A young anti-poverty campaigner.
Families joined the call to 'Make
Poverty History' at a recent
demonstration in the UK.
© Peter Armstrong
The public has been taking to the streets over the past few years to hold governments accountable for their promises--promises to uphold democracy and the rule of law, promises to combat climate change, and above all, promises to "Make Poverty History." Find out about the next month of action to combat poverty, which begins one week from today, in the news section. Also in that section is a human rights response to the Bush administration's new policy on torture and detainees, a report on a groundbreaking Congress of Latino leaders in the United States, and more.

In the analysis section, SciDev.net looks at the opposing forces of climate change and development in India and a Latin America analyst wonders if the Supreme Court decision on Mexico's presidential election will spark the country's next great revolution. Go back to school with a look at campuses going green across the U.S. in the features section and a report on school openings in East Timor (in news). Plus, today's action alert highlights a campaign calling on U.S. lawmakers to pay their country's dues to the UN.

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