Mar
16
Their Only Hope seems Vague
March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
by Emily Tsang
The worst humanitarian crisis in the world may not be unfolding in Sudan, but along a Mogadishu byway strip to Afgooye according to the United Nations.
The New York Times quote top United Nations officials saying that Somalia is now having the highest malnutrition rates in Africa, yet fewer manpower and food aid than [...]
Mar
16
“Climate Change Politics”
March 16, 2008 | 2 Comments
by Carol Zhou Yan
Hundreds of respected scientists from fields as diverse as economics to the physical sciences attended the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change. They discussed hot issues including paleoclimatology, climatology, climate change impacts, climate change economics, and climate change politics. I sum up some of their points about politics behind climate changes.
The unprecedented expansion of [...]
Mar
16
Malawi introduces compulsory birth certificates
March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Penny (6)
Madonna’s controversial adoption of a Malawian child and the growing child trafficking problem in Malawi has partly prompted the Malawian government this week to introduce compulsory birth certificates.
According to Lawrence Hussein of the National Registration Bureau in the office of President Bingu wa Mutharika: “Malawian children have no document to show when they [...]
