Full coverage: Governance

29.08.2007 NEW YORK, Aug 28 (OneWorld) - Thousands of protesters are expected to converge on New Orleans Wednesday to raise awareness about what they believe to be the Bush administration's failure to help Americans who lost everything in the wake of a ferocious storm that hit the United States' Gulf Coast some two years ago.

27.08.2007 Thousands of workers and their families have been suffering for the last four years due the closure of numerous tea estates in North Bengal, India.

27.08.2007 Asian Development Bank and the World Trade Organization, in partnership with the Philippine Government, is hosting a two-day conference on "Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus Asia and the Pacific" on 19-20 September at Manila, Philippines. It will bring trade and finance ministers, key donors, and the private sector to focus on the trade and infrastructure challenges facing the Asia and the Pacific region.

27.08.2007 India has agreed to assist Nepal in reconstruction of services and training centres that were destroyed during the Maoist insurgency and shown willingness to produce skilled manpower in the agriculture sector during a recent meeting of the agriculture ministers of the two countries.

27.08.2007 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is dismayed by the assault, detention, and harassment of local journalists by the security forces and members of the interim government in Bangladesh, that have resulted in widespread self-censorship, particularly among broadcast outlets.

27.08.2007 According to the UN ChildrenÂ’s Agency (UNICEF), the rains and cyclone in Pakistan have displaced more than 377,000 people. Tens of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) are now living in makeshift shelters, or in tents provided by the aid agencies.

24.08.2007 Researchers from the University of Cape Town in South Africa has pointed out that, Tuberculosis is still a leading cause of death in many countries and diagnostic methods are similar to those used 100 years ago. Though research in technological advances has provided new diagnosis and treatment, but the need is to make them available to populations most at risk.

24.08.2007 The International Labour Office (ILO) is to issue its new biennial Key Indicators of the Labour Market which provides a comprehensive analysis of the global labour market using world and regional estimates and country-level data.

24.08.2007 Local water activistsÂ’ group Forum for Water and Sanitation (NFWS), Nepal, said the lack of laws enabling equal rights to water has long been a key problem and blamed the poor water management, political neglect and the current legal framework for water scarcity.

24.08.2007 The monsoon floods in north Indian state of Bihar have been overwhelming in magnitude and severity compared to previous years. Women and children are the vulnerable victim and face the continuing challenge of surviving in such a critical scenario.

24.08.2007 The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has introduced a report on ‘World Health Report 2007 entitled A Safer Future’ and asked for corporation from the national governments to provide global health security. She stressed on collective responsibility and international cooperation with open sharing of knowledge, technologies to guarantee global public-health security in the future.

24.08.2007 BUENOS AIRES, Aug 23 (IPS) - Shocked by the release on parole of former Chilean secret police agent Enrique Arancibia, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 1974 murders of Chilean General Carlos Prats and his wife, the attorney representing the Chilean state in that trial told IPS he was considering legal action to get the measure overturned.

23.08.2007 An Indian American entrepreneur researcher has done a study on the immigration issue and revealed that India has provided more in intellectual capital to US than the financial aid from US to India. The study also shows that for the first time in its history the US faces the prospect of a reverse brain drain because of its flawed immigration policies.

23.08.2007 Sai Seva (Serve and Inspire Simple Employment for Village Advancement), is the new face of Indian BPO sector as it trains rural youth in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. The aim is to help educated rural youth by preventing them from migrating to cities and providing employment in the villages.

23.08.2007 Indian railways is finding meaningful ways to engage ragpickers across the country. They are being pressed into service to clean the tracks at stations and become daily wagers. The railways has also introduced mechanised cleaning system at 26 major stations in the country. Here, cleanings of platforms and trains are carried out with the help of machines.

23.08.2007 Taking a new and exciting approach to activism, DC-based women for peace are inviting others to stay in their organizationÂ’s house and partake in their daily advocacy activities on Capitol Hill.

23.08.2007 Despite countless global impediments to women's political participation and representation, activists are working tirelessly to secure unbiased opportunities for election and equal rates of political representation for women and men alike.

22.08.2007 Weeks of heavy rain flooded over 30 percent of the country and left hundreds of homeless in Bangladesh, which is experiencing some of the worst flooding in recent years and terribly affecting day to day life. The estimation shows around 10 percent of the countryÂ’s 80,000 primary schools had been affected due to floods.

22.08.2007 India and Pakistan agreed to allow cross-border cargo truck services, aimed at boosting trade. The agreement, which came after a meeting between the officials of the two countries, will help to improve transport of goods and led to the restoration of diplomatic, sporting and transportation links.

22.08.2007 Rural Development Policy Institute and the Practical Action South Asia have hosted a panel discussion on “Disaster Watch” in Pakistan. The speakers stated that the dismal state of governance in Pakistan was largely due to the lack of freedom of information and stressed on the timely access to reliable and authentic information for good governance.