1. Philippines: IP women suffer most in gender discrimination

BAGUIO CITY, 16 March 2010: Katribu Partylist president Beverly Longid, speaking at the Cordillera Women’s Summit on Good Governance last March 8, said indigenous women are doubly burdened with gender discrimination and discrimination as indi...

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2. Laos: World Water Day: Laos Hardest Hit by Mekong’s Falling Water Levels

By Gretchen Kunze: The Mekong River, the longest in Southeast Asia, is at its lowest reported water level in 20 years. The river runs through six countries – China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam – but the highest percenta...

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3. South Korea: Sustainable public transit takes centre stage at UN forum in Seoul

16 March 2010 – Transport experts and municipal authorities from major cities across Asia have gathered today at a United Nations meeting in Seoul to examine how a well integrated system of buses, subways and trains can contribute to sustainabl...

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4. Cambodia: Alarming Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia: Letter to PM

We, the undersigned indigenous organizations in 15 countries of Asia and advocate organizations, wish to express our utmost concern over the worsening situation of indigenous peoples of Cambodia. In 2007, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) held an...

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5. Taiwan: No Indigenous People claimed China

The Chinese government claims that there are no indigenous peoples in China, except the minority groups.� They also declare the 56 ethnic groups in China all belong to the Han-Chinese family, i.e. the Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols and many others...

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6. NE India: Chin/Kuki/Zo set Guinness World Record for Bamboo (Cheraw) dance

15 March 2010: Mizo people in Mizoram state in northeast India entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest Bamboo (Cheraw) Dance with 10,736 people performing at a time on March 12.

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7. Burma: Chin/Kuki/Zo Indigenous politicians gear up for 2010 elections in Burma

15 March 2010: Chin politicians are gearing up for the forthcoming 2010 general elections in Burma even as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has announced the election law (code of conduct) on 8 March 2010.

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8. Pakistan: No Further Cut on Indus for the Sake of Life, observe the Indigenous Peoples of river Indu

14 March 2010, Thala Baloo Ram: Dera Ghazi Khan: �Indigenous peoples of river Indus, the Kihals and Mors, victim of WB and ADB's water development projects on river Indus and literally squeezed between Chashma Barrage and Taunsa Barrage, observe...

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9. Japan: The Japan International Biodiversity Award (JIBA) established

Montreal, 15 March 2010. In partnership with the AEON Environmental Foundation, the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce the establishment of the Japan International Biodiversity Award (JIBA). Th...

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10. Training workshops on new media, ICT, and wireless technologies for social change

Mekong ICT Camp is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society practitioners in Mekong sub-region.

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11. Bangladesh: Jumma activist arrested in Khagrahcari

14 March 2010: An office bearer of the Huwang Boi-o-Ba, a community library and literary organisation, has been arrested in Khagrachari.

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12. Thailand: Migrants face detention and imminent deportation

FIDH Press release, 10 March 2010: The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) expresses its deep concern regarding recent reports of detention and forced deportation of a large number of migrant workers, especially along the Thai-Burma bo...

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13. Philippines: Announcement on Cordillera Day 2010

The CORDILLERA PEOPLES ALLIANCE� is pleased to invite you to the 26th Cordillera Day Celebrations, with the decentralized celebrations in the Cordillera provinces from April 17-23, 2010, and the regionally centralized celebration on April 25, ...

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14. Discovery Channel and International Year of Biodiversity

New York, NY, 10 March 2010 — Discovery Communications and the United Nations announce a partnership to spread awareness of the United Nations global campaign to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Throughout the year, Dis...

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15. YouthActionNet Global Fellowship

Launched in 2001 by the International Youth Foundation, YouthActionNet strengthens, supports, and celebrates the role of young people in leading positive change in their communities. Each year, 20 exceptional young social entrepreneurs are selected...

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