Andes Economic Newsletter

The fifth edition of the Andes Economic Newsletter from the Royal Dutch Embassies of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela is released. Topics of conversation: the most important economical developments, tenders, promising sectors and an overview of stocks and activities. The newsletter is in Dutch and can be downloaded HERE. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious [...]

Dismissed allegations against Red Cross

DOWNLOAD Shelter Progress 25 September 2010 NL-Aid received an alarming e-mail by Brother Gerard Haiti about mismanagement of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). They claimed that IFRC is not building emergency housing. According to Brother Gerard, IFRC is transferring money to criminal gangs in Haiti in order to enjoy protection [...]

Latin America at Global Voices: 2010 in Review

In 2010 a major earthquake hit Chile, several new heads of state took office, former Argentinean president Nestor Kirchner unexpectedly passed away, the Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa. Let’s review some of the other stories at Global Voices about Latin American during 2010 from a citizen media perspective. [...]

Marloes Verhoeven: Lost in Prison

Fotograaf Drs. Marloes Verhoeven heeft op een steenworp afstand van de stad San Salvador (El Salvador) mogen spreken met vrouwen in detentie. Ze bezocht ook het project ‘Adios Tatuajes’, gesteund door Cordaid, waar gedetineerde mannen zich lieten ontdoen van tatoeages. Het leidde tot een bijzondere reportage waarmee ze meerdere exhibities organiseert. Hieronder leest u haar [...]

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Suicide Hitler proven (The Seduction)

NL-Aid: The end of an era

Palestinian children testify about cruel treatment by Israeli soldiers in new short film (VIDEO)

Harry Wu and the Quality of Labor

Stop the Madness of Hatred

Palestinian-Dutch “Disarming Design” project inspired by artwork in captivity

Food speaks the language of Tradition and Culture

Execution of at least 10 prisoners postponed until Saturday

Aeras, GSK deal to Advance TB Vaccine research

CPN Maoist says a new war has begun (VIDEO)

Urgent: 10 prisoners scheduled for execution today

Questions about lack of democracy, freedom of speech and corruption mar Ugandan’s Golden Independence Jubilee

Human rights groups urge UN to cease anti-drug trafficking funding until Islamic Republic renounces use of death penalty for drug-related offences

Kenya’s Professionals call for a supreme natural resource law

Africans innovators called to participate in Project Incubator Award

Israel goes to the polls in two or three months

Morsi’s 100 days, a performance which is viewed with mixed feelings

Syria: Arrest of prominent human rights defender Mr Khalil Matouk

Tanzania: Miners plead for time to make positive contribution

Six and Sixty

- First bags of Conflict-Free Tin leave a Congolese mine
  October 24, 2012
- Netherlands discusses closer cooperation with Egypt
  October 21, 2012
- Knapen welcomes steps to modernise World Bank
  October 17, 2012
- EU and Malawi to work together to help the poorest and improve agricultural production
- European Commission and UN Women launch new partnership on women’s empowerment
- EU and Malawi to work together to help the poorest and improve agricultural production