Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 17, 2004

This post (one of a series) will concentrate on the big picture issues of demining operations at a national level. And, this foreign aid is often channeled through national governments. I recently read an excellent book called "The Road to Hell" on the impact of aid, mainly food aid, on destabilizing Somalia.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Clarke told TechCrunch in an email that the company was originally created to help the maritime industry to mitigate risks in the Gulf of Guinea and offshore Somalia, which have high rates of piracy , by delivering rapid intelligence about those shipping lanes. “We Much of the crew change process is analog.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2010

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international convention setting out the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of children. As of November 2009, 194 countries have ratified it including all the members of the UN except Somalia and the United States.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Only two United Nations member states have not ratified it: Somalia and the United States. According to UNICEF , " The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights — civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights." Yeah, me too.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 23, 2011

Creative Commons Licensed Photo from Flickr by United Nations Photo. Just look at what’s happening in Somalia right now.) Note from Beth: Last May, USA for UNHCR launched The Blue Key campaign as a way for U.S. Given that there are more than 43.3 million refugees worldwide, this is pretty important work… and did I mention lifesaving?

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

We’ll do our best to avoid the choppy waters of hyper-sensitive hot button politics, but we wanted to make a statement about the tragedies that have been consistently plaguing our nation and the world. Abroad, recent bombings in Somalia killed over 300. National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

We’ll do our best to avoid the choppy waters of hyper-sensitive hot button politics, but we wanted to make a statement about the tragedies that have been consistently plaguing our nation and the world. Abroad, recent bombings in Somalia killed over 300. National Alliance on Mental Illness.

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