Archive for Grudzień, 2008

Ethics Center board leader to head UN Gaza probe

sobota, Grudzień 27th, 2008

Richard J. Goldstone, incoming chairman of the advisory board of Brandeis University’s International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, has been named to lead an investigation into alleged war crimes committed during the recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza.

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BAY: What is peace?

piątek, Grudzień 26th, 2008

As we approach the New Year, hope for Peace on Earth, and wish one another cheer and goodwill, it is fair to damn our terrible condition.

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Books that take you places

sobota, Grudzień 20th, 2008

The fragility of our planet comes into sharp focus in Frommer’s 500 Places to See Before They Disappear.

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Causes of conflicts: Why wars happen

wtorek, Grudzień 16th, 2008

THERE have been nine wars and almost 130 violent conflicts across the world this year, according to an annual report released on Monday December 15th by the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research, a think-tank. The study classifies conflict broadly to include peaceful disputes over politics or borders , as well as those involving …

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Missing envoy translated talk into action from Africa to N.Y.

wtorek, Grudzień 16th, 2008

When he journeyed to Niger as a UN envoy, Robert Fowler brought his career full circle – a career that began in 1964 teaching English at the National University of Rwanda and included a stint as a deputy minister leading the resistance against a public inquiry into the misbehaviour of Canadian troops in Somalia.

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Canadian diplomats missing, prompting fears of kidnapping

wtorek, Grudzień 16th, 2008

In a career spanning four decades, Robert Fowler has whispered foreign policy advice in the ears of three prime ministers.

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Rwandan beans land in D.C. with Bourbon Coffee

poniedziałek, Grudzień 15th, 2008

Arthur Karuletwa, an American who grew up in Rwanda, is creating a chain of coffee shops to help Rwandan farmers find an international market for their coffee beans.

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Forgiving brings freedom of heart

niedziela, Grudzień 14th, 2008

The American holiday season is first and foremost a time for family. We gather from afar, renewing childhood bonds, reacquainting ourselves with distant relatives and greeting new family members.

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Obama’s betrayal

niedziela, Grudzień 7th, 2008

PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES ‘CADRE OF INSIDERS’: President-elect Barack Obama and his nominee for secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, leave the stage after a news conference in Chicago on Monday.

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APC member KICTANeT at the IGF: Bringing East African perspectives

piątek, Grudzień 5th, 2008

“[The EAIGF] was initiated from the realisation that there was a need to address very limited participation by Africa stakeholders in not only the Internet Governance Forum but also in other global ICT policy …

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