Mois : septembre 2010

Global Justice Center

  • The Global Justice Center (GJC) is a human rights legal organization that develops innovative strategies to enforce international law.
  • With projects in Burma, Iraq, Sierra Leone and U.S. foreign policy, the GJC applies a unique twofold approach to its human rights work. The GJC equips local leaders in project countries with the legal strategies to promote justice and equality rights using international law. The GJC also focuses on the UN Security Council’s enforcement of international humanitarian law … (about 1/2 /Mission).

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About 2/2 /Mission: … Our work is based on three founding principles:  Continuer la lecture de « Global Justice Center »

Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan

no own webite found, but the forum is mentionned on many good websites:

The Forum of Women’s NGOs is a non-profit NGO created in 1994 to address the lack of women’s participation in Kyrgyzstan’s regional, local, and national political structures. The Forum is a network of over 85 separate Kyrgyz NGOs committed to protecting women’s rights, promoting gender equality, and strengthening the role of local civil societies … (full text on Global Justice Center); More on ADB; on ma ma cash.org; on PeaceWomen Project; on CSO Net /ESANGO; on One Table Blog; … and many more on Google Web-search.

Find them also in pdf-reports: in Shadow report, 32p; in Infos for 42nd CEDAW, 11p; Reproductive Health in Kyrgystan, 4p;

Address found on Friends-Partners.org: Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan, ul./street Isanova 147, kv./app. 7, 720033 Bishkek, Kyrgystan;
Contact: Nurgul Janaeva, Tel: 21-45-85, E-mail.

Found on WLUML /March against criminality (Source: Forum of women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan): In Kyrgyzstan there is a growing risk from criminal organizations to impact stability in the country. Criminals are organizing meetings in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Continuer la lecture de « Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan »

Food Crisis and the Global Land Grab – farmlandgrab.org

Africa at the mercci of investors abroad – Bahrain firm signs key India agricultur deal- investors seeing farmland as safer bet than stocks … etc.

Linked with World Bank land grab report: Beyond smoke and mirrors, and with Jean Ziegler – Switzerland and its links.

This blog contains mainly news reports about the global rush to buy up or lease farmlands abroad as a strategy to secure basic food supplies or simply for profit. Its purpose is to serve as a resource for those monitoring or researching the issue, particularly social activists, non-government organisations and journalists … (about 1/2).

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About 2/2: … The site is updated daily, with all posts entered according to their original publication date. If you want to track updates in real time, please subscribe to the RSS feed. If you prefer a weekly email, with the titles of all materials posted in the last week, subscribe to the email service.  Continuer la lecture de « Food Crisis and the Global Land Grab – farmlandgrab.org »

International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI

also in french, spanish, german and chinese

Linked on our blogs with Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR, and with Jean Ziegler – Switzerland and its links.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of 15 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR, an alliance of 64 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations … (about 1/2).

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Address: IFPRI Headquarters, 2033 K St, NW, Washington, DC 20006-1002, USA;
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About 2/2 … /IFPRI’s Vision: A World Free of Hunger and Malnutrition.  Continuer la lecture de « International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI »

IGAD Capacity Building Programme Against Terrorism ICPAT

promoting security in the IGAD region

IGAD Capacity Building Program against Terrorism (ICPAT) was launched in 2006 to implement the decision of the Heads of State of IGAD member states meeting in Khartoum, Sudan in 2002 … (about /Overview 1/2).

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Addresss: ICPAT, Alexander Pushkin Street, Pushkin Square, Kirkos Sub City, P.O. Box 11880, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
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About /Overview 2/2: … The Program aims at building national capacity to resist terrorism, and promoting regional security cooperation. The five main components of ICPAT are the following:  Continuer la lecture de « IGAD Capacity Building Programme Against Terrorism ICPAT »