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About: Focus on the Global South (Focus) is a non-governmental organisation with twenty staff working in Thailand, the Philippines and India. Focus was established in Bangkok in 1995 and is affiliated with the Chulalongkorn University Social Research Institute. (full text).

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Spin and rumors at the G8: The big spin machine could be set in motion. Suddenly (the source turned out to be the German press agency DPA) a horribly mistranslated quote by one of the speakers on stage at the closing manifestation appeared in the media.

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The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, founded in 1975, is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt research and information organization. It has been described on the Senate floor as being “one of the nation’s most respected bodies of scholars and policy makers.”

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Contact: The Council on Hemispheric Affairs, 1250 Connecticut Ave, N.W., Suite 1C Washington, D.C. 20036, USA, Tel. (202) 223-4975, Fax (202) 223-4979, E-mail.

About: Founded in 1975, the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), a nonprofit, tax-exempt independent research and information organization, was established to promote the common interests of the hemisphere, raise the visibility of regional affairs and increase the importance of the inter-American relationship, as well as encourage the formulation of rational and constructive U.S. policies towards Latin America. In 1982, COHA’s board of trustees voted to expand its mandate to include monitoring Canadian/Latin American relations.

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Asian Labour Update ALU
is a quarterly newsletter examining important labour issues and current events in the Asia-Pacific region from workers’ perspective. It provides information and analysis of issues and stories that are not covered thoroughly by the mainstream media. Primary information sources are grassroots workers’ organisations, regional and international labour groups and development NGOs.
AMRC also publishes books and reports on specific labour issues in Asian countries and in the region as a whole. For more details on what’s available, jump to our Resources page.

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Contact: Asia Monitor Resource Center AMRC, Unit 4, 18 Floor, Hollywood Centre, 233 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong| Tel: (852) 2332-1346, Fax: (852) 2385-5319, E-mail.

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The International Indigenous ICT Task Force Launches an Indigenous Internet Portal, Created, Owned, and Operated by Indigenous Peoples:

New York, NY May 21, 2007 – At United Nations Headquarters, the Indigenous ICT Task Force (IITF) successfully launched a unique internet portal about Indigenous Peoples, for Indigenous Peoples and by Indigenous Peoples during the 6th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

This new and exciting portal web site will serve Indigenous communities around the world by operating in four basic languages: English, Spanish, French and Russian.

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About: Through daily news and articles to raise awareness of the sovereignty position of the Kanionke:haka/Mohawk, in particular:

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This web site presents the training opportunities and publications for European youth workers and youth leaders developed by the Youth-Partnership between the Council of Europe and the European Commission. Please check the website frequently to stay informed about the latest developments in the field of youth training in Europe.

TRAINING COURSES: The Partnership regularly organises short-term training activities for youth workers and youth leaders in Europe. (full text).

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