Full coverage: Governance
June 2006
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23.06.2006
La carencia de políticas destinadas a favorecer al sector rural del país, ha provocado que después de treinta años de poseer sesenta manzanas de tierra, los campesinos afiliados a la Cooperativa Morazán, todavía no cuenten con su respectivo titulo de propiedad.
Story linkFrom: Comunicación Comunitaria Related topics/regions: [Honduras] |
23.06.2006
Almost every working day of the week at least some 10 people make a beeline to a small bungalow situated in a narrow lane in the heart of the southern Matara town. These people are bringing grievances to the zonal office of Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission. The Disaster Relief Monitoring Unit of the Human Rights Commission has set up an Information Centre at the zonal offices of the Commission in the tsunami-affected areas over compensation-related and other problems.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Sri Lanka] Image: Thatched hut in Sri Lanka © Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya
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23.06.2006
une 23, 2006 Thousands of villagers, panchayat representatives and women from marginalised communities. flagged off rozgar adhikar yatra from Palia in Lakhimpur Kheri district in terai region of Uttar Pradesh. presence of Hamida Bano president of Rashtriya Mahilla Evam Yuva Uthan Samiti flagged off the yatra.
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23.06.2006
Qendra Maqedonase e të Gjelbërve (MGC), në bashkëpunim me gjashtë OJQ mjedisore – Eko-Svest, Proaktiva dhe Eko.net nga Shkupi, Biosfera nga Bitola, IO Krste Jon/Zelen Centar nga Struga, dhe Fuqia e Gjelbër nga Veleshi – nisën Fushatën “Voto Natyrën!”.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Macedonia (FYROM)] |
23.06.2006
The government’s recent efforts at financial inclusion have so far not met with significant success in rural areas. A recent NSSO study shows that only 27% of cultivator households get any institutional credit. Another 22% borrow from money-lenders while the remaining 51% have no access to credit at all.
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23.06.2006
The figures cited by the government for people living below the poverty line have come to be widely questioned. With poverty alleviation being the buzzword these days in our economic and social development and a key criterion for aid givers, it is understandable that the policymakers are desperately trying to prove the success of their strategy in terms of falling poverty levels.
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23.06.2006
South African women living in squatter settlements build new homes, about 18,000 of them. Tens of thousands of new homes and many new police stations are coming up in Bombay slums. Neither is the result of a government programme, or of some kindly NGO. At both places local people have combined with government agencies in bold new ways to improve their homes and their lives.
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22.06.2006
Pasi presidenti i Republikës ktheu ligjin për KKRT (Këshillin Kombëtar të Radiotelevizionit) debati për KKRT ka mbërritur në Bruksel ku delegacioni europian i drejtuar nga Reinhard Priebe, shefi i KE-së për Ballkanin Perëndimor ka diskutuar me përfaqësuesit e grupit të punës të drejtuara nga Ministrja e Integrimit Evropian, Arenca Trashani.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Albania] |
22.06.2006
A new book has been recently launched that shows the way forward on
Story linkintegrated water resources management (IWRM) with suggestions for the key organisational and managerial changes required at the macro and micro levels. The book Charting a New Course: A Strategy for Sustainable Management of India's Water Resources in the 21st Century by GN Kathpalia and Rakesh Kapoor goes beyond the acerbic debate on water resources between the 'pro-environment' groups and NGOs on the one hand and the 'pro-development' engineers, contractors and government officials on the other. Priced at Rs 75, (US $7) the book is Crown size and 64 pages. Related topics/regions: [India] Image: Women collecting water in middle class district, Chennai, India © Peter Armstrong
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22.06.2006
The Indian Science Writers’ Association (ISWA), Science Technology and Development Initiative (STAD) and the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) are holding a workshop on bio-safety for science journalists and communicators on July 5-6, 2006 in New Delhi.
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22.06.2006
Satellites can monitor volcanoes, map deforestation, and help sell real estate. But can they document human-rights violations? Yes, activists say.
Story linkFrom: Christian Science Monitor Related topics/regions: [e-governance] |
22.06.2006
The Tamil Nadu government's approach to restoring traditional waterbodies in the state doesn’t hold water as the tanks that are being restored by government agencies do not have a single drop of water.
Story linkFrom: Centre for Science and Environment Related topics/regions: [India] Image: Checkdam in India. © Centre for Science and Environment
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22.06.2006
The Indian government has increased its allocation of funds to states and union territories for the school midday meals scheme. The increased outlay of 50 paise per child per school day is meant to cover the cost of cooking the meals.
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21.06.2006
U periodu od 12. - 20.06. 2006. u sklopu projekta Fondacije za kreativni razvoj i Omladinske informativne agencije “Informatizacija srednjih škola na području Zenice” lokalna je grupa mladih iz Zenice održala 8 sastanaka sa direktorima 8 zeničkih srednjih škola te profesorima informatike istih škola.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Bosnia] [education & ICT] [e-governance] |
21.06.2006
Representantes de comunidades del norte del país, que serán afectadas por los mega proyectos gubernamentales expusieron su preocupación por los efectos nocivos que generarán.
Story linkFrom: Raíces Related topics/regions: [El Salvador] Image: © Diario CoLatino
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21.06.2006
El presidente Oscar Arias se reunió con el Papa Benedicto XVI y con el secretario de Estado de la Santa Sede, a quien pidió que le envíe "una señal a los católicos costarricenses sobre la conveniencia" de que el tratado de libre comercio (TLC) con Estados Unidos sea ratificado por la Asamblea Legislativa, porque la Iglesia está "reticente", según dijo a Radio Vaticano.
Story linkFrom: Informa-tico Related topics/regions: [Costa Rica] |
20.06.2006
The Ministry of Justice has decided on its shortlists for two infrastructure projects, which could be worth as much as $500 million over seven years, industry sources suggest.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [New Zealand] [e-governance] |
20.06.2006
The World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have estimated that poverty rate in Pakistan ranges between 25.7 per cent and 28.3 per cent as against the government’s estimates of 23.9 per cent.
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20.06.2006
Shashi Tharoor, India's candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks about his chances and plans to The Hindu. Tharoor reveals that India has been considering his candidature for some time and he being an insider enjoys a distinct advantage.
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20.06.2006
India's formal announcement of its candidate for the next U.N. secretary-general has threatened to trigger a nomination from neighbouring Pakistan -- possibly turning the race into an all-too-familiar Indo-Pakistan political battle in the world body.
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