Posted By:  GlobalSister Posted On:  Jul 30, 2008	Beauty is Truth
I think to describe myself as feisty would be an understatement. Especially for my husband, who I am sure dread my moments of creative, and not so creative outbursts. It is a huge understatement, in fact. No one knows me better than A, (maybe my sister), but I believe they also see different...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 21, 2008	From Kosovo to South Ossetia: in search of a precedent
MOSCOW. (Oksana Antonenko, Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies for RIA Novosti) - When Europe and the US advocated the independence of Kosovo, many experts warned that its impact on the Caucasus would be destabilising. The Allies responded by repeating that Kosovo...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 15, 2008	Say No to Torture
Saying No to Torture: Bahama Journal Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas: The United States of America is a land where paradox and contradiction routinely cavort. In this regard, we today note that while this country has a deserved reputation for being a cradle of democracy, it also has a...... [view]

Posted By:  bluequack Posted On:  Sep 18, 2007	Children as Refugees and IDP's - Main Facts
During armed conflict, large numbers of people can become displaced. They often have to leave their homes without warning and sometimes never return. Families are split up and children become separated from their parents. Internally displaced people are those who are left without a home within...... [view]

Posted By:  Avnish Posted On:  Aug 15, 2007	UK: Act Fast on Iraqi Refugee Crisis in Middle East
UK: Act Fast on Iraqi Refugee Crisis in Middle East NGOs Welcome New Policy on Interpreters, but Call for UK Action on Wider Crisis The UK government's decision to reconsider its refusal to grant special asylum arrangements for Iraqi interpreters serving with British forces in Iraq is welcome,...... [view]

Posted By:  minime-kg Posted On:  Jun 2, 2007	No One is Illegal March
Hey all, So I recently participated in a march led by No One Is Illegal in support of non-status immigrants and refugees in Canada. I have to say - we were a powerful group! We walked across one of Toronto's main streets for a good hour chanting about the rights of these populations to stay in...... [view]

Submitted By:   ccr4 Event Date:  May 21, 2008 Event Location:  Radisson Winnipeg Downtown Hotel [view]

Our Past, Our Future: Our Children

Submitted By:   jenniferkloes Event Date:  Jul 25, 2008 & Time: 0:00 AM-0:00 AM Event Location:  Amman, Jordan [view]

Iraqi Refugee Solidarity Initiative

Submitted By:   youth2day Event Date:  Feb 6, 2008 & Time: 17:00 PM-21:00 PM Event Location:  Human Development Foundation [view]

My culture, your culture

UNHCR Health, Food, and Nutrition Toolkit

Submitted By:   kurshauna Author Name:  The UN Refugee Agency Published:  0000-00-00

Website:  http://202.54.104.236/intranet/hfn/home.htm   Description:   The Health and Community Development Section (HCDS) of the Division of Operational Support has compiled this Health, Food & Nutrition ToolKit to assist field-based actors to effectively co-ordinate, assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate quality food, health and nutrition programmes in refugee situations. These Tools are UNHCR checklists, formats, guidance materials and other reporting forms to assist programme management and co-ordination.   [view]