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Rural Women in Africa Speak Out at Climate Conference It looked and sounded like a celebration. But participants at this gathering of rural women from across Africa have a serious message for the delegates at the COP-17 climate conference. We've come
By Franz Wild Abidjan 06 November 2006 The effectiveness of a plan to filter out so-called blood diamonds is under review at a conference in Botswana. A recent report about diamonds being smuggled out of Ivory Coast will top the agenda. --- Represen
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 23 October 2006 Malaysia's renowned Feng Shui expert Lilian Too shows a mobile phone services offer her Feng Shui tips The ancient Chinese practice of arranging space to achieve harmony with the environment, called Feng Sh
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 24 July 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he will use an upcoming ministerial meeting on the Middle East to press for a truce, and deployment of a buffer force between Israel and Lebanon. ------- United Nat
As Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama continues his highly publicized overseas tour, his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain, is doing all he can to remain part of the election debate. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more
Theary Seng's story is one of hope over adversity. As a child, she lived through the brutal Khmer Rouge years, before fleeing to the United States, where she studied to become a lawyer. Now, she is back in Cambodia, promoting human rights. As head o
By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 25 July 2006 Healthcare professionals are in Miami for a two-day conference on HIV/AIDS and the Latino population. Erik Estrada Latino actor Erik Estrada was a guest speaker at the 2006 National Conference on Latinos and AID
By William Eagle Washington 27 September 2006 A first of its kind conference meant to outline the challenges and potential of investing in areas that will lead to economic growth in Africa is being held near Washington this week. American investors
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 21 June 2006 Indonesian men play with roosters at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 21, 2006 As Indonesia's death toll from avian influenza climbs, concerns are rising about the country's ability to control the virus. The
Protesters Occupy Durban Climate Conference About 100 protesters staged a two-hour demonstration Friday at the convention center in Durban, South Africa, where United Nations climate talks are stuck in deadlock. Youth activists at the U.N. climate co
Some of the world's top scientists are wrapping up a three-day, climate-change meeting in Copenhagen with a grim warning that global warming is arriving faster than previously expected. The Copenhagen meeting drew about 2,000 scientists from around
Political Differences Cloud Obama Job Proposals President Barack Obama's speech on the U.S. economy is just the latest in a long history of government proposals to stimulate economies and put people back to work. But with the U.S. economy expanding m
CancerSurvivorsFindInformation,EncouragementatHoustonConference Cancer patients face many challenges - but there is also a lot of good news. That was the message in Houston, Texas recently, as one of the world's top cancer hospitals and research cent
By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 June 2006 North Sea waves wash ashore as rain clouds cast their shadow over the beach front and dunes near Scheveningen, western Netherlands Some of the world's leading experts
By Gary Thomas Washington 08 March 2007 Representatives of Iraq's neighboring countries, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, and Arab and Muslim nations are all scheduled to meet in Baghdad this Saturday, March 10 to seek some k
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 03 November 2006 The United Nations' Climate Change conference is set to open in Kenya's capital Monday. Topics expected to be covered include how countries can cope with increases in global warming and why the United State
By Efam Dovi Accra 15 November 2006 A conference of African population experts in Ghana says unless deep-rooted cultural practices, ignorance, and war are addressed, efforts to save the lives of thousands of women who die each year from complication
By Cathy Majtenyi Kigali 18 June 2007 About 700,000 children worldwide are being infected with HIV every year, the majority of who live in developing countries. But there are many challenges in finding, testing, and treating these children, particula
By Peter Heinlein Heinlein 03 June 2006 A high-level U.N conference on AIDS has exposed deep strategic differences between world leaders and rights groups representing victims of the epidemic. A final
Emiliano: Im not sure about this video conference today. Its the next best thing to having a meeting face-to- face, but Ive never used most of this equipment before. Fatima: Its a piece of cake. Do you want to do a run-through with me? Emiliano: Do y