Focus awards video grants to youth, women and professionals
Focus on the Global South-Philippines held contract signing with the grantees for its EDSA Mo,...
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The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention
Events in Libya and Syria have again brought to the forefront the question of armed humanitarian intervention or the “responsibility to protect.”Our hearts all go out to the unarmed demonstrators seeking to bring down corrupt...
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Family Planning in Vietnam: Fighting inequality is not enough
By Walden BelloWhen I first went to Vietnam in 1992, the population of that country was 68.4...
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An interview with Ego Lemos, ecological and human rights activist, singer and song writer.
Interviewer: Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the Global SouthJuly 17, 2011 Dili,...
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Industrial Policy Still the Way to Go – UN expert
Media Release – Focus on the Global South-Philippines2 August 2011There is a strong case to make...
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Forum gathers 100 participants; underscores key issues before SONA
More than a hundred participants from various people’s and civil society organizations attended...
Read MoreBantay FOI! Sulong FOI launched
The Right to Know Right Now! Network launched on July 19 its “Bantay FOI! Sulong FOI”, with freedom of information (FOI) champion lawmakers from the House of Representatives and Senate as key guests. Chair of the Senate...
Read MoreGaza protest boat forced into Israeli port
from AljazeeraFrench yacht made to dock at Ashdod after it was boarded by Israeli naval commandos.Israeli naval commandos seized control of a French ship attempting to break its blockade of the Gaza Strip and towed it into...
Read MoreIndonesia: A Family Planning Model for the Philippines?
By Walden BelloThe facts are clear. In terms of key economic and social indicators, the Philippines was ahead of Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam 40 years ago. Today, we are behind and face the dismal prospect of falling...
Read MoreIndian and Pakistani Citizens Condemn Serial Blasts in Mumbai
We the citizens of India and Pakistan strongly condemn the inhuman and dastardly serial blasts in Mumbai on 13th July 2011 in which 21 innocent people were killed and over 140 injured. We offer our heartfelt condolences and...
Read MoreDespite setbacks, the Flotilla is again set to sail; for more information on recent developments about the Flotilla
links: 1)Gaza Flotilla to Set Sail Monday Despite NumerousSetbacks: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/gaza-flotilla-to-set-sail-monday-despite-numerous-setbacks-1.3710502)Israel Accepts Greek Offer to Transport...
Read MoreRights of Mother Earth: Revitalizing Natural Resource Struggle in Asia
On April 24, 2010, the Universal Declaration of The Rights of Mother Earth was proposed and launched at the People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Ensuring the rights of...
Read MoreGreek government prevents Flotilla from sailing
From a Report by Thomas Sommer-HoudevilleThe Greek government has officially banned all the boats in the Flotilla bound for Gaza from sailing over the weekend (July 2). On July 3, the Greek Coast Guard also surrounded the...
Read MoreIt’s Too Late for Sustainability: What We Need is System Change
Nicola Bullard* By trying to find a balance between the present and the future without a fundamental rethinking of development, the Bruntland Commission’s approach to sustainability looks – in hindsight – naïve. Yet at the...
Read MoreWhy China has to Climb Down on the Spratlys Issue*
(The Chinese Government newspaper Global Times recently contacted the author for an email interview on the Spratly-West Philippine Sea controversy. After I submitted my answers, I received no acknowledgment or any further...
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