SealLion
20.04.09, 03:48
I came across this article on the Al Jazeera website (English).
It's a short read, but I'll present some text here:
As always with events of this kind, officials work for months behind the scenes, preparing the wording for the final document - the communique which will be issued at the end of the meeting, agreed by all participants
Sounds nice so far.
But wait...there's some ugly stuff coming up.
However, the words have already caused problems for a number of countries.......
And it all stems from the last meeting in Durban, SA
It is in Durban where the roots of the contention began.
...There, discussions became heated and angry over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the legacy of slavery
Its a shame that some ridiculous poliitics are cause to not stamp out racism.
My country and a few others walked out on a historical conference a few years ago.
What a shame.
Racism continues.......unabated.
HEre's the link:
Al Jazeera English - Focus - Geneva searches for the right words (http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/04/200941982836646130.html)
Its a short read.
It's a short read, but I'll present some text here:
As always with events of this kind, officials work for months behind the scenes, preparing the wording for the final document - the communique which will be issued at the end of the meeting, agreed by all participants
Sounds nice so far.
But wait...there's some ugly stuff coming up.
However, the words have already caused problems for a number of countries.......
And it all stems from the last meeting in Durban, SA
It is in Durban where the roots of the contention began.
...There, discussions became heated and angry over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the legacy of slavery
Its a shame that some ridiculous poliitics are cause to not stamp out racism.
My country and a few others walked out on a historical conference a few years ago.
What a shame.
Racism continues.......unabated.
HEre's the link:
Al Jazeera English - Focus - Geneva searches for the right words (http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/04/200941982836646130.html)
Its a short read.