When one knows about the number of deaths and physical malformations caused by both the legal and non-legal exploitation of gold, the question cannot be overlooked. The South American French territory does not intend to keep quiet on the subject of ecology. - Friday 1 February 2008

Ms. Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict presented the Annual Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict (A/32/609-S/2007/757) during a press conference today. It will be examined by the Security Council during its Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict that should take place on 12 February 2008. - Friday 1 February 2008

It was in a Parisian metro (subway / tube) that I eavesdropped on a conversation between a group of young interracial men... The South Asian gentleman addressing the two blackmen said “...you are simply not being hired because your roots are easily traced to a continent synonymous to misery...” one of the black guys said “but i am Carribean” the other blackman shot back, “you idiot, who cares? You’re black!” ...Another gentleman in the group, this time an East Asian continued “you know the Japanese and Chinese had to prove their economic value to steer clear of social ridicule and a total disrespect for our culture...!” I thought it was an interesting conversation. - Friday 1 February 2008

Tunisia and Angola encounter Cameroun and Egypt, next Sunday, in the quarter finals of the African Cup of Nations. The two group D leaders who played against each other Thursday, qualified in a goaler’s draw (0-0) Senegal and South Africa could not do better with their scoreline (1-1) and head home. - Friday 1 February 2008