Social Development
/Human Rights
- Thu Oct 25 2007
UN relief chief warns on deteriorating conditions facing Palestinians
The humanitarian situation inside the occupied Palestinian territory is deteriorating every day, and Israel's threat to cut electricity and fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip will only worsen the situation.
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Social Development
- Mon Oct 22 2007
World Bank's social security reforms hamper fight against poverty
Social security, a historically proved method to reduce poverty, is being decimated all over the world through World Bank-promoted privatization reforms, states the 2007 Social Watch Report.
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Social Development
- Thu Oct 11 2007
Access to Learning for Development
The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning invites your contributions. The deadline for proposals is 30 November 2007.
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Social Development
/Gender
- Wed Sep 19 2007
Outline for Women's Tribunal Against Poverty
17 October, World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty, was created twenty years ago by the initiative of people living in poverty across the world, North and South, with ordinary citizens acting together to defend human rights violated by extreme poverty.
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Social Development
/Information and Communication Technologies
- Tue Sep 11 2007
UN-backed forum examines role of ICT in achieving the MDGs
Over 1,000 participants from 66 countries have gathered at the United Nations Centre in Addis Ababa to explore how the latest information and communication technology (ICT) can help countries overcome poverty and advance development.
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Social Development
- Tue Aug 28 2007
The rights of the poor
A civil society online consultation on United Nations draft guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights has been launched. The consultation will run from 20 August to 20 September, 2007.
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Social Development
- Tue Jul 24 2007
The 2007 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
The Global Development Network is now accepting submissions for the Eighth Annual Global Development Awards and Medals Competition 2007.
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Social Development
- Tue Jun 26 2007
EU aid fails to address MDGs
The EU is marginalising health and education in its aid programmes for Africa. Of the 23 billion euro available between now and 2013, hardly any priority is given to social sector spending, which rests at the heart of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Social Development
- Thu Jun 14 2007
Civil Society's participation and partnership in rehabilitation and development in Lebanon
The conference, organized by the Arab NGO Network for Development, the Canadian Fund for Social Development/Oxfam Quebec, and the United Nations Development Program, will take place on 3-4 of July 2007 in Beirut.
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Social Development
- Thu May 31 2007
Social Watch launches 2007 Basic Capabilities Index
Social Watch will be presenting its 2007 Basic Capabilities Index June 6 in Rostock, Germany, in the context of the International G8 Alternative Summit.
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