Full Coverage: Civil society

29.09.2006 For trans-national mining conglomerates, like GlamisGold, it’s a business that pays: The worldwide demand for silver and gold is as keen as seldom before. In search of new gold veins they expand to Central America.

28.09.2006 Maltese organizations will be able to participate in the European Information and Communication Technologies Prize (EICT Prize), which is among the most distinguished awards for innovative products and services that represent the best of European innovation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

27.09.2006 Hedvig Morvai-Horvat, the Director of Citizen’s Pact for SEE since 2002, is this year’s winner of the recognition prize of: “Winning Freedom” (Osvajanje Slobode). The prize is given by the Maja Marsicevic-Tasic Foundation.

27.09.2006 Global CSO network Sustainability Watch reports that market-oriented development frameworks that promote trade liberalisation and privatisation adversely impact sustainable development as they do not pay attention to environmental constraints, especially in the case of planning for land and natural resource use.

25.09.2006 Nigeria has received a 200-million-dollar soft loan to popularise Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the rural areas.

25.09.2006 The Group of Ministers (GoM), which has been assigned the task of ironing out differences within the Union Cabinet on amendments to the community radio regime, has cleared the changes proposed by the Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry. This includes the contentious issue of allowing advertisements on such radio stations.

19.09.2006 UNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - When President George W. Bush makes his way for his speech to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, he will likely be greeted with angry slogans by anti-war protesters.

19.09.2006 India Social Forum (ISF) in collaboration with Steps for Change is organising the Traveling India Social Forum 2006 at Dilli Haat on September 21. Information materials related to the World Social Forum and the India Social Forum also would be disseminated there.

18.09.2006 OneWorld Radio in collaboration with UNICEF are hosting a contest for radio features and public service announcements to raise HIV/AIDS awareness and highlight young people’s participation in the media. The contest highlights OneWorld/UNICEF’s ongoing commitment to youth participation and development. The contest will also offer an additional opportunity to promote OneWorld/UNICEF’s HIV/AIDS campaign “Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS,” in which UNICEF played a critical coordinating role.

14.09.2006 Organizações da sociedade civil organizada no Estado do Ceará e cidadãos individualmente assinam um Manifesto de Repúdio ao Racismo. Este foi construído a partir da articulação de cerca de 30 organizações sociais anti-racistas, sejam dos movimentos negros ou não

13.09.2006 The Macedonian Institute for the Media (MIM) and the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) announced the start of the selection process for the media outlet that made the greatest contribution to the development of civil society in 2006.

13.09.2006 Although no official date for the Local Elections has been released, the citizens of Fier have already made their choice: they vote for the water. In an action last week, activists of MJAFT Movement put a lot of five-litre bottles in front of the city hall.

12.09.2006 Contrary to the widespread opinion that the citizens of Macedonia approach the institutions mainly as holders of demands, disinterested in their own engagemen in the public life and affairs, a study conducted by the Centre for Management and Human Resources of the Institute for Social, Political and Juridical Research (ISPPI) presents encouraging results.

11.09.2006 At least 2,500 representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York for an annual conference that this year focused on the theme of fostering partnerships for security and sustainable development.

10.09.2006 Ensuring quality education for all requires everyone to pitch in--communities, organizations, and governments.

10.09.2006 Support organizations and campaigns to improve education worldwide.

07.09.2006 The India Social Forum, to be held from 9-13 November in New Delhi, is inviting people to begin the Programme Registration. Individuals and organisations can visit the ISF website to do the online registration. Read the latest brief from the ISF team regarding registration.

06.09.2006 The results of Bolivia's elections sealed the right wing's defeat as a powerful political force while demonstrating just how well established the Movement toward Socialism (MAS, for the Spanish initials) has become.

06.09.2006 NEW YORK, Sep 5 (OneWorld) - Major environmental groups across the United States are hailing California's historic move to reduce global warming emissions, amid renewed calls for federal agencies and other states to do the same.

05.09.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 5 (OneWorld) - Consumers interested in buying toxin-free electronics should consider purchasing products made by Nokia and Dell, says the environmental group Greenpeace in its new "Guide to Greener Electronics," which ranks companies on their use of harmful chemicals and electronic waste recycling.