I literally am shocked in disbelief at what our House Representatives have just done! They passed a bill* that would "withhold up to half of the country's dues from the United Nations if the world body does not cut its bureaucracy, redirect its budget and tighten its accountability", as it requires "the creation of whistle-blower protections, an independent oversight board with broad

Leaders Agree on Debt Relief for Poor Nations - New York Times: "The world's richest countries agreed Saturday on a historic deal to write off more than $40 billion of debt owed by the poorest nations. The debt relief package backed by finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations is part of a British-led effort to lift Africa out of poverty." (bugmenot.com for full

Dear Friend, This summer, President Bush and seven other leaders from the world's wealthiest nations will gather to discuss the fate of the ONE billion people around the world living in extreme poverty. In early July, the Group of Eight (G8) will discuss the major social, political and economic conditions that contribute to extreme poverty. Together we can build this movement.

I was just watching the video on DemocracyNow.org about Unseen Pictures, Untold Stories: How The U.S. Press Has Sanitized The War in Iraq and encourage you to all check it out! Amy Goodman has a great video interview (with several viewpoints presented) and transcript examining media coverage in Iraq. Several reporters took a survey of the 6 major national newspapers and Times and Newsweek and

April 29th Speakers and AID Officers Originally uploaded by aidomaha. Over 70 people turned out on the Friday night before finals to the UNO campus not to study for approaching tests, but to more accurately understand the sometimes tense relationship between the United States and United Nations in international politics. With John Bolton's nomination for US ambassador to the UN under hot

One of the first questions most international students (at least those that go off the beaten path) get is, "Why _insert_country_ ?" I got asked, "Why Norway?" even by the Norwegians! =) So, I met Chris Hayes in Berlin (photos) at the AID conference there. He is spending one year experiencing life in Hungary as a complete culture shock (he didn't speak any Hungarian, his host family didn't

Tribal drums will sound on campus Saturday, April 30, for the seventh annual UNO Inter-Tribal Student Council Pow Wow. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at Sapp Fieldhouse beginning at noon. This year’s theme is “Back to Traditions.” See more information on UNO Whats up.

It is Communcation Week at UNO, and some of the events posted on UNO Whats Up of significant interest to our group to be more effective communicators include: Tuesday, April 26 - News Blog: Media Sciences Hall, 5 p.m Wednesday, April 27 - International Communication -MBSC Jenkins Room, 11 a.m. This session will address the need to understand communication in a global context, and global

Computers for Africa will have their annual prepacking day on Saturday April 30th, and then the full packing day the following week on May 7th. This should still take place at the warehouse downtown - computer recyclers. See comments for updates.

The Omaha Elveby chapter of the Sons of Norway have an ethnic food and social night set for Monday April 18th! The dinner of traditional Norwegian food (norsk mat) will start at 6:30pm at the Scandanivian American Society Hall - 7575 Crown Point Ave (just a block W off 72nd street on Crown Point). A donation of $5-6 is asked to cover the cost of food. If you have Norwegian items to display,

Announcement: Ms. JE McNeil, the Executive Director at Center of Conscience College Park — Hwy 34 across from Stuhr Museum CO Counselor Workshop! If you would like to counsel prospective Conscientious Objectors, then this day-long workshop is a must. Class is quickly filling for Sunday, April 24. Call or email Caryl Guisinger for more details: 308.358.0400 or Caryl@DesignInsight.net

Doesn't that give you a great feeling -- that we actualy can do it? Or are you more skeptical -- thinking that there is just not the initiative in global leadership to do anything about this? I'd encourage you to check out the One Campaign in the U.S. or the Make Poverty History campaign in the U.K., which are both local components of the White Band Campaign for the Global Call to End World

It's been long disputed, even before the War in Iraq began, that the media coverage in the U.S. was particularly biased in what was called "patriotic" or "gung-ho" support for a war instigated by the Bush administration. Looking back in retrospect, we can see now that it may not have been primarily the strength of military might, but rather the supreme influence and power of U.S. media and the use

This month we will be taking the oppurtunity as a group to look at the relationship between the UN and the US. Many questions come to mind when dealing with the policy of the US's current administration and the current administration of the UN. The questions for are speakers should be hard hitting from all angles. If you completely oppose the current moves, let us hear it. If you support the

With the current administration feeling some satisfaction at bringing democracy to Iraq by force, I know there are several other places in the world that would welcome the U.S. help in bringing democracy to their country as well (without the pre-emptive military strike of course)... one example being Students of Nepal, who must anonymously try to get their message out. In a second press release,