Full Coverage: Civil society

30.04.2007 Executive Director of SAP International, Dr Rohit Kumar Nepali says the people of South Asia are struggling because of political indifference, criminalisation of politics, militarisation and a never-ending cycle of poverty.

30.04.2007 The oneVillage Foundation has aligned with the International Free and Open Source Software Foundation (iFOSSF) for empowering developing nations in Information, Communication and Technologies (ICTs) by initiating a project “Telecenter Portals and Applications." The first project will be launched in Ghana.

24.04.2007 UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (OneWorld) - As the United Nations prepares itself to take further action on a proposal to adopt an arms control treaty, civil society groups are stepping up pressure on governments to take a firm stand.

24.04.2007 New Delhi based organisation Citizens Research Collective has compiled data and information on Special Economic Zones (SEZs). SEZs are specially demarcated areas being promoted by the Indian government to boost economy but are also creating social resentment because of large scale displacement.

23.04.2007 Serbian NGOs demand from the competent authorities to act and discover the perpetrators, the background the people who ordered the attempt on the life of Dejan Anastasijevic, journalist at “Vreme” weekly, on the night of April 14.

18.04.2007 The UNDP Early Warning System team launched the Early Warning Fast Facts outlining the data coming from a poll conducted last month, and asked Kosovars about their views on the Ahtisaari’s Plan.

18.04.2007 International conferences workshops and exhibitions (ICWE) is organizing eLearning Africa, 2nd International Conference on ICT in Kenya on May 28-30, 2007. It will provide a podium for all stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported learning and training.

17.04.2007 A flourishing ICT sector that generates more than a trillion dollars in global exports each year, and has thrown up social and welfare issues, has forced the ILO, employee organizations and governments to initiate a dialogue on upcoming challenges.

17.04.2007 UNDP-APDIP and APC WNSP release a publication on Gender and ICT which says access to ICTs benefits women. This e-primer examines the role of women in ICT, and to ensure their equal participation in the Information Society.

16.04.2007 The Central Information Commission (CIC) on Friday directed the Department of Bio-technology (DBT) to make public the data generated from the tests carried out with genetically engineered crops by agro-biotech companies. This RTI is in response to an appeal petition filed by Greenpeace.

16.04.2007 Well known activist Medha Patkar released a report - Dalits & The NCMP - which has been published by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan. The report highlights the status of Dalits in the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP) with a focus on livelihood, education and budgetary resources. Read press release by WNTA

16.04.2007 An Indian NGO, Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA), plans to organize a 3-day international conference - Youth & Democracy in South Asia, in the West Indian city of Pune.

05.04.2007 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in BiH has presented today the National Human Development Report on Social Inclusion. According to this report, and the Index of Social Inclusion in BiH presented within, more than 50% of the population of BiH is, on one ore more bases, excluded from mainstream social processes.

04.04.2007 An Indian organisation, CSE (Center for Science and Environment), is providing a platform for experts and stakeholders to discuss issues ranging from the costs and impacts of mining, to mineral laws and regulations and people’s movements against mines on April 26-27, 2007 in Indian capital, New Delhi.

04.04.2007 A survey conducted by Pakistani NGOs finds that traditional customs and domestic disputes are the major reasons of violence against Pakistani women. The NGOs said that 11,703 women were subjected to violence in 2006.

04.04.2007 The “Cooperation towards a Goal” NGO Coalition assessed that there are no institutional mechanisms for cooperation with the Government in Montenegro and proposed three key documents designed to improve the situation.