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...Rangoon is broken up (it consists of Mawdsley locking himself to a gate and shouting democratic slogans while blasting the film soundtrack to The Mission), he decides that he will return with the intent of going to prison. He shrugs off conventional activism. "The powerfully written reports by NGOS and the sensationalist press?they all smack of hypocrisy and falsehood...
...Trade Center. In response to a day of destruction, New York marshalled billions of dollars to rebuild. Kabul has been torn apart for 23 years, and no such resources are at its disposal. The nascent government is struggling to establish a sense of order. The U.N., international donors and NGOs can't cover the nation's staggering needs, and their resources have been stretched by the largest ever return of refugees?1.6 million to date, the vast majority poor Afghans who have lived in refugee camps in Pakistan and Iran for decades. (An additional 400,000 are expected...
...program winning quick support is dubbed WASH--for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All--a global effort that aims to provide water services and hygiene training to everyone who lacks them by 2015. Already, the U.N., 28 governments and many nongovernmental organizations (ngos) have signed...
...incorporating biodiversity conservation into oil and gas exploration. And the center has helped Starbucks develop purchasing guidelines that reward coffee growers whose methods have the least impact on the environment. Says Nitin Desai, secretary-general of the Johannesburg summit: "We're hoping that partnerships--involving governments, corporations, philanthropies and NGOs--will increase the credibility of the commitment to sustainable development...
...women told their stories to a researcher at RMIT University in Melbourne, who is conducting an undercover investigation into conditions in Tongduchon. Despite Choi's protestations of ignorance, the researcher says the government is aware of the trafficking: "They would have to know. The anti-prostitution and trafficking NGOs have all been lobbying them on this issue...