Full Coverage: Governance

30.11.2006 Under the “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” campaign, the Anima Centre for Women and Peace Studies from Kotor sent an open letter to the Montenegrin Parliament, Government, political parties, the Parliamentary Committee on Gender Equality and the Office of Gender Equality, with the demand that the status of women as constitutional part of the state body is confirmed in the preparation of the new Constitution of Montenegro.

30.11.2006 In a world where there is enough food for everyone, why is hunger still so pervasive and how can agricultural policies make a difference?

29.11.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a landmark environmental case filed by 12 states, three cities, and more than a dozen health and environmental groups.

29.11.2006 NEW YORK, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - Joining others in the ongoing international campaign against gender violence, women's groups in the United States stepped up pressure on Congress this week to endorse a proposed law that would protect women in poor countries.

29.11.2006 La promulgación de la norma cuestionada por los latifundistas se produjo en Palacio de Gobierno ante un numeroso número de marchistas de los pueblos indígenas del oriente y occidente que marcharon hasta la ciudad de La Paz.

29.11.2006 Unas 1.800 personalidades de 80 países inician este martes en La Habana un homenaje sin precedentes por el 80 cumpleaños de Fidel Castro, quien no aparece en público desde que fue operado hace cuatro meses y cedió el poder a su hermano Raúl.

29.11.2006 A group of ministers cleared a draft legislation that proposes to allow foreign educational institutions to open campuses in the country. Once the Bill is enacted, Oxford, Harvard and Stanford can set up shop and offer global degrees in India.

29.11.2006 Trade between India and Pakistan can increase to a phenomenal level of 6.6 billion dollars if barriers are removed and the neighbouring country implements the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, an ICRIER report has said.

29.11.2006 The Government will give four national awards to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and individual human rights activists for outstanding fieldwork in eradicating untouchability and in combating offences of atrocities, Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar told the Lok Sabha on Monday.

29.11.2006 The government will have to more than double its budget allocation for higher education during the 11th Five-Year Plan if it accepts the recommendations of academic bodies that are working out a "proper" budget allocation for higher education.

28.11.2006 Between November 22 and December 15, 2006, the Youth Information Agency and the Creative Development Foundation will organize a campaign to collect letters of support for the initiative to establish a special fund for introduction of information science technology in B&H education system.

28.11.2006 Au cours de l’été, le retrait momentané du président Fidel Castro de la vie politique active de son pays a relancé une fois de plus le débat sur l’avenir de la Révolution cubaine.

28.11.2006 À midi, la marche pacifique quittait l'université publique (Instituto Estatal de Educación Pública de Oaxaca, IEEPO). Elle était appelée par l'Assemblée des peuples d'Oaxaca pour célébrer le 96e anniversaire de la Révolution mexicaine et avait comme objectif d'être un rendez-vous politico-culturel dans la ville.

28.11.2006 Opportunities to pursue education are dependent upon the availability of adequate access. In the nation as a whole, primary educational facility is available to only to about 70-80 % of the eligible age group ( unto 14 years) of the children. Some of the states are not fortunate to reach even this capacity.

28.11.2006 The decision by the Indian government to allow civil society organisations and community groups to own and operate radio stations will give an additional tool to the civil society to empower people it works with.

28.11.2006 Today, civil society is indeed active and vibrant but that is largely on account of individual drive and concern. We talk of public-private partnerships to build roads and highways, establish power stations and ports. Why not public-civil society alliances in areas of social infrastructure? Ms. Gandhi said at the World Economic Forum meet.

28.11.2006 The Tehelka Summit of the Powerless session on Equal Education saw panelists attack the Central government’s lackadaisical approach to education, especially primary education.

28.11.2006 Están disponibles los resultados de un estudio de escritorio sobre la “Participación de las mujeres indígenas en los procesos de gobernabilidad y en los gobiernos locales en Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala y Perú", realizado por Claudia Ranaboldo, Gilles Cliche y Antonieta Castro de Rimisp

27.11.2006 Concerned over the little space that common people and the civil society get in the budget-making process in India they have formed an alliance to advocate for more people-centric budgets. Over 100 activists, academics, number of government and community women from different states assembled at New Delhi on November 27 and 28th for a consultation on people’s budget and to strengthen this initiative

24.11.2006 Las marchas y las huelgas por las modificaciones a la Ley de Tierras y el Reglamento en la Asamblea Constituyente se intensificaron en las últimas horas en varios departamentos.