aid, including 20 in Africa.
Bangkok climate talks end in recrimination
Oct 9, 2009 (The Guardian )
Bitter delegates say no agreement on money or emissions cuts means a deal at Copenhagen will be weak at best.
America makes first move to allow independent fund for poor countries
Oct 6, 2009 (The Guardian)
The US has made the first move to bridge the yawning gulf separating rich and developing countries on the money needed to secure a successful climate change deal at crucial UN talks in Copenhagen this December.
Thousands trapped in rubble following quake
Oct 2, 2009 (travelbit.co.uk)
At least 1,100 people are now feared dead following a powerful earthquake which struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Tuesday. ActionAid warns that heavy rains in Sumatra could lead to the spread of waterbourne diseases following the earthquake.
It Takes a Potemkin Village (to Lose a War)
Sep 15, 2009 (Antiwar.com)
Aid organizations, including ActionAid, say that despite the rhetoric, Afghan civilians are still being caught in military crossfire, while NGOs with local staff and decades of experience in the country remain critically sidelined and even thrown into harm’s way by U.S./NATO military forces in the field.
Bank urges climate 'action now'
Sep 15, 2009 (BBC News)
The bank's World Development Report urges a rapid scaling-up of spending on clean energy research and protection for poorer countries.
Ghanaians urged to support decentralisation policy
Sep 13, 2009 (ModernGhana.com)
ActionAid organizes workshop for Ghanaians to brainstorm about the challenges facing the District Educational Oversight Committee and explore ways to improve the standard of education in their communities.
India patent rejections welcomed by HIV/AIDS groups
Sep 9, 2009 (Reuters via NationalPost.com)
India's rejection of patent applications on two life-saving HIV/AIDS drugs last week has been welcomed by health officials, who say it will ensure wider access to the medicines.
Farmers take to streets as Doha trade talks start in India
Sep 3, 2009 (The Christian Science Monitor )
More than 10,000 Indian farmers Thursday protested the opening day of international trade talks in Delhi, fearful that on top of their burdens of a crippling drought and deep debts, they will face an influx of cheap foreign crops from countries like the United States.
Ghana Debates Viability of Biofuels
Aug 23, 2009 (Voice of America)
Africa is central to the worldwide growth in biofuels, with Dutch, American, Swedish, Japanese, German, and British firms all competing for farmland to grow the next generation of energy producing crops. Some farmers in Ghana and ActionAid are concerned about what biofuels mean for food security.
Violence against girls is very common in Sissala East - NGO
Aug 23, 2009 (Ghana News Agency via Modern Ghana)
Madam Esther Boateng, program manager of ActionAid Ghana, has identified violence against girls in school as a common phenomenon in Sissala East District.
Clinton tour to Africa seen as move forward
Aug 14, 2009 (The Associated Press via The Philadelphia Inquirer)
ActionAid applauds Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's strong emphasis around women's rights during her Africa trip.
Nigeria: Actionaid Sets Agenda for Hillary Clinton
Aug 8, 2009 (The Day via allAfrica.com)
Corruption, Niger Delta and aid effectiveness are among issues that ActionAid Nigeria has flagged off to engage the attention of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when she begins her visit to Nigeria.
Clinton Begins Africa Trip With Stop in Kenya
Aug 4, 2009 (Voice of America)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the first stop on a seven-nation visit to Africa. ActionAid is urging African leaders and the United States to make sure that any increase in trade and jobs under AGOA is accompanied by efforts to improve working conditions for laborers and respect for human rights.
Protest held against Indian mine
Jul 27, 2009 (BBC News)
Activists, including ActionAid have demonstrated outside the annual general meeting of British mining company Vedanta, protesting against its plans for a mine in India.
Muslim women attend workshop on relevance of secular education
Jul 25, 2009 (Modern Ghana)
ActionAid is advising Muslim parents in the Northern Region have been advised not to concentrate their children's education on only Arabic teaching but should blend it with secular education.
Nigeria's $3b yearly food import bill worries UK group, others
Jul 16, 2009 (The Guardian)
Unbriddled importation of food items by Nigeria has attracted criticisms from organisations within and outside the country, which called on Federal Government to evolve a stitch-in-time initiative, as a foil against unwholesome depletion of the nation's foreign exchange reserves.
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