The recently formed ANC breakaway party, Congress Of The People (COPE), has launched a new website and Facebook group.
The new website, hosted at http://www.congressofthepeople.org.za/ , provides information about the new party such as its declaration, membership details and media statements.
The Facebook group – which complements the party’s news website - has attracted 1 242 members so far.
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The Carter Center
The Center "is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health." Includes Center news; a FAQ; history of the Center; and profiles of President Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Carter, and other directors. Also describes the Center's global peace and health programs. Click on an interactive world map to locate the Center's activities by country.
URL: http://www.cartercenter.org/
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The Weather Underground
Companion website to this PBS Independent Lens documentary about the Weather Underground (Weathermen), "one of America's most notorious radical movements" during the Vietnam War. Features background about the group and its actions (including "bombing the Capitol building, breaking Timothy Leary out of prison and finally evading the FBI by going into hiding"), an interview with Weather Underground members Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, and related material.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/weatherunderground/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25975
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Political Science Network: SSRN
This is the website of the Political Science Network, part of the
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) an organisation that aims to
facilitate the distribution of scholarly information related to the
social sciences. It offers online journals, working papers, conference
and job listings. All areas of political science are covered including:
political theory, international relations and public administration.
Users may search the database free of charge and download some
materials. However, many full text articles are reserved for
subscribers only.
http://www.ssrn.com/psn
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A Think Tank is an organization that claims to serve as a center for research and/or analysis of important public issues. In reality, many think tanks are little more than public relations fronts, usually headquartered in state or national seats of government and generating self-serving scholarship that serves the advocacy goals of their industry sponsors; in the words of Yellow Times.org columnist John Chuckman, "phony institutes where ideologue~propagandists pose as academics ... [into which] money gushes like blood from opened arteries to support meaningless advertising's suffocation of genuine debate".
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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Think_tanks
(More)WINDOW ON THE WORLD
http://www.palgrave-journals.com/development/archive/wow.html
links you to the web-sites of international and regionally-based organisations involved in the subject focus of each issue of Development. Select a topic for free access to this valuable resource.
(More)The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions entered into force this week.
According to the UNESCO press release, "the convention aims to reinforce the links between culture, sustainable development and dialogue. It reaffirms respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, equal dignity of cultures, equitable access and openness of cultures to the world." Learn more at the Convention's Web site or explore the Informational Kit (pdf, 5.2 MB).
The Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. Its website provides access to detailed information on information and research on small arms issues. It includes summaries of its annual review of global small arms issues and themes from 2001 onwards; country profiles and a large online collection of papers, articles, documents; statistics and treaties. Topics covered include all aspectts of small arms; light weapons; guns and ammunition. Topics include: the arms trade; arms supply demand and stockpiles and disarmament.
http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/
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The Secretariat of the Conference on Disarmament has compiled several subject-specific collections of documents. These collect documents on a topic going back historically.
Permanent Link: Disarmament UN Pulse
"free access to a searchable index of documents, legislation and treaties about all aspects of human rights from approximately 2000 onwards."
http://www.universalhumanrightsindex.org/
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This is the official website of Barack Obama US senator for Illinois who is challenging for the 2008 American presidential elections. His website provides free access to biographical information; press releases, blogs and webcasts from his campaigns. Also accessible online are speeches and articles which set out his policies.
http://www.barackobama.com/
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a web site on the right to food, providing practical information for policy-makers, legal practitioners, civil society members, UN staff, academics and the general public. Resources include training materials and an e-learning course, tools to raise awareness of the right to food including a glossary, and a virtual library containing manuals, technical papers, policy briefs, case studies and publications.
UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children & Armed Conflict Features overviews of issues such as child soldiers, girls in war, landmines, and displaced children
(More)Central Asia Caucasus Analyst includes: the Chechen War, Chechnya... Afghanistan
Caucasus publications : Defence Academy [U.K.] includes Chechnya Conflict
(More)270towin.com 2008 Presidential Elections. Interative Map
The Sixth Committee of the General Assembly discussed the report of the International Law Commission (A/61/10). A new report summarizes the discussion (A/CN.4/577), which includes: shared natural resources; responsibility of international organizations; reservations to treaties; effects of armed conflicts on treaties; expulsion of aliens and obligation to extradite or prosecute (aut dedere aut judicare); as well as other decisions and conclusions of the Commission.
Learn more about UN activity in the area of International Law
Permanent Link: International Law Commission From UN Pulse
(More)War Child was founded upon a fundamental goal: to advance the cause of peace through investing hope in the lives of children caught up in the horrors of war.
Well known UK politics blog which is published by Published by Global & General Nominees Limited. Includes lively, satirical and often controversial comment on British politics...
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Development assistance and the occupied Palestinian territories
This site provides access to the full text of House of Commons International Development select committee report HC 114 session 2006-07 which was published in January 2007...
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(More)Online Reference Resource from the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
Declaring for President is a Dance of Seven Veils
(More)PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
Themes of the Summit
1. Science, Technology and Scientific Research for Development
2. Climate change in Africa.