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Applications invited for United Nations journalism fellowships |
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The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2012 fellowship program. The application deadline is Wednesday, March 30, 2012. The fellowships are available to radio, television, print and web journalists, age 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested in coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The fellowships will begin in early September and extend to late November and will include the cost of travel and accommodations in New York, as well as a per diem allowance. The fellowship program is open to journalists who are native to one of the developing countries in Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean, and are currently working full-time for a bona fide media organization in a developing nation. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to international affairs and to conveying a better understanding of the United Nations to their readers and audiences. They must also have approval from their media organizations to spend up to two months in New York to report from the United Nations. |
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Ron Paul in Statistical Dead Heat to Defeat Obama |
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LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul is in a statistical dead heat with President Obama, poised to unseat him in a hypothetical head-to-head contest, according to a new poll. Paul in the poll garners 45 percent of the vote to Obama’s 46 percent, within the +/- 3 percent margin of error. Paul’s main competitor nationally, Mitt Romney, fares quite similarly against Obama earning 47 to 45 percent respectively, also within the margin of error. Paul’s fellow GOP aspirants Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Jon Huntsman all suffer defeats by margins beyond or well beyond the poll’s error margin.
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HELP – That is what Christian Lamitschka named his Charity Project |
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HELP that is the name that Christian Lamitschka and his cooperation partner the‚ Rednecks WesternLaedle, gave to their charity project which will take off on the 1st of August 2008. Christian Lamitschka and the owners of the Rednecks WesternLaedle, Birgit and Chris King, explain the meaning of HELP: „HELP is a synonym for Handicapped, Engagement, Loyalty, Protection and in German this also describes exactly what we want to achieve. Handicapped children in America and Germany often do not get enough commitment , loyality and protection.“ Through HELP they want to supports organisations that pay attention to the needs of handicapped children in Germany and America. „Today’s life is not easy to handle for children. This is even more the case if children are born with a handicap as their childhood is means a lot of privations.“ In order to make life easier Christian Lamitschka and his partners want to use HELP to present some good times to handicapped children. Numerous donations from artists and companies already found their way to Christian Lamitschka. |
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"Geldof and Bono`s Charity is Crippling Africa" claims African AID Action |
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Despite billions of pounds given for debt relief and aid in Africa, since the original Band Aid campaign, the number of Africans living on handouts has increased by 500%. African governments who used to rely on only 20% of their annual budget from overseas aid are now dependent on a 70% contribution.
Celebrity campaigners and western charities "increase corruption and dependency"
- Politically correct Western media avoid real issues
- Only 25% of 5.8m AIDS victims have access to life saving drugs
- Call new type of investment, in not-for-profit, transparent manufacturing facility
- A major rethink required ahead of International World AIDS Day on 1st December
Despite billions of pounds given for debt relief and aid in Africa, since the original Band Aid campaign, the number of Africans living on handouts has increased by 500%. African governments who used to rely on only 20% of their annual budget from overseas aid are now dependent on a 70% contribution.
The culture of corruption and dependency on aid is thriving. Brutal dictators remain in power, and only 25% of the 5.4 million people with full-blown AIDS in Africa have access to the life –saving anti retro viral drugs. |
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