56 Years of Supporting African
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Africa Action Invited to Civil Society Leaders conference on Constitutional Reform in Zimbabwe June 29, 2009 "Tomorrow I will start consultations with civil society players on the new constitution, ahead of the Civil Society Leaders Conference on Constitutional Reform, at which I will be speaking. Everyone I have talked to so far, regards the new constitution as the most important project in terms of consolidating Zimbabwe’s transition towards democratization and economic recovery...Read more by Briggs Bomba as he blogs from Zimbabwe about his current work and experience..."
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Africa Action Statement on Darfur and All of Sudan June 23, 2009 "Africa Action renews the call for the U.S. to pursue an all-Sudan strategy, unconstrained by an intelligence alliance with a regime perpetrating crimes against humanity, so that both Darfur and the CPA are top priorities in order to achieve peace, human security and justice for the people of Darfur and all Sudan..."
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Congress Acts to Tame Prowling Vulture Funds June 18, 2009 "Today Congresswoman Waters introduced the "Stop VULTURE Funds” Act (H.R. 2932) to the House of Representatives. Africa Action commends the leadership shown by U.S. congressional representatives and urge that it receive support by the full House so that it can move forward for Senate review. Click here to see which countries are affected by Vulture Funds..."
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Repay the Climate Debt: A Just and Effective Outcome for Copenhagen June 17, 2009 "This letter, signed by Africa Action and over 230 international organizations, calls on the rich industrialized world to acknowledge its historic and current responsibility for the causes and adverse effects of climate change, and to fully, effectively and immediately repay its climate debt to poor countries, communities and people..."
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U.S. Civil Society Platform on Trade-Related Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines Issues June 10, 2009 "Twenty-six U.S. consumer, development, HIV/AIDS, public health and religious groups released a common platform on trade-related intellectual property and access to medicines issues. The document broadly outlines the common policy agenda these groups are pursuing in the areas of access to medicines, innovation and transparency..."
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A Blank Check for the IMF Won't Serve the World's Poor "Africa Action supports the call for the U.S. to oppose any IMF loans that require budget caps on healthcare or education spending in poor countries. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) has circulated a letter to the House leaders in an effort to have Congress adopt legislation that would ensure reform in the IMF..."
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