Full Coverage: Development

27.11.2007 Current sanitation systems will not help in reaching the Millennium Development Goal, concluded experts at the recent meet of the World Toilet Association (WTA) at Seoul. Flush toilets have to become eco-friendly as newer ways to dispose human waste get developed.

21.11.2007 Registrations are now open for the 8th 2008 CIVICUS World Assembly, taking place from June 18-21 in Glasgow, Scotland. The World Assembly is a global convening point for civil society and its stakeholders to exchange ideas and experiences, and build new strategies for a just world. This year’s theme is ‘People, Participation and Power’.

19.11.2007 Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, says Bangladesh will eradicate poverty by 2030 and wants India to take up the challenge as well. On a recent visit to India, he spoke on the bank’s role, poverty museums, and issues close to his heart.

15.11.2007 Experts from international development groups answer your questions about efforts to eradicate poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

14.11.2007 The Indian government will collect data on more than half a million villages over the next six months to help ensure better development. Even after 60 years of Independence, there is a dearth of information on the real condition of villages where more than 70% of the population lives.

13.11.2007 One month after a new national policy on resettlement and rehabilitation was announced, the Indian government has to still make it public. In his scathing critique, Shripad Dharmadhikary, a coordinator of Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, finds many limitations and loopholes in the policy, saying that big industries and developers stand to benefit more than the affected people.

13.11.2007 The second Internet Governance Forum that opened at Rio de Janeiro discussed ways to use the Internet for development, among other critical issues. The four-day event is being promoted by the United Nations and will be attended by over thousand participants from the governments, private sector, NGOs, academics and the technical communities.

12.11.2007 The performance of the South Asian countries is offset by persisting gender inequality with the significant exception of Sri Lanka, reveals the recent Global Gender Gap Report 2007 released by the World Economic Forum. The report advocates a multi-stakeholder community approach to tackle its various challenges and opportunities while being a benchmark tool for policy makers to define national priorities.

07.11.2007 Despite much progress reducing poverty worldwide, a substantial number of the world's poorest people are being left behind, according to a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute.

05.11.2007 Editor Sumi Krishna provides a historical perspective on women’s citizenship and livelihood rights in her book Women’s Livelihood Rights: Recasting Citizenship for Development. The various articles capture stories of struggle and success from the field in the context of economic rights to natural resource based livelihoods even while celebrating the collective power of women. OneWorld South Asia speaks to her about the book.

05.11.2007 Jesuit presence in Afghanistan is helping speed up this war-ravaged country’s development process while also building understanding and faith between Indians and Afghans.