We’ve just posted the latest issue of Web Alert, a list of freely-available internet resources on a wide range of topics. This edition has a special section on women’s history month and non-violent paths to social change.
President Obama will be off to London Tuesday morning (D.C. time) for the G-20 meeting. The Group of Twenty (G-20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was established in 1999 to bring together systemically important industrialized and developing economies to discuss key issues in the global economy.
Starting today at 10:45 am and running until 17 April, ABC Radio National is airing Dreams of My Father, written and read by President Barack Obama. If you miss the early program, it will be repeated at 8:45PM Mondays through Thursdays, and at 7:45PM on Fridays.
Every year, the U.S. Department of Defense is required by law to submit a report to Congress on the Military power of the People’s Republic of China 2009 (PDF) . The report addresses the current and probable future course of military-technological development of the People’s Liberation Army.
As you may have noticed, our websites have been down for the past few days thanks to some glitches with our host. We’re still ironing out the kinks, but the worst of it seems to be behind us. Thanks for your patience!
Update: And we’re back! All sites are up again but let us know if you experience any problems.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been making the rounds in Washington DC with visits to President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and Secretary of Defense Gates among others. To learn more about what was said, check out these links:
Climate Literacy: the Essential Principles of Climate Sciences: a guide for individuals and communities has just been published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This 17-page booklet helps you understand your influence on climate and climate’s influence on you and society. Did you know February was ninth warmest since records began in 1880?
Sunday was World Water Day around the world and the last day of the World Water Forum conference. In 1992, the UN General Assembly declared 22 March as World Day for Water to remind everyone that concrete efforts to provide clean drinking water and increase awareness world-wide of the problems and of the solutions can help make a difference.
Being Muslim in America is the latest publication produced by the Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs. The booklet includes biographical profiles, photo galleries and a timeline, as well as the usual feature articles.
