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<p><em>"Your voice should be your weapon": Malala speaks to the BBC's John Simpson in Nigeria</em></p> <p><strong>In an unremarkable conference room</strong> in an unremarkable international hotel in Abuja, an extraordinary group of people gathered.</p> <p><strong>Twelve of them were the parents</strong> of girls who were kidnapped three months ago by militant group Boko Haram.
<p><em>Aborigen people, owners of Muckaty station, have won their long-running dispute over a nuclear waste dump on sacred land.</em></p> <p><em></em><strong>The federal government</strong> has abandoned its bid to build a nuclear waste dump in the Northern Territory after a long-running dispute with the traditional owners of the sacred land.</p> <p><strong>A settlement was reached</strong> on Wednesday between lawyers for the opponents and the Northern Land Council, which was set up to help Aboriginal people manage traditional land.
<p><em><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">52 thousand children and adolescents <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">arrested while trying to enter the United States. El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala united to <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">coordinate actions</span></span></span></em></p> <p>Tegucigalpa, Jul 11 <strong> El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala,</strong> are coordinating actions today with a view to solve the humanitarian problem concerning more than 52 thousand children and adolescents in this region arrested while trying to enter the United States.</p> <p><strong>Official sources of these Central American</strong> countries and Mexico -a territory that those from this area who aim to reach illegally, by land routes, American soil are bound to pass- reported they are preparing a seminar and seek to improve the exchange of information regarding the topic.
<p><em>Clovis Ferdandes, <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Brazil's 12th man, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">handedover a replica of World Cup to German supporters.</span></em></p> <p><strong>Brazil’s shocking semifinal loss</strong> against Germany. But that does not mean Brazilian fans has lost a sense of nicety. Take Clovis Fernandes’ example, he calls himself Brazil's 12th man. Rightfully so. His passion and love for Brazilian football has seen him travel across 60 countries and for 150 Brazil.</p> <p> </p>
<p><em>Revised and expanded. Published for Cnx of Città Nuova and available online on this website . In September, the same edtion in English, French and Spanish </em></p> <p><strong>Time for the new "Atlas of universal fraternity. Realizing fraternity",</strong> the first report of acts of fraternity in the world recognized by the United World Project. Two months later, the first edition has already in a revised and expanded version. Available for the brand Cnx of Città Nuova and in online format for download on this site: July 3, in fact, the new updated version replaces the previous one published on 1 May. In September the same edition will be available in English, French and Spanish.</p> <p><strong>But in what is a new edition?</strong> First, an introduction signed by the young people from the five continents. Then in the Atlas we give space to analyze: the relationship bewteen globalization and united world with a piece of Chiara Lubich and "Sharing with Africa," the third stage of the United World Project.</p>
<p><em>A message commemorate<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI with the focus on how to avoid such tragedies in the future</span></em></p> <p><strong>Sarajevo, June 24</strong> (Xinhua) -- Sarajevo wants to send a message of peace and hope to the whole world on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, Sarajevo mayor Ivo Komsic said Tuesday.</p> <p><strong>In an interview with Xinhua</strong>, Komsic said the city will establish a new and more positive image.
<p><em>4 months in Italy, Greece or Portugal, focus on Med cooperation</em></p> <p>Brussels - <strong>Last days for the EU-funded project 'Capacity Building Relay Race'</strong> (CaBuReRa) call to young palestinians willing to have an experience abroad after studies.</p> <p><strong>CaBuReRa will offer 5 Palestinian youth workers</strong> (aged between 25 and 35) the opportunity to develop their professional skills during a 4-month period in Italy, Greece or Portugal in a comprehensive training in project cycle management and on issues related to Mediterranean cooperation.</p>
<p><em>The 23rd Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union – held June 20-27 – wrapped up in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Friday, June 27, with a number of advances announced.</em></p> <p><strong>Organized under the theme:</strong> “2014 Year of Agriculture and Food Security”, the African leaders attending the Summit <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">of the African Union, </span>were unanimous on the strategies needed to promote the continent’s agricultural development, a sector which, accounts for one third of Africa’s GDP and employs about 60 percent of the labor force. <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The 23rd Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union – held June 20-27 – wrapped up in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Friday, June 27, with a number of advances announced.
<p><em>A Report published on Wednesday 18 June in London</em> <em>has calculated it's <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">mainly due to global increases in terrorist activity, the number of conflicts fought and the number of refugees and displaced people.</span></em></p> <p><strong>The GPI, <strong>founded by Mr. Steve Killelea </strong></strong>who is Executive Chairman and Founder, Institute for Economics and Peace launched its 2014 Report on Wednesday 18 June in London, is the world’s leading benchmark for measuring the peacefulness of nations - measures peace according to 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators identifying the most and least peaceful countries, tracks trends in violence and conflict, and calculates the economic impact of violence.</p> <p><strong>The Report found that world global average peace</strong> score deteriorated slightly since last year, mainly due to global increases in terrorist activity, the number of conflicts fought and the number of refugees and displaced people.
Dialogue & Interculture
New Humanity NGO presented the M.E.D.I.T.erraNEW project — co-financed by the Erasmus Plus Program — to the Youth Section of UNESCO in Paris.
Peace & Human Rights
Amid the rubble of Syria, art becomes an act of resistance. Discover the story of Aeham Ahmad, the “The Pianist of Yarmouk”, who defied the horror of war with the invincible beauty of his musical notes.
Operation Mato Grosso is working on over 100 missions across Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, all rooted in education, hard work, and solidarity. Jacopo Manara, who has been a volunteer for years, tells us their story.
An interview on communication with Michele Zanzucchi, journalist and writer, former director of Città Nuova, professor of communication at Sophia University Institute and at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and author of around forty books.
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