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A member of a Toronto-based rapid response team says he is frustrated the team has been unable to secure visas to get into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar -- and the UN's decision today to suspend aid shipments will affect his group's backup plan. ... Updated Fri. May. A member...
A News item from Business Respect, Issue Number 128, dated 13 May 2008 An appeal to the US Supreme Court against a lawsuit accusing major international companies of aiding South Africa's previous apartheid system has fallen on a technicality, meaning that the case will now proceed. The Court...
by Staff Writers London (AFP) May 15, 2008 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street office clarified comments he made earlier Thursday that the United Nations was organising an emergency summit on the Myanmar cyclone disaster. A Downing Street spokeswoman told AFP that Brown was...
by Staff Writers Geneva (AFP) May 15, 2008 The poor regions of southwest China hit by this week's devastating earthquake lag far behind the more developed eastern regions in building safety standards, a top UN disaster official said Thursday. Salvano Briceno, head of the UN's International...
during the morning, and continued considering “The Way Forward” during the afternoon. Adou Mohamed Ali, Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Djibouti, on behalf of the AFRICAN GROUP, said the solution to sustainable development challenges lies in reinvigorating the commitment of the...
