News highlights, early October 2015

Fishers and Gaza:

http://english.pnn.ps/2015/06/03/occupation-targets-farmers-and-fishermen-injures-1-in-incursion-east-of-rafah/

UN SDGs, women and fisheries:

http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/women-and-the-sdgs/sdg-14-life-below-water

Bollore and investment in Africa:

http://www.jeuneafrique.com/263769/economie/au-coeur-des-bluezones-de-bollore/

EU, Human rights, sanctions and Gambia:

http://venturesafrica.com/can-the-hrw-report-and-eu-funds-withdrawal-change-the-gambias-political-atmosphere/?utm_source=Copy+of+Ventures+Monday+14th+September%2C+2015&utm_campaign=PR%2C+Africa+Business%2C+Africa+Economy%2C+Africa+Entrepreneur%2C+Ventures+Africa&utm_medium=email

Industrialising through trade:

http://www.un.org/en/africa/osaa/pdf/pubs/2015era-uneca.pdf

EU sanctions on Burundi:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2015_257_R_0009

News highlights, early July 2015

Discrimination and swimming pools in the US and Palestine:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/10/opinion/who-gets-to-go-to-the-pool.html?_r=0

and

http://mondoweiss.net/2015/06/soldiers-palestinians-settlers

Institutional racism:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/opinion/charles-blow-confederate-flags-and-institutional-racism.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Burundi:

http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/red-alert-over-war-in-burundi-1.1871414#.VZmgbEYwB6b

Europe and shadow economy:

https://www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/1743816/The+Shadow+Economy+in+Europe+2013.pdf

News highlights, late June 2015

Syria and the humanitarian crisis:

http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/syrian-arab-republic-humanitarian-snapshot-31-may-2015

Exploitation of oil in the DRC:

http://www.france24.com/en/20150610-uk-oil-firm-accused-bribery-dr-congo-national-park

US legislation on corruption:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/09/c_134308415.htm

Independent UN report on Gaza:

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIGazaConflict/Pages/ReportCoIGaza.aspx

Fishers and Gaza:

http://english.pnn.ps/2015/06/03/occupation-targets-farmers-and-fishermen-injures-1-in-incursion-east-of-rafah/

News highlights, early June 2015

 

EU caving in to Russia:

http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=60229

UN angry at EU migration plan:

https://euobserver.com/justice/128853

Gaza war:

http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/may/29/gaza-killing-gets-easier/

HSBC and money laundering:

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/05/hsbc-money-laundering-procedures-flaws-too-bad-to-be-revealed

Occupied territories and home destruction:

http://www.irinnews.org/report/101579/the-catch-22-for-palestinian-villages-in-the-west-bank

News highlights, end May 2015

UN, Human Rights and TTIP:

http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/may/04/ttip-united-nations-human-right-secret-courts-multinationals?CMP=share_btn_tw

Women, private and public decision-making:

http://www.odi.org/publications/9514-womens-voice-leadership-assessment-review-evidence

Violence in Burundi:

https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/05/05/dispatches-how-far-will-burundi-s-president-go-crush-opposition

Exploitation of gold in the Ivory Coast and conflict:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-ivorycoast-gold-army-specialreport-idUSKBN0NS0V620150507?utm_source=twitter

EU leaders and Palestine:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/13/israel-occupation-european-leaders-binyamin-netanyahu

News highlights, early April 2015

EU aid and Western Sahara:

http://eubulletin.com/4018-exclusive-olaf-report-reveals-diversions-of-eu-aids-to-western-sahara.html

A feminist or ethical foreign policy:

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/analysis/2015/03/19/Sweden-s-feminist-foreign-policy-sparks-off-quarrels-.html

Industry dominates TTIP negotiations:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/business/trade-advisory-committees/

Palestine after the Israeli elections:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/16/palestinians-care-israeli-election-legal-challenges?CMP=share_btn_fb

Aid policy and children:

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/21/uk-approach-children-war-zones-conflict-lamentable-report