Which country do most migrants come from? How many are there worldwide? And how much money do these migrants send back to their home countries? The answers to these and other questions have been processed in an informative graphic by e-politik.de.
The launch of the campaign "A World Cup for Whom?" has been successful: After the presentation of the campaign, media of various kinds signalled their interest. The campaign is part of the civil resistance against the effects of the preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Sascha Tankerville, Media and Information
Today, the UN Human Rights Council convenes in Geneva for its 23rd session. At the same time, at a side event, Brazilian activists are launching the international campaign "World Cup for Whom?" for a socially and human rights compatible World Cup.
A press release from terre des hommes switzerland
The territory of Western Sahara has been occupied by the Kingdom of Morocco for 38 years and the UN mission MINURSO has been on the ground for 22 years. That is exactly how long the UN mission can only look with one eye and not concern itself with human rights violations. That will remain so for another year.
The preparations so far for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have triggered many human rights violations. However, the affected population, which has organised itself into citizens' committees, is encountering walls from the Brazilian authorities. For this reason, those affected are trying to make themselves heard at higher levels.
In April 2012, the Federal Council decided to close the Embassy in Guatemala, which is also responsible for El Salvador and Honduras. terre des hommes schweiz and 18 other NGOs are calling for a partial replacement: a human rights representative for Guatemala.
Videos, streams and blogs also play an increasingly important role in development information work. To facilitate access to such web resources, Alliance Sud has developed a multimedia portal with many videos and links to other web resources.
A press release from Alliance Sud
According to a media release by "Recht ohne Grenzen", the petition for a responsible corporate policy submitted in June of this year is beginning to show its first effects. The Foreign Policy Committee of the Council of States (APK-S) has not yet closed the petition. According to the APK-S, the discussion on the campaign's concerns should be deepened "in view of the complexity of the subject and the large number of signatures.
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