Tutti i temi: Governo

31.03.2008 "Come realtà nazionali e di rappresentanza del movimento equo e solidale italiano chiediamo ai candidati Premier un incontro pubblico, aperto, capace di affrontare i temi della sostenibilità, dell'attenzione ai diritti dell'ambiente e delle comunità": lo afferma una lettera firmata dalle principali organizzazioni del commercio equo e solidale diffusa dall'AGICES, l’Assemblea Generale del Commercio Equo e Solidale. "Chiediamo un sostegno, forte, chiaro all’impegno di migliaia di volontari e milioni di persone, che passa per l’approvazione della legge di settore, già presentata la scorsa legislatura dopo un percorso efficace e partecipato, perché un settore di alte idealità e di economia diversa possa trovare un riconoscimento chiaro e meritato" - continua la nota. L'Italia è stato uno dei primi paesi al mondo a riconoscere attraverso l'elaborazione di un progetto di legge ad hoc il fenomeno equosolidale.

27.03.2008 North American environmental leaders recently issued a report calling for a greater commitment to green buildings in the region, where commercial and residential structures currently consume an average of 30 percent of total energy needs.

27.03.2008 Steven Bradbury, a lawyer believed to have authorized the U.S. government's use of torture, has been nominated to head an office entrusted with providing the president with legal advice, reports a human rights monitor.
From: Human Rights Watch

25.03.2008 As the March 29 Zimbabwean presidential elections near, an embedded African rights advocates are keeping a blog about the latest developments in the country, which is experiencing "the most severe social, economic and political crisis" of its history.

25.03.2008 Despite the government's military measures, Mexican drug violence is gaining force -- much thanks to the cartels' 'imported' North American firepower, which now rivals even that of the regular Mexican army, writes Bill Weinberg.

25.03.2008 This week Dr. Fehmida Mirza, a member of the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, was elected the first woman Speaker of Pakistan's General Assembly.

25.03.2008 In the first ever parliamentary poll in Bhutan, the people have made clear their preference for a government that will preserve the peace and development enjoyed under a century of royal rule. The people want stability, says winning party DTP, whose past experience under the former king won the people by a large majority.

25.03.2008 A recent all-India survey reveals that self-help groups have instilled confidence and given women necessary exposure to first contest panchayat elections and then take up more challenging assignments. These female members are no longer dependent upon their husbands to take key decisions.

24.03.2008 In contrast to Chinese and Western media, local bloggers are providing balanced assessments and objective accounts on the current situation in Tibet, writes Xujun Eberlein.

19.03.2008 A prime issue that chokes the political health of troubled Pakistan is that not all of its able citizens are allowed to vote...

18.03.2008 A report by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics titled: Pension and Social Security Schemes in Pakistan: Some Policy Options reveals that a significant proportion of elderly working population remain largely unprotected. Efficient deployment of resources and improved governance are critical for effective social security schemes in the country, the report argues.

18.03.2008 Jaipur, capital of western Indian state of Rajasthan, is soon going to be a wi-fi-enabled city. Data Infosys Ltd, which is among the top seven Internet Service Providers in the country, has signed an MoU with the state government in this respect.

14.03.2008 HARARE, Mar 14 (OneWorld) - Members of once esteemed professions in Zimbabwe -- teachers, nurses, and doctors -- have gone on strike over the paltry purchasing power of their wages.

12.03.2008 New software by India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC) in Jharkhand offers individual search for pregnant women and newborns at the Anganwadi level. The programme will help the state government track the nutrition status of both mother and child and the immunisation of infants.

11.03.2008 WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (OneWorld) - Air quality concerns in Beijing have prompted the world's record holder in the marathon to pull out of the premiere long-distance running event at this year's Olympic Games.

10.03.2008 Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment invites participants to an intensive summer course on the policies, politics and practices of environmental management in India. Held from June 4 to August 2, 2008, the course will attempt to address the complexities underlying the environment-development debate.

08.03.2008 BOGOTA, Mar 7 (OneWorld) - Amid the escalating diplomatic crisis with Venezuela, Ecuador, and now Nicaragua, tens of thousands of Colombians marched yesterday in solidarity with the victims of their country's violent conflict. They were joined by demonstrators in capital cities across the continent, as well as Paris and New York.

04.03.2008 SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 4 (OneWorld) - The vast majority of scientists and other specialists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have withdrawn from a key labor-management partnership, citing rising distrust of the agency's chief Stephen Johnson.