Repost from CRY ME AN ONION The UN is prone to throw challenges here and there to the world. One of the challenges lingering from its start in 2000 is the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). All UN Members ceremoniously enlisted for this homework. The aim of the MDG is to meet 8 poverty reduction goals by [...]
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“Are You Serious? MDG in Africa!” by Patrick-Bernard
Posted in Africa, AfroSphere, Millennium Development Goals, United Nations on September 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Business of Poverty
Posted in Africa, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Bono, Geopolitics, Leadership, Millennium Development Goals, News, United Nations on September 28, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Jesus stated: “The poor you will always have with you…” and there are those who want to ensure that these words will always ring true. Last week, from 20-22 September, there was an U.N. summit regarding the progress of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For those unfamiliar with what this is all about, in 2000 the world leaders came together [...]
“Genocide in DRC, Rwanda has the right but…” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Crimes Against Humanity, Critical Thinking, Genocide, Leadership, News, Nkwazi Mhango, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, United Nations on September 17, 2010 | 11 Comments »
There is bad blood between authorities in Kigali and UN thanks to unpublished report on genocide and crimes against humanity, said to have been committed by Rwanda forces in DRC. This report has caused a lot of discord between the duo. The darling of UN, Rwanda, is now frowning and threatening even to stop cooperating [...]
“Africa must take UN to The Hague” by Nkwazi N. Mhango
Posted in Africa, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Crimes Against Humanity, Geopolitics, International Criminal Court, Justice, Life, Nkwazi Mhango, United Nations on December 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If Foday Sankoh, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Charles Taylor, Thomas Rubanga, Germain Katanga, Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, and others were indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), after their grand falls, for perpetrating crimes against humanity, what of those that supplied them weapons? It recently came to light that a Paris Court convicted some bigwigs from French authorities [...]
Bits and Bytes
Posted in Activism, African-Americans, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, AIDS, Geopolitics, Haiti, HIV, Hunger, Iran, Life, United Nations on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TheLoop21.com and the Magic Johnson Foundation have teamed up for an online AIDS awareness campaign this summer called Stop Black AIDS. Visit the site to get involved and participate in online discussions, read enlightening and thought-provoking articles (I found “the racial politics of AIDS” very informative), get their logo for your blog and sign the petition to [...]
The Economics of Water
Posted in Activism, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Capitalism, Corruption, Economics, Education, Exploitation, Geopolitics, Globalization, Life, News, Politics, racist exploitation, United Nations, Water on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Water is the source and the sustainer of life. We can survive a lot longer without food than we can without water. Without a doubt it is essential to our continued existence as a species. Here are some water facts: Approximately 72% of the earth is covered in water, but about 97% of that water is [...]
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