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Supreme Court hears corporate human rights case "Suppose an American corporation commits human trafficking with US citizens in the United States. Under your view, the US corporation could be sued in any country in the world," Kennedy said. Representing Shell at the arguments, Kathleen Sullivan, ...

Child trafficking 'is a problem in the area' : A SENIOR police chief admitted the force is stepping up efforts to fight a 'growing problem' with child trafficking and exploitation in the town. A BBC documentary called 'Britain's Child Beggars', which aired in October, revealed Romanian families ...

Legislature passes bill to help victims of child prostitution : A bill intended to help victims of child sex trafficking has now passed both chambers of the Oregon Legislature. House Bill 4146 would mandate that prostitution charges be expunged from a person's record if the incident occurred before the person ...

The Myths And Dreams Of Kenyan Runners : By News The National Post recently sat down with Gianni Demadonna, and Italian endurance coach who spends most of his time in Kenya to pick his brain about the world's fastest group of runners. Not surprisingly, Demadonna says Kenyans don't want to be ... velonews.competitor.com

Marion soldier makes it home for daughter's birth : Bill Sinden/The Marion Star MARION -- He had to take a helicopter and five planes to do it, but Army Sgt. Bret Thomas made it home from Afghanistan to Marion for his wife, Ravae, and the birth of their first child , Paisley. "I was calling every four ...

Minnows swim for the deep end : ... record in competition and a constant struggle with poverty and development, ... an historic two-legged victory over Lesotho in CAF Africa Cup of Nations ...

Roger James: We cannot fight poverty without empowering women : There are 1.3 billion people living in poverty world-wide, more than two-thirds of them are women and girls: the issue of gender equality is central to the fight to end poverty and achieve sustainable development. The 2012 World Development Report on ... Bristol24-7

Minnows swim for the deep end : That momentum becomes even clearer given this week's CAN qualifying win over Sierra Leone , which will not be included in the rankings until March. A nation of only approximately 200000 people, Sao Tome and Principe has a total area of just 1000-square ... Fifa.com

World Bank Sees Progress against Extreme Poverty BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER The percentage of people living on less than 1.25 US dollars a day and the number of poor declined between 2005-2008 in every region of the developing world, says the World Bank's new estimate released today.

Zimbabwe GDP grew 9.3% in 2011 : The MTP serves to empower Zimbabweans both economically and socially in order to eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable development. Sibanda said it was therefore an opportune time to invest in Zimbabwe and that foreign direct investment was ... Independent Online

Remarks by Dr. Rajiv Shah at the Combating Trafficking in Persons ... We know that human trafficking thrives in the shadows of poverty and conflict-and affects men, women and children in every country in the world. It is fundamentally linked to development challenges we face every day – from limited education ...

Pioneering UK Charity signs first 75 runners to Sierra Leone Marathon As recently as 2008, Sierra Leone was considered to be the poorest country in the world [UN World Poverty Index] and, despite significant development progress ...

Labour leaders arrested : ... faction of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) aligned to Lovemore Matombo were yesterday arrested and briefly detained after they led a demonstration in Harare aimed at pressuring employers to pay salaries above the poverty datum line. العالم العربي (AR) | Asia | Africa | Stigmabase

Videoconference gathers global views on issues of gender, education in China ... : Free education was established in Kenya in 2003, much later than in China. But in Kenya , the biggest obstacle facing education is poverty . Kiragu said that girls in poor areas of Kenya have the least chance of getting an education, which is a similar ...

The poverty nightmare : Over one million new jobs are needed each month to sustain growth and reduce poverty in South Asia, according to the World Bank's new flagship report, “More and Better Jobs in South Asia”. The region has seen a decrease in poverty and will be the ...

Genetic resources under threat ! Currently, a number of plant seeds have been lost forever in Namibia . Some of the communities are reportedly unknowingly giving away their genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, due to poverty , lack of information and ignorance of the ...

Black History Month comes to life in Ghana for Franklin church A nationally recognized expert in economic empowerment for poor urban communities, Soaries also visited Liberia , where he spoke about economic empowerment and was honored with two ceremonial pins, a first for a visiting guest.

A First Hand Look into Rural Poverty in Kenya : A First Hand Look into Rural Poverty in Kenya . by Olivia Allen. With two co-ops at social investing firms under her belt, Rosie Sharp, a senior studying finance ...

Alwaleed among the 500 ' Most Influential Muslims' : ... from Gaza to Gambia , totaled more than $3 billion over the last 30 years. ... It tackles poverty and provides rapid aid in cases of natural disasters ...

World Bank notices progress against extreme poverty, flags vulnerabilities ... The percentage of people living on less than $1.25 a day and the number of poor declined between 2005-2008, a World Bank (WB) estimates released to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Wednesday showed. This across-the-board reduction over a three-year ...

Students' project to benefit Rwandan orphans : Reinsch, a reproductive endocrinologist, founded the organization six years ago after taking part in a humanitarian mission in the capital city of Kigali, Rwanda . There, he saw large numbers of young boys living on the streets, alone and in poverty . العالم العربي (AR) | Asia | Africa | Stigmabase