http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1995 en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - UK/English/Topics/Politics/Governance Women in governance: ‘Men need to understand the value of partnership’ http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160402/1/1995 Indian government has decided to table the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha on May 6. Earlier in an interview with OWSA, Dr Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research spoke on the whole gamut of issues concerning the need for women in governance. Women’s reservation bill to be introduced in Indian parliament http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160388/1/1995 Initially introduced in 1996 and subsequently in lapse; snatched and torn up in 1999, the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill is finally set to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on May 6. The Bill seeks to provide 33% reservation for women in state assemblies and the parliament. Women in governance: ‘Men need to understand the value of partnership’ http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160387/1/1995 Indian government has decided to table the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha on May 6. Earlier in an interview with OWSA, Dr Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research spoke on the whole gamut of issues concerning the need for women in governance. UN's Food Rights Advocate Warns Speculators http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160347/1/1995 UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations. Indigenous Groups Slam Canada at UN http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160324/1/1995 UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination. Leading oil and gas companies lack transparency, says report http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160285/1/1995 Transparency International’s new report calls on leading oil and gas companies for greater transparency in payments made to governments of resource-rich countries. Host governments need to enforce and enact regulations for an equitable exploitation of their oil and gas wealth to help fight poverty, the report adds. Telecentres: Putting a price on governance http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160284/1/1995 Telecentres can serve as an important source of information by connecting citizens with the government. A growing trend of commercialisation is however treating such entitlements as services and citizens as customers who pay service charges, writes research associate Vivek Vaidyanathan. India readies for one of world’s biggest census http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160274/1/1995 Millions of volunteers will visit every household in the country in the coming years to gather information on changing demographics, in a census that will reveal how economic growth has affected its people. India’s population is expected to climb to 1.19 billion in 2011 from 1.13 billion in 2008, say officials. A unique database for tracking school going-children http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160234/1/1995 A comprehensive database, designed to track school-going children in Orissa in eastern India, has received the prestigious Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public Administration for the year 2006-07. According to the state's Primary Education Project Authority, project ‘e-shishu’ will enable steps for universal education in the state. Nepal’s most neglected have high hopes of Maoists http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160181/1/1995 Nepal Maoists owe their impressive performance in the recently held elections to the support of the marginalised communities. It is now up to the former rebels to prove themselves and come up to the expectations of these people whose interests have long been ignored in the past. No education for all in India http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160108/1/1995 Even as UNESCO’s latest report pans India for lagging behind in the race for achieving education for all by 2015, experts gathered in the capital weigh up the nationally sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Exclusion and discrimination remain core challenges as millions of children remain outside its fold, is the verdict. Burma Readies Plans to Rig Constitution Vote http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/160076/1/1995 BANGKOK, Apr 23 (IPS) - A rising star within the ranks of Burma's military regime is reported to have unveiled a plan to ensure the junta gets its way at the May referendum for a new constitution, according to information revealed to IPS. Burma: Chronicle of a referendum foretold http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160057/1/1995 Come May 10 and Burmese citizens will vote to endorse a constitution that took a decade and a half to be drafted. The military junta, however, seems to have its own plans to swing the tide in its favour. Chump Change to Halt Climate Change http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159992/1/1995 WASHINGTON, Apr 22 (OneWorld) - Pennies a day. That's all it would cost the United States to significantly reduce the emission of gases that contribute to global warming. What's more, the cost to businesses, families, and overall economic growth would be minimal, according to a new study released this week. Combating human trafficking with effective policing http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160022/1/1995 To counter human trafficking, Indian government with support from UN agency on drugs and crime has released a manual for Delhi Police. The manual guides policemen to deal strictly with the crime and also talks of bringing about an attitudinal change so as not to subject the victims to further indignities.