Full Coverage: Governance

29.03.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 29 (OneWorld) - Immigrant rights activists in Colorado have launched a week-long economic boycott, saying they want to show how big an impact immigrants have on the economy.

29.03.2007 With eyes and mouths closed with black ribbons, activists of INPO NGO from Ferizaj/Urosevac have protested on Wednesday, March 28, in front of the Municipal Assembly, Municipal Court and the Public Hospital, demanding greater work efficiency of these institutions.

26.03.2007 After the indications that the Democratic Party (DS) and the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) may soon reach agreement on the new Government, in which Vojislav Kostunica would keep the office of the Prime Minister, several NGOs invited the citizens to join their Veto Kostunica campaign.

23.03.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 (OneWorld) - Holding scores of rallies and sit-ins around world, environmental and community groups Thursday made fresh calls for drastic actions to protect the world's rivers and other water resources from the devastating impact of global warming, pollution, and toxic waste.

23.03.2007 Provoked by the recent statements by the Speaker of the Sabor (Croatian Parliament) and the Prime Minister that the Government doesn’t plan to call for a referendum on Croatian entry into the NATO alliance, as well as the general communication strategy adopted by the Government on that issue, the Peace Studies Centre and Peace, Non-Violence and Human Rights Centre from Osijek prepared an open letter to Croatian political leadership.

21.03.2007 At the end of March 2007, the National Decentralization Coalition (NDC) will complete the first phase of its work in public advocacy of decentralization, supported by Washington-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED). As we already announced, the activities of this first phase will officially close with a conference organized by the NDC.

20.03.2007 The Akcija Zdruzenska civic association from Skopje, in cooperation with Veles based women activists, organized a forum in Veles, March 15, 2007, to discuss the topic of Gender Equality Policies and Practices in Veles Municipality.

16.03.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (OneWorld) - Canada, like the United States, is facing international scrutiny for its treatment of indigenous people.

15.03.2007 The CESI Education, Counselling and Research Centre, in partnership with the Open Media Group (OMG), starts the implementation of the National Campaign for Prevention of Gender-Based Violence. The campaign aims to raise youth awareness about this problem and prevent gender-based violence.

13.03.2007 The Millennium Centre for Civil Society Development published Future of Civil Society, a book of speeches by assassinated Prime Minister Djindjic, his essays on conditions in the civil society, but also texts and essays by Vukasin Pavlovic from the Faculty of Political Sciences, Zoran Stojiljkovic and Srecko Mihajlovic from the Social Sciences Institute.

09.03.2007 A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Federal Education Directorate for a $3.4 million three-year programme to strengthen teachers’ education in Pakistan.Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the programme will establish a new framework for teachers’ accreditation and management in basic education.

09.03.2007 Budget is an important event in the democratic diary of India, said Yogendra Yadav, in a panel discussion held by the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA). Mani Shankar Aiyer himself said, “The least reliable part of the budget is the allocations for the North Eastern Regions”, who is also the Minister for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Regions

06.03.2007 The Republic of Croatia and EU signed yesterday, March 5, 2007, the Joint Inclusion Memorandum (JIM). The JIM defines the strengths and weaknesses of social policies designed to fight poverty, as well as challenges and priorities of future social policies.

06.03.2007 Vanja Calovic, Director of the Network for Affirmation of Nongovernmental Sector – MANS, and Veselin Bajceta, Assistant to the MANS Anti-Corruption programme, were detained on Sunday, March 4, by Podgorica Police, during the “KAP Spends, Who Pays?”

05.03.2007 Expectations of the academia -- that had asked for an almost 10-fold increase in the allocation towards higher education -- fell flat with Budget 2007-08. The Moily committee had recommended an allocation of Rs 17,000 crore.

02.03.2007 India has among the highest number of cases of anaemia in the world, according to the National Family Health Survey recently undertaken. The reasons range from high cost of healthcare facilities, poor food quality and the low status of women.