Full Coverage: Civil society

30.06.2005 Le 4e congrès international des recherches féministes dans la francophonie plurielle, qui a lieu tous les trois ans, fait suite à celui de Québec (1996), de Dakar (1999) et de Toulouse (2002). En 2005, il réunit plus de 250 communicatrices - des professeures, des chercheures, des doctorantes, des militantes d'organisations non gouvernementales et des groupes de femmes dont la langue de travail est le français - en provenance de plus de 20 pays. Elles feront le bilan des avancées dans la réalisation de l'égalité des sexes, des obstacles qui persistent et des moyens à mettre en œuvre pour les aplanir.

30.06.2005 Journalists and editors from several Pristina and Belgrade media gathered yesterday at the “Belgrade-Pristina Media Dialogue” meeting, organized in Belgrade under the auspices of the Civil Dialogue. The participants in the event estimated that the media from Kosovo and Serbia should cooperate and exchange information.

29.06.2005 Since Sunday 19 the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) has been on general red alert with EZLN troops called into the mountains of Chiapas, and Zapatista communities advised to flee by their Juntas de Buen Gobierno (Governing Councils), amid fears that war in Chiapas is likely to resume. The Zapatista "Caracoles" or "centers of zapatista autonomy" have also been closed [Pics of the Caracoles La Garrucha and Morelia]

29.06.2005 Le porte-parole de l'EZLN a déclaré, par voie de communiqué, l' « alerte rouge générale » , entrée en vigueur le 19 juin, dans les territorios rebeldes chiapanèques.

28.06.2005 The Millennium Campaign and Civicus have launched a comprehensive and easy-to-use Campaign toolkit for everyone who wants to put an end to extreme poverty by holding their elected leaders to account for the promises they made in the Millennium Declaration. Find out which skills you need and what tools are available, read helpful tips and learn which campaign resources you can draw on.

28.06.2005 Radio pirates are walking the plank into the ocean of federal licensing now that the Federal Communications Commission has sanctioned community radio and opened the airwaves to locals broadcasting.

27.06.2005 ”We do not want decisions taken in small groups behind closed doors," said an NGO representative participating in last week's UN meetings to plan for September's UN World Summit on the Millennium Goals. Civil society organizations propose similar consultations be held with the NGO community before all major summits, as they have firsthand experience on the issues and governments would benefit from their expertise.

27.06.2005 Beyond the tourist havens of Buenos Aires and Patagonia, Argentina's economic fall-out is still visible: nearly 75% of children live in poverty and the political distrust--which cemented the economic collapse--continues as Kirchner’s administration is removed from the people. But in Tucumán, mothers team up to provide children with food and shelter--and alternatives to the gangs and drugs in their community.

27.06.2005 Du 27 au 30 Octobre 2005, près de 2000 femmes du monde entier, leaders et militantes des droits des femmes, se rencontreront à Bangkok pour le 10ème Forum International de l’AWID pour débattre d’une question urgente : « Comment le changement a-t-il lieu ? »

27.06.2005 Selon de nouvelles recherches dont les résultats sont publiés ce mercredi 22 juin 2005, en exportant des armes de manière irresponsable dans certains des pays les plus pauvres et les plus touchés par la guerre, les États du G8 ne tiennent pas leurs engagements de réduire la pauvreté, de ramener la stabilité et de faire respecter les droits humains. Des armes ont ainsi été exportées dans des pays comme la Colombie, le Myanmar (ex-Birmanie), les Philippines, la République du Congo et le Soudan.

27.06.2005 The telephony industry has two major players—GSM and CDMA —who are always ready to take to the field like Mohan Baghan and East Bengal are to the soccer on any issue.

27.06.2005 A partnership of Christian and Muslim religious leaders from five African nations has shown tangible success in establishing sustainable systems of HIV/AIDS prevention and service delivery, and represents a model of hope for reversing the tide of the epidemic's impact on the African continent.

24.06.2005 The deal announcing 100% debt cancellation from some sources for 18 countries marks an enormous victory for advocates around the world. But work remains to achieve the full vision of debt cancellation: the G-8 deal does not represent full debt cancellation for Africa and the global South, and many countries are still spending more on debt service than on health care and education.

24.06.2005 Wangari Maathai, founder of the famous Greenbelt Movement and African Nobel Laureate, lay her wisdom upon the U.S. NGO community recently. "Unless we manage resources more equitably, we won’t have peace. To do that there has to be democratic space," she told a Washington, D.C. gathering.

24.06.2005 WSIS Thematic meeting on "Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Bridging the Digital Divide", co-organized by the Ministry of Information & Communication of Korea(MIC) and International Telecommunication Union(ITU) is held from June 23rd to June 24th in Seoul, South Korea.

24.06.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Wangari Muta Maathai, 2004's Nobel Peace Prize winner and the first African woman bestowed the prestigious award, told representatives from non-governmental organizations here recently that a stronger commitment to environmental conservation can help build peace and greater prosperity in Africa.

24.06.2005 Madhavi was bathing her two year old son when giant tidal waves swept them both out of their home. As she tried to run away from the foaming waters, her little son was swept away while she found herself dragged down into the sand. The fact that all this happened in a minute has so confused her that she refuses to accept reality, and her current status of a destitute bereft of all kith and kin.

24.06.2005 Six months after the tsunami ripped across the Indian Ocean, challenges still lie ahead--including where to re-establish housing and how to restore livelihoods. Speaking for the UN's development agencies, former president Bill Clinton said efforts are in a transition phase where long-term planning is finalized but far from implementation.

23.06.2005 OTTAWA — L’Institut Nord-Sud et la Fédération mondiale des associations pour les Nations Unies (FMANU) ont publié aujourd’hui le 4e rapport annuel sur l’engagement de la société civile en faveur des Objectifs de développement du millénaire. L’Institut se joint ainsi aux nombreux participants du Canada et de par le monde qui répondent à l’appel lancé pour lutter contre la pauvreté.

23.06.2005 A Senate Republican report calls on President Bush to reassess financial support for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), alleging the funds are used to lobby against U.S. interests. ICRC's president said the senators simply want to discredit the organization after the Red Cross exposed widespread prisoner abuse.