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Posted On: Jan 06, 2010
DATE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009 MR. LYNN: Thanks very much, Nancy. Nancy had a way of working with Senator Kennedy. As you know, he had an unforgettable speaking style. Face reddened and fist pounding-that Boston Brahmin accent. You might think that all came naturally, and usually it did. But occasionally, on one topic or another, he might lag a bit. And Nancy would anticipate that. You have to remember, on the Senate floor, there's nobody there, so there's no excitement. So...
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Posted On: Jan 05, 2010
Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS) is seeking to appoint an Edward Rawson Government Relations Fellow to work out of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Citizens for Global Solutions embraces a vision of a world in which nations work together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve the problems facing humanity that no nation alone can solve. To this end, Citizens for Global Solutions educates Americans about our global interdependence, communicates global concerns to...
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Posted On: Dec 23, 2009
by Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Afghanistan is the sort of country which humanitarian-minded people understandably want to "fix." It has become a target of aggressive pro-war activists ranging from neoconservatives who believe in remaking other societies at gunpoint to feminists who believe in waging war to improve the status of women.The latter group belies the common assumption that the Left opposes war. While the Right traditionally resisted imperialistic social engi...
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Posted On: Dec 08, 2009
The fourth edition of NATO Watch’s bi-monthly Observatory newsletter. Our focus is on NATO policy-making and operational activities and the clips are drawn from a wide range of subscriptions, feeds and alerts covering a substantial part of the major English language newspapers and other periodicals worldwide.
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Posted On: Dec 01, 2009
BackgroundUnder the guidance and direct supervision of the Director of the Washington Liaison Office (LO), the Communications Specialist supports the corporate communications strategy; provides strategic/operational advice to the LO outreach, communications and publication strategies to inform key Washington, D.C. (WDC) constituencies about UNDP's role in global development, and promote support for UNDP's mission and programs; as well as develops and ensures the implementation of the LO's c...
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Posted On: Oct 15, 2009
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Job Title: Field Director Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET) is changing the way the United States and the international community respond to the world's worst crimes by empowering individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide. GI-NET's Field Department recruits, trains and mobilizes American constituents to be effective advocates, messengers, and fundraisers. GI-NET believes that leadership development among our grassroots base is critical t...
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Posted On: Sep 28, 2009
This op-ed originally appeared on Huffington Post on September 28, 2009.By Colin Thomas-JensenHow do you defeat a dangerous insurgent group that has embedded itself within a civilian population? This vexing question is at the center of the ongoing debate over the counterinsurgency approach in Afghanistan--a conversation that plays itself out at the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department, on Capital Hill, and through a seemingly endless herd of pundits on cable news shows, op-ed p...
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Posted On: Sep 28, 2009
This report from Oxfam stresses the importance of financing adaptation assistance to developing countries with "adequate, new, and additional funds," and through a streamlined international process.
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Posted On: Aug 25, 2009
Water Advocates (www.wateradvocates.org) is a small but influential nonprofit advocacy group in Washington DC (DuPont Circle area) dedicated to helping solve the global safe drinking water and sanitation challenge. Water Advocates neither implements programs overseas nor seeks funding for itself, but works to raise awareness of and funding for the global water and sanitation sector as a whole.The Director of Global Wat...
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Posted On: Jul 23, 2009
Citizens for Global Solutions is seeking an Outreach Director to work out of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The successful candidate must have a bachelor's degree and a demonstrated interest in international issues, politics, and nonprofit organizations. We are looking for candidates who possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively, experience working with nonprofits or lawmakers, and enthusiasm for our organization's goals. Candidates w...
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Posted On: Jul 21, 2009
The UN Millennium Campaign is seeking a Deputy Director to head the Campaign in Africa. The Deputy Director, reporting to the Director of the UN Millennium Campaign as part of the leadership group of the global campaign, will lead and manage the work of the Africa team and make a significant contribution to the UN's global MDG Breakthrough Strategy: The position has overall responsibility for catalyzing citizen action to enhance the accountability of national and local Governments to ...
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Posted On: Jul 13, 2009
The Summer 2009 World Policy Journal is available online for free for the month of July. Challenges to human security do not often make it to the front pages, but quiet and often unreported injustices and deprivations rob societies of opportunity, drive families to flee their homes, and push nations into war. If you enjoy the articles, please support WPJ by subscribing at http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/wopj
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Posted On: May 28, 2009
U.S. Program Director Atlas Service Corps Washington, DC Atlas Corps is seeking a U.S. Program Director to help manage its training program for nonprofit leaders from the global south. Atlas Corps is an international fellowship program that trains leaders, strengthens organizations, and promotes innovation in the nonprofit sector through an international network of mid-career professionals addressing critical global issues. The U.S. Program Director has primary responsibility for the logisti...
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Posted On: May 20, 2009
May 18, 2009RELEASE: Enough Launches “Come Clean 4 Congo” Video ContestLeverages YouTube's New Video for Change Program to Raise Awareness OnlineWASHINGTON, D.C., and SAN BRUNO, CA – Enough, the anti-crimes against humanity project at the Center for American Progress, is joining with YouTube™ today in announcing the launch of the Come Clean 4 Congo video contest, which empowers individuals to create compelling messages that highlight the link between “conflict minerals” used in ...
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Posted On: May 13, 2009
Free Professional and Academic Networking Site in Conflict Resolution, Peace Studies, Human Rights, International Development, Gender, Civil Society Development, and more This is an invitation to join Peace and Collaborative Development Network (http://internationalpeaceandconflict.org) , an online initiative to bring together professionals, academics and students involved in Conflict Res...
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Posted On: May 05, 2009
The Connect U.S. Fund is seeking a leader committed to our vision of responsible U.S. global engagement and the belief that the whole of NGO advocacy in support of this goal must be greater than the sum of its parts. The Connect U.S. Fund is a foundation/NGO initiative that promotes responsible U.S. global engagement in an increasingly interdependent world through grantmaking and operations that advance critical foreign policy objectives and support an effective, collaborative community of in...
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Posted On: Apr 30, 2009
Anita Sharma, North American Coordinator for the UN Millenium Campaign, discusses the importance of the United States working towards the Millenium Development goals even during the global financial crisis.
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Posted On: Apr 29, 2009
The United Nations Foundation announced a new initiative this week on "Strengthening U.S. Leadership on International Reproductive Health and Family Planning." The initiative's main goal is to educate U.S. policymakers about the importance of reproductive health and family planning resources. The communications and advocacy work would help build U.S. leadership in increasing access to these services for women around the world.The United Nations Foundation will be providing strategic grants to...
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Posted On: Apr 14, 2009
Wall Street Jounal op-ed by Jim Wallis and John PrendergastThe stories are beginning to trickle in from displaced-persons camps in Darfur: increasing hunger, epidemics and -- the quietest killer -- a shortage of water in the Sahara.Last month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. His response was to expel international aid agencies that provide a lifeline to Darfurians, and w...
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Posted On: Apr 01, 2009
By: John PrendergastThe time has come to expose a sinister reality: Our insatiable demand for electronics products such as cell phones and laptops is helping fuel waves of sexual violence in a place that most of us will never go, affecting people most of us will never meet. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the scene of the deadliest conflict globally since World War II. There are few other conflicts in the world where the link between our consumer appetites and mass human suffering is ...