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Chad: Because of poverty, children voluntarily join rebel armies as soldiers
“My father is old. At home we did not have enough for everyone, so I wanted to better our situation and join the army to help my family and my mother… After one year with the armed group FSR [Front for the Salvation of the Republic], I became commander of a group of 50 fighters. Maybe I was made the commander because I am literate; I could write and read. Then I had to join the government forces when our commander… decided to join the Chadian government.”
Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans
Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans. The Law of Mother Earth, now agreed by politicians and grassroots social groups, redefines the country’s rich mineral deposits as “blessings” and is expected to lead to radical new conservation and social measures to reduce pollution and control industry.
Colombia agrees to protect unions
The government of Colombia has agreed to better protect union members and vigorously prosecute those responsible for violence against them, potentially paving the way for the Obama administration to seek congressional approval of a free trade treaty with the South American country.
Bankok climate talks stall
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Rush to use crops as fuel raises food prices and hunger fears
The starchy cassava root has long been an important ingredient in everything from tapioca pudding and ice cream to paper and animal feed.
Burundi: Former child soldiers ‘languishing in poverty’
The lucky ones among Burundi’s 3,421 former child soldiers who went through a demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) process returned to school but most languish in poverty, with little to do, officials told IRIN.
Showdown for Ivory Coast rivals—heavy fighting near Gbagbo residence
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In Syria, many uneasy about where a power struggle might lead. The majority Sunni Muslims want power while the minority Alawite sect is determined to keep it—civil war might erupt as a result
CAIRO — When anti-government protesters buried their dead last week in southern Syria, their chants made clear that the divisions now coursing through Syria run even deeper than politics.
US-Colombia trade pact faces hurdles–key Democratic legislator says Colombia needs significant improvement in labor rights and worker protection
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