Full Coverage: Governance

29.09.2006 141 of the 200 public administration bodies (70.5 percent) that received requests for information from Transparency International Croatia on September 4, presented their responses, 125 of them within the legal 15-day deadline.

29.09.2006 Od ukupno 200 tijela javne vlasti kojima je iz Transparency Internationala Hrvatska (TIH) 4. 9. poslan upit stigao je ukupno 141 odgovor, odnosno 70,5 posto, od čega 125 (62,5) u zakonskom roku od 15 dana. To je najbolji odaziv od rujna 2004. godine, kada je TIH počeo slati upite tijelima javne vlasti kako bi ustanovio provode li Zakon o pravu na pristup informacijama. U 2004. godini je na upite odgovorilo 49,57 posto institucija, a u 2005. godini 57,5 posto.

28.09.2006 Ce qui se passe actuellement en Bolivie est sans précédent dans l’histoire moderne : un gouvernement indigène a pris le pouvoir et tente - avec une certaine dose de succès jusqu’à maintenant - de mettre en place des politiques s’inspirant d’anciennes pratiques et valeurs indigènes.

28.09.2006 Children who were out of school in 15 districts of Nepal now have the opportunity to learn how to read and write, thanks to the UNICEF-supported Out-of-School Programme (OSP).

28.09.2006 September 28, the International Day of the Right to Access Information has been marked all over the world since 2002, aiming to raise the public awareness on the citizens’ right to access information.

28.09.2006 Međunarodni dan prava na pristup informacijama – "Građani imaju pravo znati", 28. 9, od 2002. godine obilježava se širom svijeta, kako bi se podigla svijest građana o pravu na pristup informacijama. Budući da građani Hrvatske nisu sustavno, ni u dovoljnoj mjeri informirani o ovom pravu, GONG, u sklopu projekta "Good Governance", započinje kampanju informiranja javnosti koja se sastoji od dvotjedne medijske kampanje na onim TV i radio postajama koje su pristale besplatno emitirati spot koji je u tu svrhu izrađen, ali i od "Građanskih sati", tribina i radio emisija na istu temu.

27.09.2006 Demokratizimi i pushtetit lokal është një hap më tepër drejt Bashkimit Evropian. Për këtë arsye, qytetarët duhet të njihen më tepër me të drejtat e tyre. U mbyll projekti: "Një qytetar i informuar, është një qytetar i lirë". Ai u shtri në qytetet Peshkopi, Strugë, Gostivar. Ky projekt u financua nga Bashkimi Evropian përmes programit CARDS 2003 për zhvillimin e shoqërisë civile.

27.09.2006 Kako bi omogućili bolje razumijevanje pozicije građana Bosne i Hercegovine u procesu kreiranja javnih politika tokom predizbornog perioda, ALDI je u okviru projekta 'Nova uloga NVO u procesu dizajniranja javnih politika u BiH' proveo istraživanje javnog mnijenja sa ciljem identifikacije stavova građana koji značajno mogu uticati na proces kreiranja javnih politika.

27.09.2006 With over 100,000 people contracting sexually transmitted diseases every year, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Employers Federation of Ceylon (EFC) have decided to educate working adults on HIV/AIDS without upsetting cultural sensibilities, through a US funded factory improvement programme.

27.09.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 26 (OneWorld) - A program to help homeowners cope with the destruction of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita is mired in red tape, with local community groups left out in the cold, a leading international aid organization charged this week.

27.09.2006 Cuba prevé dar un salto cualitativo en la salud pública hacia el 2015, que permitirá elevar la esperanza de vida de sus habitantes a 80 años de edad, según se dio a conocer en un proyecto presentado en el contexto de los debates del XIX Congreso de la Central de Trabajadores del país (CTC)

26.09.2006 Un Estado de Prevención decretado este lunes, por el Presidente Óscar Berger, en Fraijanes, Guatemala, permitió a la autoridad retomar el control de la Granja Penal Pavón, que se encontraba “bajo el poder de la mafia”, se conoció aquí.

25.09.2006 Sot Aleanca Qytetare per Mbrojtjen e Gjirit te Vlores (AQMGJV) paraqiti para Gjykates Kushtetuese te Republikes se Shqiperise, kerkesen per te pranuar mbajtjen e referendumit vendor per lejimin ose jo te ndertimit te nje parku industrial-energjitik (TECe, depozita karburantesh, terminal nafte, rafineri, port detar nafte) ne bregdetin e Vlores.

25.09.2006 Nigeria has received a 200-million-dollar soft loan to popularise Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the rural areas.

25.09.2006 A “serious problem” is looming in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna peninsula where escalating violence between the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Government forces has cut food supplies and driven 60,000 people, nearly half of them children, into displaced persons camps, United Nations agencies have warned.

25.09.2006 Reacting to the Kerala High Court's decision to set aside the ban imposed on production and sale of Coca- Cola and Pepsi in the state of Kerala, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said that it was very unfortunate. "The government has still not notified the safety norms and without these, the drinks remain as unsafe as before," said Sunita Narain, director, CSE.

22.09.2006 Journalists in Afghanistan are facing increasing pressure and threats for doing their jobs, mainly from government authorities and regional warlords, the country’s leading media association - Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) - warned in the capital, Kabul.

22.09.2006 Reporters Without Borders voiced dismay today about the silence with which the Pakistani authorities, including information minister Mohammad Ali Durrani, have greeted the findings of the two reports they have received about the kidnapping and murder of Hayatullah Khan, a journalist based in North Waziristan who worked for the Urdu-language daily Ausaf and the European Press Photo Agency (EPA).

21.09.2006 Interview with Father Antonio Bonanomi, a 72-year-old Italian Catholic missionary, who has lived in Colombia since 1979, and is a harsh critic of Colombian President Álvaro Uribe.

21.09.2006 Edy Mc Naub, representante del grupo étnico misquito denunció hoy en Honduras: “Los gobiernos de Honduras no han querido focalizar para los grupos más vulnerables de la sociedad nacional, la inversión de los recursos de la Estrategia de Reducción de la Pobreza”