October 23, 2003
While New Leadership Prompts Change, Violence Threats Leave Rural Vulnerable
Sweeping economic and political change characterized interim Liberian president Gyude Bryant’s first week in office. Hundreds of thousands of Liberians celebrated Bryant’s October 14 swearing-in ceremony, marking the formal change of power from ousted Liberian leader Charles Taylor. Bryant’s first changes included abolishing monopolies on rice and oil imports and rescinding a requirement that Liberian citizens obtain exit visas before leaving the country. Read more...
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    		• Anti-globalization Protests Leave Many Stranded as Transportation Systems Shut Down
    Protests in Bolivia slowed this week, but indigenous people groups, responsible for the six-week protests that killed 80 people and resulted in the resignation of President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, promised that they would rise up again if changes weren’t made quickly. Read more...
    		World Vision Accepts Education Grant for Filipino Child Workers
    Word Vision on October 20 accepted a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to educate children removed from the worst forms of child labor in the Philippines. Read more...
    		Governments, Jewelers One Step Closer to Stopping Conflict Diamonds Trade
    Government and diamond industry representatives will meet to continue discussions of the Kimberly Process – an international plan to eradicate the sale of “conflict diamonds – October 29-31 in Sun City, South Africa. Read more...
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