Full coverage: Development

28.02.2005 Savjet poslodavaca Albanije, KOP (Albanija) sudjelovao je na VII Evropskoj regionalnoj konferenciji Internacionalne organizacije za rad (ILO) koja se održala između 14. i 18. veljače 2005. Albanija jedna od 50 zemalja izabranih da sudjeluju na konferenciji.

25.02.2005 Naisten osuutta kehitysmaiden resursseista ja poliittisesta päätösvallasta tulee kasvattaa, jos köyhyysongelma halutaan ratkaista, toteaa yhdysvaltalainen tutkimuslaitos IFPRI. Esimerkiksi maaoikeuksien takaaminen naisille johtaisi ruokaturvan paranemiseen, muistuttavat tutkijat ensi viikolla alkavan, naisten aseman parantamiseen tähtäävän YK-kokouksen osallistujia.

25.02.2005 UNICEF reports that, even with a ceasefire in place, progress in restoring school enrolment in the conflict region is inhibited by parental uncertainty and by continued child soldier recruitment.

25.02.2005 Although Sri Lanka has a low prevalence of HIV/AIDS, there are concerns that high risk sexual behaviours, increasing labour migration, and a growing AIDS problem in South Asia as a whole is creating an environment in which an epidemic could emerge.

24.02.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 24 (OneWorld) - Global policymakers scheduled to hold special U.N. talks starting next week must boost women's share of resources and political standing in the developing world if they hope to make a significant dent in world poverty, researchers say.

24.02.2005 More than a decade of research by the International Food Policy Research Institute has found that empowering women in developing nations is essential in winning the fight against poverty, hunger and environmental degradation. IFPRI is calling on world leaders to place women's issues at the forefront of policy action.

24.02.2005 Afrikan Suurten järvien maiden ulkoministerit pyytävät kansainväliseltä yhteisöltä varoja erityisen kehitysrahaston perustamiseksi. Runsaista luonnonvaroista huolimatta osa alueen valtioista kuuluu maailman köyhimpiin. Jatkuvien konfliktien runtelemissa maissa talouskasvu on lamaantunut ja sosiaalinen infrastruktuuri romahtanut.

24.02.2005 Tony Blair's Commission for Africa holds its final meeting today. Will the recommendations take account of input from Africans who feel that conventional development models are failing? Not according to this report of a "consultative" meeting in Uganda.

21.02.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 21 (OneWorld) - A diverse array of advocacy groups is expressing hope that proposals in President George W. Bush's budget for fiscal year 2006 and in legislation before the U.S. Senate will help tackle rural poverty in the United States and the developing world.

21.02.2005 Kolme vuotta Taleban-hallinnon kaatumisen jälkeen afganistanilaislapset ovat alkaneet palata kouluihin, talous kasvaa rivakasti ja naisten asema on parantunut. Kaikkien aikojen ensimmäinen Inhimillisen kehityksen raportti Afganistanista varoittaa kuitenkin, että vakava köyhyys, epätasa-arvo ja epävakaus saattavat suistaa maan takaisin kaaokseen.

21.02.2005 The Croatian Jounalists Association (HND), ODRAZ and the Institute for International Relations (IMO) organize a round-table discussion on sustainable development in Croatia. The event will take place at the Great Hall of the Journalists House in Zagreb, on Thursday, February 24.

21.02.2005 Almost two-thirds of the money promised by world governments for tsunami relief has not yet been received by the United Nations, confirming fears that many countries will try to renege on their commitments, thought to have been made under pressure from public opinion.

21.02.2005 Dopo l'Indonesia e l'Amazzonia tocca ora al Bacino del Congo. Il disboscamento illegale che ha visto la distruzione del 70% delle foreste dell'Indonesia e della Nuova Guinea e quasi il 60% di quelle dell'Amazzonia - dove negli scorsi due anni sono spariti 24 mila chilometri quadrati di giungla - ha ridotto le antiche foreste tropicali dell'Africa ad un terzo della loro estensione originaria. Rimane solo una piccola parte della foresta del Bacino del Congo che ha già perso l'85% dei suoi alberi millenari. E quel che resta è minacciato dal disboscamento illegale. "Tra il 1990 e il 2000, l'Africa tropicale ha perduto oltre 55 milioni di ettari di foresta naturale - con un incremento del 25% del tasso di distruzione rispetto all'epoca del Summit di Rio nel 1992. Da allora i paesi della regione hanno aumentato la loro produzione industriale di legno di quasi il 60%, mentre nello stesso periodo non c'è stata alcuna significativa crescita delle aree di foresta destinate alla conservazione. Nel frattempo, diversi milioni di ettari di foresta incontaminata sono stati ceduti alle compagnie del legno per le operazioni di estrazione industriale di tronchi" - riporta Greenpeace.
di Giorgio Beretta

20.02.2005 Godišnji program letnjih stipendija u oblasti demokratije i razvoja za kreatore politike na sredini karijere i za građanske aktiviste počinje u Centru za demokratiju, razvoj i vladavinu prava (CDDRL) pri Stanford univerzitetu u Kaliforniji

17.02.2005 As the country prepares for another round of elections--which the international community has already condemned as tainted--even card-carrying party loyalists have given up hope that any of Zimbabwe's politicians will do anything to improve their everyday lives.

17.02.2005 Web stranica www.youth.hr ima za cilj povezati Udruge mladih s područja posebne državne skrbi te informirati mlade o njihovom aktualnom položaju i mogućnostima rješavanja njihovih problema.

16.02.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 16 (OneWorld) - The Kyoto Protocol, a landmark U.N. agreement to slow down global warming, took effect Wednesday amid hopes but also misgivings about whether it would succeed in cutting emissions of greenhouse gases. These include carbon dioxide and mostly spew into the atmosphere when oil, gas, and coal are burned.

16.02.2005 Some 144 nations have agreed to reduce, by 2012, the amount of greenhouse gases they produce by 5% below 1990 levels. The United States is not a party to the treaty, which entered into force globally on Wednesday, but many U.S. states and multinational businesses are taking steps to reduce their emissions anyway.

16.02.2005 "We may disagree about the nature of the problems and how to resolve them, but no nation, however powerful, seriously believes today that these problems can be resolved alone. Interdependence is no longer disputed.... However, if America wants the rest of the world to be part of the agenda it has set, it must be part of their agenda too. It can do so, secure in the knowledge that what people want is not for America to concede, but to engage," said Tony Blair.

16.02.2005 "Today...I am here to share a bold vision with you," said Tex Hall in his recent State of the Indian Nation address. "A vision of hundreds of Indian tribes protecting the future of our children, of our families, and of our elderly. We have been able to make strides towards this vision through our collective efforts and the strength of our Indian values."