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People power poverty plan

A leading NGO says it has adopted a strategic plan that shifts the focus of its work onto the empowerment of people to shape their own future free from poverty.
from Oxfam on Jun 18, 2013.
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G8 tax deal 'leaves major unfinished business'

The G8 agreement on tax is a step in the right direction but leaves major unfinished business, says the organisation Enough Food For Everyone IF.
from Enough Food for |Everyonme IF on Jun 18, 2013.

Cameron’s G8 tax plan lacks 'detail and deadlines’

The G8's tax proposals fall far short of what's needed and lacks details and deadlines, says an anti-poverty charity,
from War on Want on Jun 18, 2013.

Developing world bucks decline in green energy funding

Renewable energy spending is undergoing a geographic shift, with developing countries investing more last year despite an overall 12 per cent drop in global spending since [...]
from SciDev.Net on Jun 18, 2013.

World Heritage Committee seeks cancellation of Virunga oil permits

The body that oversees World Heritage Sites has requested the cancelllation of oil exploration permits in Virunga National Park.
from WWF on Jun 18, 2013.
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BoNO

Because the U2 frontman and others like him are seen as representatives of the poor, the poor are not invited to speak, claims George Monbiot.
from The Guardian on Jun 18, 2013.

Thinking about the US after capitalism

Gar Alperovitz and Staughton Lynd have blueprints for an ‘America beyond capitalism.’
from In These Times on Jun 18, 2013.
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Kenya: can special court tackle election violence?

Debate continues over how special court can best hold perpetrators to account.
from IWPR on Jun 15, 2013.
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