Social Watch News
Published on Mon, 2011-08-15 06:18
Sources: IPS, Women in News Women must "start working hard" to have a stronger political representation and to include gender issues for the 2016 elections, given they are not properly represented for the September 20 general elections, said Emily Sikazwe, the executive director of Women for Change, a gender focused non-governmental organization working with communities, especially women and children in rural areas and national focal point of Social Watch in this African country. |
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Published on Fri, 2011-08-12 09:15
Source: The Star of Malaysia The US credit downgrade – coming after a weak solution to its debt ceiling crisis and signs of a new recession – is forecasting greater turmoil ahead in the global economy, according to the latest column written by Martin Khor, executive director of South Centre, for The Star, one of the leading newspapers in Malaysia. Even non-specialists comprehend that there is a serious governance problem in the US which is affecting the rest of the world. |
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Published on Fri, 2011-08-12 09:13
Source: Eurostep Weekly On 1 July 2011, Poland took over the presidency of the EU Council. This country will have now significant influence on the political direction of the EU. It will host most EU events and will play a key role in all areas of the bloc's activity, including the development policy orientation at a time when the world faces multiple crises and crucial progressive actions are needed. But thus far, the priorities of the Polish presidency in that matter have remained unclear, with no real plan of action having been announced, warned Eurostep this week, in its most recent briefing. |
Published on Fri, 2011-08-12 09:11
Sources: World Bank, Nicholas Bloom’s analysis, Andrew Jackson’s analysis, The Guardian, The Economist. Latin American economies have developed strong immune systems against global contagion but a worsening of the current market turmoil could put those defenses to the test, said World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, Augusto de la Torre. Other experts predicts times of extreme uncertainty. |
Published on Thu, 2011-08-11 07:21
Source: International Solidarity Movement Dozens of Arab and international organizations and leading personalities have joined this week an urgent call launched from Gaza to permanently re-open the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which remains tightly restricted despite the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February. |
Published on Wed, 2011-08-10 07:49
Source: Ibase The Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analysis (Ibase), which is dedicated to strengthening democracy and affirming active citizenship, is one of the focal points of Social Watch in this Latin American country. It celebrated its 30th anniversary on Tuesday this week, and up to the middle of September it will be holding a series of commemorative activities opened by ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. |
Published on Tue, 2011-08-09 07:26
Source: The Jordan Times The inequity between husbands and wives regarding the custody of children and the absence of a clear penalization of violence against women are some of the concerns that Jordan civil society organizations will submit to the CEDAW committee next year, before the government presents its official assessment to the panel, reported The Jordan Times this week. |
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La preocupación por el cambio climático y por el futuro de la Tierra ha ganado peso entre los finlandeses, de acuerdo con los resultados de una consulta formulada a los lectores del Helsingin Sanomat, un diario de Helsinki. El periódico preguntó cuál es el producto menos ético, y los barcos fabricados con madera procedente de selvas en peligro fue el más votado. |
Published on Mon, 2011-08-08 07:12
Sources: Hammarrberg's blog, Midlands Zone. The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, has urged European countries to show more political desire to combat homophobia and transphobia. He also urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to remove "gender dysphoria" from the World Health Organization's list of mental disorders, as a way to reduce prejudices and stigmatization. |
