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EU Feels Force of Israeli Demolitions

Daan Bauwens

BRUSSELS - All 27 foreign ministers of the European Union have strongly spoken out against Israeli demolitions in Area C of the West Bank. Since the beginning of 2011 not less than 60 EU-funded projects have been demolished while 110 others are currently at risk. Several analysts claim the Israeli authorities are specifically targeting EU-funded projects.

Maternal Deaths Drop By Nearly Half
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - The statistics have remained staggering: every two minutes, a woman dies of pregnancy and child birth-related complications caused primarily by severe bleeding, infections, high blood pressure and unsafe abortions.
Rio+20
European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit
Julio Godoy
BERLIN - The decision by the European Parliament (EP) to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations.
Women in the News: The Gender Wire
Afghan Divide
Global Issues
Q&A: The Future of Agriculture May Well Be in Cities
In the coming decades, the world's population is expected to grow by at least another two billion people, 80 percent of whom will live in cities by the year 2050.
Maternal Deaths Drop By Nearly Half
Manila and Moscow Inch Closer to Labour Agreement
Africa
Despite Economic Growth, Food Insecurity Lingers in Africa
Everlyne Wanjiku, a single mother of five, has earned a living selling vegetables in the sprawling Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, for over three decades. And even though her earnings were meagre, she was able to provide all her children with a tertiary education.
Less Politics, More Economic Development
Deserting Refugees in the Sahara
Asia - Pacific
Manila and Moscow Inch Closer to Labour Agreement
As the number of migrant Filipino workers in Russia inches closer to 5000, Moscow and Manila are busy negotiating a bilateral labour agreement that could allow thousands more overseas workers into various sectors of the Russian economy.
Adding Rice Farmers to the Rio+20 Agenda
GEORGIA: Tbilisi Walks Diplomatic High Wire on Iranian Nuclear Issue
Europe
European Left Backs Hollande in United Front Against Austerity
Practically all European Social Democratic and Socialist parties are supporting the French presidential candidate François Hollande in the upcoming elections, in the hope that his likely triumph against incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy will create enough continental momentum to put an end to the present Conservative-inspired social and economic austerity policies.
Neo-Nazis Taking to Terror
Greece Takes the Shine Off Serbian EU Candidacy
Latin America
COLOMBIA-U.S.: Trade Deal "Throws Country into Jaws of Multinationals," Critics Say
The entry into force of Colombia's free trade agreement with the United States was met by student protests and opposition from a segment of the business community, small farmers, and trade unionists.
Colombian River Basin Passes the Test of El Niño and La Niña
Brazilian Government Sets Guidelines for Success at Rio+20
Middle East & Mediterranean
OP-ED: Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
The rising spectre of terrorism in Syria shows that by clinging to power and refusing to implement meaningful reforms, Arab autocrats in Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere are indirectly contributing to the resurgence of terrorism in their societies.
EU Feels Force of Israeli Demolitions
Presidential Hopefuls Haunted by their Past
North America
Q&A: The Future of Agriculture May Well Be in Cities
In the coming decades, the world's population is expected to grow by at least another two billion people, 80 percent of whom will live in cities by the year 2050.
OP-ED: Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
Post-Quake Haiti Severely Dependent on Private Sector
Environment
Rio+20: European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit
The decision by the European Parliament (EP) to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations.
Colombian River Basin Passes the Test of El Niño and La Niña
Adding Rice Farmers to the Rio+20 Agenda
Human Rights
Ratko Mladic Goes on Trial for Genocide
The trial of General Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army chief accused of orchestrating war crimes and a campaign of genocide, has begun at a special U.N. court at The Hague in the Netherlands.
OP-ED: Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
Manila and Moscow Inch Closer to Labour Agreement
Health
Maternal Deaths Drop By Nearly Half
The statistics have remained staggering: every two minutes, a woman dies of pregnancy and child birth-related complications caused primarily by severe bleeding, infections, high blood pressure and unsafe abortions.
Public Funds Could Help Provide Water and Electricity, Researchers Say
Recovering From the Spring, at a Price
Civil Society
Rio+20: European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit
The decision by the European Parliament (EP) to renounce its participation in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month on the grounds that hotel costs are exorbitant has provoked sharp criticism from civil society organisations.
Post-Quake Haiti Severely Dependent on Private Sector
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Manila and Moscow Inch Closer to Labour Agreement
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Adding Rice Farmers to the Rio+20 Agenda
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