Social Watch News
Published on Wed, 2011-07-27 07:34
Source: Eurostep. The European Commission launched seven sustainability schemes which will be used to verify actual mitigation impact of biofuels. The launch, however, has raised fresh concerns about the European Union’s policy on this matter, with critics arguing those plans fall short in addressing the social impacts of biofuel production, reported Eurostep. |
Published on Tue, 2011-07-26 13:42
Source: Report by Salma Shukrallah, Al Ahram Parties and civil organizations, amongst them Mosharka (national focal point of Social Watch), demand that Egypt's military council and government take responsibility for Abbassiya violence. The groups call for an independent committee to investigate the episode, as they compare it to the infamous 'Battle of the Camel'. |
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Published on Tue, 2011-07-26 12:42
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action |
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Published on Tue, 2011-07-26 10:53
UNITED NATIONS WORLD SUMMIT Distr. REPORT OF THE WORLD SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT* * The present document is a preliminary version of the report of the World Summit for Social Development. CONTENTS I. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE SUMMIT .. 4 |
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Published on Tue, 2011-07-26 10:35
General Assembly Distr.: General Fifty-Fifth session United Nations Millennium Declaration I. Values and principles |
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Social Watch concluyó en su quinta Asamblea Mundial, celebrada la semana pasada en Manila, que "el actual modelo económico basado en el desarrollo resulta económicamente ineficiente, socialmente injusto, medioambientalmente nocivo y políticamente insostenible". Por eso, se comprometió a "desafiar el paradigma económico dominante basado en el crecimiento del PBI a nivel mundial” y seguir contribuyendo con el "desarrollo de indicadores alternativos”. |
Published on Mon, 2011-07-25 12:00
Source: Mizzima, reproduced by Burma News International The National League for Democracy (NLD), opposition party banned by the Burmese military regime, plans to take its case to the United Nations Council of Human Rights (UNCHR). Thai-based Burma Lawyers’ Council (BLC, focal point of Social Watch) supports the move, reported Mizzima, a news agency run by Burmese journalists exiled in India. |
| Published on Fri, 2011-07-22 11:27 |
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El Director General de la OIT, Juan Somavia, alertó ante la Asamblea Mundial de Social Watch que “el actual modelo de desarrollo que ha venido evolucionando desde comienzos de los años 80 se ha tornado económicamente ineficiente, socialmente inestable, ambientalmente nocivo y políticamente insostenible. Por lo tanto debe ser cambiado”, y planteó la necesidad de lograr un crecimiento con justicia social. |
Published on Fri, 2011-07-22 07:41
Source: Social Watch Leonor Briones, of Philippines, and Tanya Dawkins, of the United States, were elected as co-chairs of the Coordinating Committee of Social Watch on 16 July, after the network’s Global Assembly, held in Manila last week. The 15 members of this body were chosen in a gender balanced way and represent Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and the Arab region. |
