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Q&A: Building latrines for thousands of displaced every year

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:32:09 +0000

Source: UNHCR UNHCR?s senior water and sanitation officer visits refugees camps around the world to plan and build water and sanitation systems, including latrines.

INDONESIA: Buildings on shaky ground in event of another quake, says survey

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:39:36 +0000

Source: IRIN Indonesia's West Sumatra province, recently hit by a deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake, is likely to experience an even bigger quake, and buildings need to be constructed to withstand this, experts say.

Economic slump no excuse to erode rights-Amnesty

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:21:43 +0000

Source: Reuters By James Grubel CANBERRA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The global economic crisis must not be used as an excuse to unwind human rights for the millions of people now thrown back into poverty, Amnesty ...

Video: Asylum seeker standoff ends

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:29:00 +0000

Source: Reuters Nov 18 - Sri Lankan refugees, holed up on an Australian customs boat in Indonesian waters, have finally disembarked as they continue their bid for asylum in Australia. Georgina Cooper reports. < ...

Indonesia: Release Papuan Flag-Raisers

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:06:28 +0000

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should exonerate three Papuan men convicted of rebellion on November 12, 2009, for raising a pro-independence flag, Human Rights Watch said ...

FACTBOX-Climate negotiating positions of top emitters

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:35:56 +0000

Source: Reuters Nov 18 (Reuters) - Russia toughened on Wednesday its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying it would target a 25 percent reduction from 1990 levels by 2020 compared with a 10-15 percent ...

INDONESIA: Tough laws needed to curb people-smuggling

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:19:08 +0000

Source: IRIN Indonesia has become a key transit point for illegal migrants in the region, but efforts to curb people-smuggling are being hampered by a dearth of stringent laws to punish offenders, officials say.

ACT Appeal: West Sumatra Earthquake, Indonesia

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:07:00 +0000

Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland Appeal Indonesia West Sumatra Earthquake - IDN092 Appeal Target: US$ 5,306,158 Balance Requested: US$ 3,448,700 Geneva, 13 November 2009 On 30 September 2009 a major earthquake ...

SRI LANKA: Migration dream remains, despite dangers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:23:12 +0000

Source: IRIN A grim boat journey partly spent in an airless hold, surviving a storm and running afoul of Australian security officers were still not enough to dim the hopes of some would-be Sri Lankan migrants, they say.

Poor nations insist on climate treaty next month

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:23:26 +0000

Source: Reuters * Legally binding text still in reach * Denmark suggests extending deadline for a year By Alister Doyle COPENHAGEN, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Poor nations ...