Full Coverage: United Nations
May 2007
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28.05.2007
UNDP, KFOR and Kosovo Police Service started the destruction of confiscated illegal weapons on Friday, May 25, in an event organized in Camp Victoria in Ajvali, Prishtina.
more...Related topics/regions: [Kosovo] [Arms & military] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] [Security] Image: Control Arms Campaign
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25.05.2007
Hundreds of NGOs and civil society organisations from nearly 135 countries have gathered at Glasgow, Scotland to call for more accountable governance from governments, the media and civil society.
more...From: OneWorld South Asia Related topics/regions: [Development] [Aid] [Poverty] |
19.05.2007
Useat kansainväliset organisaatiot sopivat Afrikan tietoverkottamisesta Maailman informaatioyhteiskunnan päivänä, 17. toukokuuta. Taustalla on huoli vuosituhattavoitteiden saavuttamisesta. Connect Africa -ohjelmaan kuuluu kumppanuuksien solmimista sekä infrastruktuurin ja suotuisamman ilmapiirin luomista. Ohjelma laukaistaan käyntiin Ruandassa 29. lokakuuta.
more...From: International Telecommunication Union Related topics/regions: [Africa] [MDGs] [ICT] [Governance] |
18.05.2007
Kannurin asukkaat Intian Keralan osavaltiossa voivat kohta ostaa lehmän, löytää työpaikan ja etsiä tietoa muun muassa terveys-, maanviljelys- ja lakiasioista Internetin välityksellä. UNESCOn tuella paikallisille asukkaille tuotetaan webbiyhteisöjä heidän omalla kielellään, malayalamaksi. Projekti on saanut tulevien loppukäyttäjien kannatuksen tuekseen.
more...From: Digital Opportunity Channel Related topics/regions: [India] [Capacity building] [Intermediate technology] [ICT] |
18.05.2007
UNITED NATIONS, May 18 (OneWorld) - If one is serious about addressing the climate change crisis, it might be wise to listen to those who have close and intimate knowledge of the lands and waters.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Land] [Biodiversity] [Climate change] [Conservation] [Forests] [Indigenous rights] Image: Forest dweller in Orissa, India. © Centre for Science and Environment
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16.05.2007
UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (OneWorld) - Disappointed with the U.S. role in international discussions on energy, environmental groups are making fresh calls for Washington to give up its isolationist approach and become part of ongoing global efforts to tackle climate change.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Energy] [International cooperation] [Climate change] [Renewable energy] [Geopolitics] Image: Wind power. © National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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14.05.2007
The Botswana government has announced that access to the country for the top UN human rights spokesman for indigenous peoples, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, will be restricted.
more...From: Survival International Italia Related topics/regions: [Botswana] [Indigenous rights] |
10.05.2007
Kailash Satyarthi, President, Global Campaign for Education, a movement of Global March Against Child Labour, asserts the need for a massive increase in aid for education. He claims that the World Bank and the European Commission are deluding people on education funding, as was witnessed at the Education Conference held on 2nd May 2007 at Brussels.
more...Related topics/regions: [Education] [Governance] [MDGs] |
09.05.2007
UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (OneWorld) - The UN's experts on climate change are facing the wrath of many environmental groups this week for embracing the notion that additional use of nuclear power could be helpful in the fight against global warming.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Nuclear Issues] [Renewable energy] |
07.05.2007
YK:n Informaatiokomitean (Committee on Information) kokouksessa puollettiin monipuolisen median käyttöönottoa. Sekä perinteisten että uusien medioiden avulla tulisi YK:n mukaan pyrkiä tehokkaammin levittämään rauhan, kehityksen ja oikeuksien sanomaa. Intian suurlähettiläs Ajai Malhotra sisällytti hyödynnettäviin informaatioteknologioihin niin lehdistön, radion kuin myös uudet webcast- ja podcast-teknologiat.
more...From: United Nations Related topics/regions: [Intermediate technology] [Civil rights] [ICT] [Media] [Globalisation] |
03.05.2007
UNITED NATIONS, May 3 (OneWorld) - As the United States takes charge of the UN Security Council this month, calls for Washington to lead global efforts to secure peace in the Sudanese region of Darfur are on the rise.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [United States] [Arms & military] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [Peace] [Security] Image: Hajja Suaad is a basket weaving entrepreneur in a camp for internally displaced people in Darfur, Sudan. © CHF International
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