Development

19.05.2005 Africa is the only region in the world no better off than it was 25 years ago, and U.S. policy towards the continent is not blameless in this crime. Foreign Policy expert Emira Woods lays out a five-point plan for the United States to ensure it is helping--not hindering--the continent to begin moving in the right direction.

18.05.2005 The environment and its management is a major part of Bhutan’s development plan, and one of the four pillars of Gross National Happiness (GNH). Bhutanese law requires 60 per cent of the country to remain under a green cover. Already, over a quarter of Bhutan’s land has been set aside in the form of protected areas.

18.05.2005 The UPA government in India, which is about to complete one year in office, had decided to celebrate its birthday by announcing a massive investment of Rs 1,74,000 crore to renew and strengthen rural infrastructure.

18.05.2005 NVO SOS telefonot i Domot za zdravje, vcera vo Niksic organiziraa redovna vakcinacija na romskite deca na vozrast do sedum godini. Nacalnikot na Detskiot dispanzer Milan Parizanovic prisustvuvase na vakcinacijata na okolu 60 romski deca vo prostoriite na SOS telefonot.

18.05.2005 NVO SOS telefon i Dom zdravlja juce su u Niksicu organizovali redovnu vakcinaciju romske djece starosti do sedam godina. Nacelnik Djecjeg dispanzera Milan Parizanovic prisustvovao je vakcinaciji oko 60 romskih malisana u prostorijama SOS telefona.

18.05.2005 Bill Gates addressed health ministers from 192 countries at the World Health Assembly in Geneva Monday, calling for more research to develop solutions for diseases in poorer countries and for market incentives encouraging the private sector to invest in healthcare for the developing world. Gates put his money where his mouth is too, announcing a new $250 million commitment for its Grand Challenges global health research initiative.

17.05.2005 En septembre 2005, lors du Sommet du millénaire, cinq ans après des Nations Unies, à New York, les leaders mondiaux se réuniront afin d'évaluer les progrès réalisés pour atteindre les Objectifs du millénaire pour le développement (OMD) fixés en septembre 2000. Compte tenu de l'attention internationale qui sera portée au Sommet et la nécessité pour le Canada de s'affirmer comme un leader mondial en matière de protection des droits de la personne et d'aide internationale, Droits et Démocratie tient une conférence afin de mobiliser tous les acteurs en faveur d'une approche centrée sur les droits humains dans la mise en œuvre des OMD. C'est donc une invitation à venir échanger sur les défis que posent les OMD et à explorer avec nous les possibilités de concrétiser ceux-ci en plaçant les droits humains au cœur de la stratégie d'action mondiale.

17.05.2005 World Telecommunications Day today provides a reminder that, despite rapid integration of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) into the global village, too many of its inhabitants are excluded from the benefits.

17.05.2005 Germanskata humanitarna organizacija ‘Help’, vo sorabotka so Agencijata za razvoj na mal ii sredni pretprijatija, i ovaa godina ke odobruva krediti za samozaposluvanje na socijalno zagrozenite gragani, Romi, izbeglici i raseleni lica vo Crna Gora. Asistentot na proektot na ‘Help’ Nebojsa Bulatovic rece deka proektot ke gi opfati Podgorica, Niksic, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Herceg Novi, Bjelo Polje, Kolasin, Mojkovac, Berane, Andrijevicu, Plav i Rozaje.

17.05.2005 Njemacka humanitarna organizacija “Help”, u saradnji sa Agencijom za razvoj malih i srednjih preduzeca, odobravace i ove godine kredite za samozaposljavanje socijalno ugrozenog stanovnistva, Roma, izbjeglica i raseljenih osoba u Crnoj Gori. Projekat ce obuhvatiti Pogoricu, Niksic, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Herceg Novi, Bijelo Polje, Kolasin, Mojkovac, Berane, Andrijevicu, Plav i Rozaje.

13.05.2005 Dal 10 al 15 maggio la Reggia di Caserta ospita il progetto internazionale "Kid’s Guernica Europe for Screma": gli otto obiettivi di sviluppo del millennio protagonisti delle tele artistiche create dai ragazzi delle scuole di Caserta. Tele grandi come il "Guernica" di Picasso per esprimere la propria idea di pace e giustizia sociale. E sabato 14 maggio si tiene il Forum sulla Campagna internazionale per l'abolizione del lavoro minorile (programma IPEC) e sulla campagna “No Excuse 2015” organizzato da PeaceWaves con la collaborazione dell’Organizzazione Internazionale del Lavoro (ILO) e la Campagna del Millennio (Nazioni Unite)

13.05.2005 Citizens have shown themselves to be far ahead of the world's governments on matters of global aid and social justice. A new global campaign--whose symbol is the unmistakable white band worn anywhere on the body--has been launched to coincide with this summer's G8 summit of rich countries, demanding trade justice, debt cancellation, and more and better quality aid for the world's poorest countries.

12.05.2005 On Tuesday, May 10, the Foundation Open Society Institute of Macedonia – FOSIM and the CEA Centre for Economic Analysis organized an economic forum that the discussed the subject of “Measuring of Fiscal Capacities of the Local Self-Government Units in the Republic of Macedonia”.

12.05.2005 BRASILIA, May 11 (IPS) - The summit of South American and Arab countries took on clearly political overtones, in contrast to what the Brazilian government apparently intended when it organised this "alliance of civilisations" aimed at bolstering economic ties between the two regions.

12.05.2005 Top officials from 84 Asian, African, and Latin American nations pledged to rescue women from poverty, disease, and war, as well as to increase women's participation in government and business. The 50-point declaration issued at a ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement countries outlines specific concerns for women in areas such as health, education, and power and decision-making.

12.05.2005 "Let Us Build Our Village" aired for the first time on Radio Kabul and provincial stations of Radio Afghanistan Wednesday. The new soap opera--only the second of its kind in the country--will cover themes of reconstruction, culture, education, human rights, and more, and be re-broadcast by independent Internews radio stations as well to reach the largest possible audience.

12.05.2005 Nën patronatin e Ministrisë për Bujqësi, në bashkëpunim me Drejtorinë komunale për Agrikulturë të Gjakovës dhe OJQ-në “Solushën “99” më 11 maj, për tre ditë radhazi, organizohen “Ditët e agrobiznesit kosovar”.

12.05.2005 En un intento por lograr que sus propuestas de desarrollo rural sean tomadas en cuenta en la política del Banco Mundial (BM), representantes de varias organizaciones indígenas se disponen a participar en la mesa de diálogo que se sostendrán, la próxima semana, autoridades de ese organismo y otros sectores del país, se conoció aquí.

11.05.2005 One of the by-products of the AIDS epidemic sweeping many African nations is the loss of knowledge; for example, with no one to teach them, rural children orphaned at a young age might never learn to farm. But the UN agricultural agency is now taking many of these children under its wings, teaching farming, business, and life skills to ensure another generation is not lost.

10.05.2005 Povodom obeležavanja 9. maja Dana Evrope, Ministarstvo obrazovanja, nauke i tehnologije organizovalo je proslavu u bioskopu "ABC" u Prištini kojoj su prisustvovali i visoki zvaničnici Kosova.