Full coverage: Governance

21.11.2006 There has been a growing realisation that a system-wide transformation is crucial for the attainment and sustainability of the goal of UEE and MDG with improved quality. The objectives of improved access and increased participation, reduced drop-out rates and enhanced learning achievements cannot be met and sustained without improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of teacher in the elementary education system.

20.11.2006 El PIAI se creó en 1999 con un capital de US$110 millones aportado por el Estado (30%) y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (70%), con el objetivo de hacer habitables las viviendas de los asentamientos irregulares. Sin embargo, el gobierno del ex presidente Jorge Batlle (2000-2005) no aplicó esos recursos.

20.11.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (OneWorld) - There are signs that key U.S. officials are ready to take on global warming, even as much of the world community failed to show its will to deal with the impending threat at a recent global conference.

20.11.2006 AID India, a non-governmental organisation working to improve education among rural children, was recently honoured in the United States. The NGO was presented with the `SF Bay Area chapter Achievement Award' for its pioneering work in improving the quality of learning in Tamil Nadu.

20.11.2006 The United States has vast potential to develop renewable energy sources, and as the world’s top greenhouse gas emitter, the future health of the planet may depend on it. So what’s taking so long?

20.11.2006 The need for more alternative fuels and greater fuel efficiency is almost universally accepted, but many argue the U.S. government is not doing enough to support these measures.

19.11.2006 Mostrando cicatrices de la pasada guerra civil, rostros y pechos pintados, vociferando contra el gobierno y con fondo de música revolucionaria, ex soldados de batallones especiales del ejército realizaron en San Salvador una simbólica protesta.

17.11.2006 Forumi Urban "Qyteti Nesër?!" zhvillohet në datën 22 Nëntor 2006, ora 9:00, në ambientet e Hotel Sheraton, i organizuar nga Co – Plan në bashkëpunim me Ministrinë e Brendshme dhe Shoqatën e Bashkive të Shqipërisë.

17.11.2006 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.

17.11.2006 The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is inviting applications for CSE Media Fellowships on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA): Opportunities and Challenges. The felloships are open to journalists and the last date is November 28, 2006.

16.11.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 16 (OneWorld) - A leading anti-poverty organization is urging U.S. President George W. Bush to skip a meal today as a symbol of his resolve to fight hunger worldwide.

16.11.2006 Lack of consideration and proper means are the main findings of a report on the situation of Municipal Officers for Gender Equality made public today by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo.

16.11.2006 El gobernador de Paraná, Roberto Requião, firmó el decreto el 12 de noviembre disponiendo la desapropiación de un área de 300 hectáreas de la Syngenta en Santa Teresa do Oeste (en el oeste paranaense).

15.11.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 (OneWorld) - Human rights lawyers were joined by two winners of the Nobel Peace prize in filing charges in Germany Tuesday, accusing outgoing U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld of committing war crimes in Iraq and the U.S.-controlled Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba.

15.11.2006 Kako je objavljeno danas, Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova je donijelo rješenje kojim se po prvi puta u Hrvatskoj nekoj osobi odobrava azil. Riječ je o ženskoj osobi iz Sudana koja je zahtjev za azilom podnijela zbog kršenja vjerskih sloboda i spolnog sakaćenja.

15.11.2006 The Youth Information Agency (OIA) published its manual on development of local youth policies, “Local Governance and Youth”. The Manual aims to assist the bodies and institutions of local government to create effective youth policies and develop successful cooperation with the youth and youth organizations, in order to improve the status of youth on local level.

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15.11.2006 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for concerted efforts to improve the welfare of children, particularly those with special needs and the girl child. He was addressing a special gathering of 700 destitute, orphaned, trafficked and mentally and physically challenged children after presenting the National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievements 2005 to mark Children's Day.

15.11.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14 (OneWorld) - Voters in Michigan gave 58 percent approval to a measure banning Affirmative Action in the public sector last week. It was just one in a series of a measures voters approved nationwide that many activists see as a setback to racial justice.

15.11.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 14 (OneWorld) - The Bush administration's plans to reappoint John Bolton as its top diplomat at the United Nations may run into legal snags, warn lawyers who specialize in U.S. constitutional law.