Full coverage: International Cooperation

24.05.2006 The United Nations has launched a $300m (£159m) rebuilding plan to help tens of thousands of Pakistanis displaced by last October's devastating earthquake.

22.05.2006 Continuano le critiche nei confronti del governo degli Stati Uniti accusato di essere il principale sostenitore militare e finanziario della cosiddetta ‘Alleanza contro il terrorismo’, il gruppo che raccoglie alcuni dei principali signori della guerra di Mogadiscio e che nei mesi scorsi ha giurato di cacciare dalla città somale le cosiddette Corti Islamiche, ritenute collegate al terrorismo internazionale. Dopo che nelle scorse settimane la battaglia tra fazioni rivali ha provocato circa 150 morti e oltre 250 feriti resta alta la tensione a Mogadiscio dove i miliziani delle due fazioni avversarie sono rimasti nelle posizioni di combattimento. E in vista della Conferenza dei Paesi donatori e dei Governi che entro il 2006 si riuniranno a Roma per pianificare il futuro degli aiuti alla Somalia le Ong Italiane chiedono di partecipare alla riflessione in programma

22.05.2006 President General Pervez Musharraf said that the country’s economy had stabilised and he was poised to focus on the major issues of reducing poverty, creating jobs and controlling inflation.

22.05.2006 The adverse effects of unfair rules of global trade have made it imperative for national governments to have enough sovereign rights for policy formulations to deal with the situation. It is unfortunate that this policy space of national governments is gradually shrinking, with unfair trade rules in vogue.

22.05.2006 The United States and Pakistan agreed to turn the existing cooperation between the two countries in the education sector into a long-lasting and enduring relationship. The US agreed to help Pakistan in making up for the deficiencies in infrastructure at the school level, especially in the rural areas.

20.05.2006 from Center for Global Development blog:
It hasn't been all plain sailing as the carbon market and its managers are still finding their way. But it is still an historic model for what the whole world must do to combat climate change, claims David Roodman.

19.05.2006 Do kraja godine Srbija bi trebalo da potpiše sporazum o olakšavanju viznog režima sa zemljama Evropske unije.

19.05.2006 Ushering in a new era, Nepal’s revived Parliament, in a historic declaration today, adopted resolutions that not only stripped the King of his title as the Supreme Commander of the Royal Nepal Army, but also brought his private property and earnings into the tax net. The King’s decisions can henceforth be debated in Parliament as well as challenged in a court of law.

19.05.2006 The information technology industry wants the Government to draw lessons from the townships created in the 1950s for the manufacturing sector and replicate the success by establishing integrated knowledge townships for it.

19.05.2006 After months of discussion, the 25-nation European Union has set the stage for a formal ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a senior European diplomat familiar with the case told The Hindu.

19.05.2006 Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) organises symposium in Jamaica on the theme of “ICTs: Facilitating Caribbean Integration”.

18.05.2006 Iz Bruxsellesa izvještava urednica portala Alert i predstavnica NVO-a u radnoj grupi pregovarača za okoliš Ljiljanka Mitoš Svoboda.

18.05.2006 After the successful lecture by professor Dragan Klaic, back in April, AKCIJA Sarajevo – Cultural Development Agency continues with its "New Cultural Policies" programme of lectures and presentations at the Sarajevo Media Centre, with a lecture by Violeta Simjanovska, Macedonian cultural manager and director of the prominent Multimedia Performing Arts Centre from Skopje. The lecture, How to Turn the Enemy into a Partner? – Macedonian Experiences in the Process of Democratization of Cultural System.

18.05.2006 Launching the Early Recovery Plan for Pakistan the United Nations Development Programmes, Resident Representative Jan Vandemoortele and Pakistans UN Ambassador Munir Akram sought $300 million from donor nations to rehabilitate the survivors of earthquake.

18.05.2006 The US expressed concern at the escalating tension in Sri Lanka with the LTTE violating the spirit of ceasefire, hinting at working together with other countries to choke cash inflows to the outfit.

17.05.2006 Le Ong italiane attive in Palestina lanciano un appello congiunto contro il blocco dei finanziamenti da parte dell'Unione europea all'Autorità nazionale palestinese e denunciano "il tentativo da parte della Ue di sostituire le Ong all'Autorità palestinese". Dopo l'appello dell'Arci e la denuncia di Medici senza Frontiere (MSF) di compensare le conseguenze sociali delle sanzioni ridistribuendo parte dei fondi attraverso l'Onu e altri organismi di aiuto internazionale le organizzazioni non governative italiane attive in Palestina si uniscono all'iniziativa delle Ong francesi puntando il dito contro il tentativo da parte dell'Ue di "sostituire" le Ong all'Autorità Nazionale Palestinese e richiedono che i finanziamenti all'ANP vengano immediatamente sbloccati. Il 10 Aprile 2006 l'Unione Europea ha confermato la sospensione dei finanziamenti diretti all'Autorità Nazionale Palestinese ed a tutt'oggi si susseguono solamente dichiarazioni di futuri impegni di assistenza umanitaria senza un seguito concreto.

17.05.2006 The ADB/Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific welcomed Sri Lanka and Macao, China as new members .Becoming the Initiative’s 26th and 27th members, Sri Lanka and Macao, China have committed to stepping up their fight against corruption.

17.05.2006 Nepal has joined the WTO to integrate its economy with the global mainstream and capitalize on the benefits of market access opportunities. As an instrument of globalization, the WTO has opened tremendous economic opportunities for Nepal, but turning them into reality in a sustained way is challenging.

17.05.2006 The World Bank said the NGOs in Bangladesh should not be involved in political activities like elections to uphold their achievements made so far, reports UNB. “Direct involvement in politics is not under the purview of their activities… the focus of their activities should be on social development,” World Bank’s senior economist in Dhaka Hassan Zaman said.

17.05.2006 The United Nations launched a year-long $300-million plan to begin rebuilding areas of northern Pakistan devastated by an earthquake seven months ago.More than 73,000 people died and about 3 million became homeless in the powerful quake that hit Pakistani Kashmir and adjoining North West Frontier Province on Oct. 8.