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Posted by KELLY HURD
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Friday, 23 June 2006 |
 The
American Red Cross of Alaska recently helped reconnect local Anchorage
resident Tor Gach with his brother, who lives in a refugee camp in
Ethiopia, through the home delivery of a Red Cross Message.
Originally from Sudan, Tor Gach lost contact with his brother more than
a year ago, having received no replies to the multiple letters he sent.
Solace finally came in an unexpected form when a Red Cross vehicle
drove up to his home.
"Most of my family lives in areas of armed conflict, and I was fearful
that the Red Cross were bringing me bad news about my family” . . .
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Read more... [Red Cross Connects Brothers Separated by War in Sudan]
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Posted by geri
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Thursday, 22 June 2006 |
The wired and wireless web is allowing the homeless to better communicate with the world. (Wired)
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Posted by LEORA EREN FRUCHT
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Thursday, 22 June 2006 |
 In the northern port town of Acre, Jewish and Arab high school students
work together to transform rubbish into hand-crafted benches. And in
the Galilee hills, Arab and Jewish women go for regular walks together
alongside a pristine road that was once strewn with garbage.
Those are two of the activities of LINK, a non-profit environmental
protection organization that brings together Arab and Jewish residents
of the Galilee. The main goal of LINK is encouraging Galilee residents
to participate in environmental protection programs. But an outgrowth
of these activities has been an improvement in relations between Arabs
and Jews. . .
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Read more... [Arabs, Jews Clean Up Galilee Together]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 19 June 2006 |
Burundi's government and the country's last active rebel group have
signed a ceasefire that has committed the sides to engage in serious
discussions
aimed at ending hostilities and to reach a comprehensive ceasefire
within the period of two weeks. The truce follows nearly three weeks of
talks mediated by South Africa involving the last of seven Hutu groups
still outside a power-sharing agreement from 2000. Achievement of a
settlement would finally heal the remnants of a civil war started in
1993 in which 300,000 people died.
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Posted by geri
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Sunday, 18 June 2006 |
The new government of Bolivia has announced a sweeping
plan to reduce poverty and create employment. Bolivia, the poorest
country in
South America, will invest almost $7 billion in ambitious public works
programs and focus on meals for school kids and clean water.
The economic plan announced by Planning and Development
Minister Carlos Villegas aims to create 100,000 jobs a year for the
next five years It is the latest measure in a series implemented by President Evo Morales since taking office in January. (BBC )
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