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Global Issues
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Kosovo
American Red Cross: News from Kosovo -
Daily news from the Balkins as well as a link to donate funds to help the refugees.
BBC News -
Kosovo Crisis Page featuring the latest from the BBC on the crisis.
CARE: The Kosovo Crisis - this site includes a
wealth of information in the form of daily news updates, access to CARE media reps for eyewitness
accounts, an online donation form, and downloadable ad banners for those who cannot support
CARE with a donation
DefenseLINK News - Transcripts of news
briefings from the US Department of Defense
DOD News Subscriptions -
Mailing list to receive U.S. Department of Defense briefings.
Relief Web - This site is put up by the
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The hostilities in Kosovo are
amoung other humanitarian issues addressed, but there is an extensive collection of information
here from various media groups.
Stratfor's Kosovo Crisis Center
- This site contains the latest news from around the world on the developments in Kosovo. Also
included is a wealth of background information on the conflict and the relationship of involved parties.
SpiltMilk : Talk About It -
This site offers a unique perspective on the hostilities in the form of articles and personal
accounts of the impact of Kosovo. In addition, two discussion forums are available for general
exploration of the events in Kosovo and the other specifically for military families.
UNICEF Alert! - latest news and updates
on UNICEF's humanitarian relief efforts in Kosovo, and in neighboring countries where tens of thousands
of refugees continue to flee toward safety. The vast majority are children and women. This site
provides the latest news and updates on UNICEF humanitarian relief efforts, an Alert! mailing list,
and a secure online donation form where visitors can help provide urgently needed assistance.
US Aid - This site is put up by the
U.S. Agency for International Development, and as such doesn't accept donations for the refugees.
Features include daily press releases, as well as information about the humanitarian relief efforts
in Kosovo and links to all the private organizations which are accepting donations.
Afghanistan : The Taliban vs. Women
N.O.W. Fact Sheet -
This fact sheet available on the National Organization of Women's web site outlines the impact of
Taliban rule on Women in terms of daily life, economic impact on the country and education.
"Taliban Mistreat Women" - This disturbing
Associated Press Report is carried on the RAWA site. RAWA is an independent political organization
of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women's rights in fundamentalism-blighted
Afghanistan.
Public Execution of Woman by Taliban - woman executed for killing abusive husband
Afghan Woman Under Tyranny - listing of articles describing conditions for women under Taliban rule.
Restrictions Imposed by Taliban on Women in Afghanistan
Women and
Girls in Afghanistan - This U.S. State Department report includes a description of brutality against
women under Taliban rule, the U.S. responces and initiatives to counter this at a grass roots level.
Global Issue : Female Genital Mutilation
***NOTE : many sites in this section contain graphic descriptions of FGM. Please be
aware of this before choosing to visit.
Amnesty
International:Female Genital Mutilation-Human Rights Information Pack - This is an
extremely informative page discussing different types of FGM, how the practice of FGM reprepsents
cultural and gender identity, and strategies for change.
The FGM Research Homepage -
This site examines the practice of female genital mutilation from several perspectives. Content
includes symposia material, bibliography, legislation as well as discussion forums.
Womankind Worldwide-FGM -
This site is run by an international development agency supporting women from the developing
world against poverty, sexual or political oppression. The FGM section contains
societal information, occurance statistics, risks to women as well as information on how this
agency is combatting the practice.
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