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Africa Action Applauds U.S. Decision to Lift HIV Travel Ban, Calls for Sustained U.S. leadership on Global Health Ahead of Global Fund Board Meeting
November 6, 2009
"Ahead of this weekend’s 20th Board Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and malaria, it’s vital that the U.S. fulfill its commitment to fight HIV/AIDS and fully fund The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria..."
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ZIMBABWE: Watchdog Groups Urge Ban on Diamond Exports
November 2, 2009
"The past week brought new scrutiny of Zimbabwe's human rights record with the deportation of a senior U.N. official sent to investigate torture there, and demands by a coalition of civil society groups that the international community address human rights violations stemming from Zimbabwe's lucrative diamond industry..."
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Africa Action Talking Points on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
October 29, 2009
"This updated Africa Action resource explains what the Global Fund is, and includes FAQ, resources, links, and information..."
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The Future of Global Health: Ingredients for A Bold & Effective U.S. Initiative
October 27, 2009
"President Obama’s Global Health Initiative (GHI) represents an historic opportunity to achieve bold and ambitious targets in the fight against the most daunting global health challenges of our generation. Click here to the civil society report on The Future of Global Health..."
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New Report Identifies Priorities and Price Tag for President Obama’s Leadership on Global Health
October 23, 2009
"Members of the media are invited to a special teleconference call and join Africa Action with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, UN Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals, Director of Columbia’s Earth Institute, Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, director of Uganda’s Joint Clinical Research Center, and The Hon. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Thursday, October 29, 2009, 10:00 AM ET. Click here for RSVP information..."
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Tens of Thousands of Schoolchildren Nationwide Will Protest Poverty and Child Labor-Tainted Cocoa during Third Annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating this Halloween
October 22, 2009
"Kids across all 50 U.S. States and Canada will urge nearly a quarter million households to shift purchasing to Fair Trade certified chocolate, coffee, etc by handing Fair Trade chocolate to adults..."
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Africa Action Reacts to Sudan Policy Announcement by Sec. of State Clinton
October 19, 2009
"Over the past nine months, Africa Action has been calling for a new U.S.-Sudan policy that would prioritize human rights over counterintelligence. Yesterday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Ambassador Susan Rice, and General Gration finally announced a new U.S. – Sudan policy. Africa Action reacts with caution and concern..."
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Africa Action's Briggs Bomba on VOA TV to Africa: Straight Talk Africa: World Habitat Day
October 9, 2009
"Join Voice of America News on “Straight Talk Africa” for this one-hour television and radio call-in simulcast when host Mwamoyo Hamza and his guests discuss managing urban development on the African continent..."
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Annual Fall Meetings Begin: Criticism Continues to Mount Towards World Bank/IMF Policies
October 6, 2009
"This week Istanbul, Turkey is hosting the IMF/World Bank Annual Fall 2009 meetings. In addition to the protests in Istanbul, Africa Action highlights the 5th Annual Southern Africa Social Forum (SASF), which begins in Maseru, Lesotho. Africa Action calls for IMF reform and greater civil society participation poverty reduction strategies..."
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Statement on Kennedy Road Informal Settlement
October 5, 2009
"Over the past weekend, civil society partners reported to Africa Action that Abahlali baseMjondolo, a grassroots movement campaigning to improve the living conditions of poor people, was attacked in one of it's most prominent settlements in Durban by an armed militia. Click here to read Africa Action's statement and a video by S'bu Zikode, President of Abahlali baseMjondolo..."
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