Washington, D.C., September 28, 2005 – Marking International Right to Know Day, the National Security Archive commended the Department of State for including access to government information as one factor evaluated in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
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WSIS – School Program in Bangladesh
SDNP School Program in Bangladesh
Objective: To assist the SDNP (Sustainable Development Networking Programme) School Programme of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for extending computer education at school level and develop skilled human resources that would gradually lead to Bangladesh’s competitiveness in the global ICT sector.
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WSIS – Youth Caucus and Education
Statement made by the Youth Caucus and Education, Academia & Research Taskforce Joint Statement on IG WSIS PrepCom3, 22 September 2005:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman for this opportunity to share with Governments our perspectives on Internet Governance. We are the most avid users of the Internet fueling its evolution.
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op-icescr
The Geneva Office of AEHRF has signed this coalition as a collective member (just click on ‘this coalition’). And here the mail link:
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Action Against Poverty
Reflections on civil society mobilisation in the Arab World around the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, by Henri Valot, CIVICUS Millennium Development Goal Campaign Manager
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Connecting Youth
iEARN – international Education and Resource Network is the world’s largest non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects, that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world. You’ll find all under http://www.iearn.org/, respectively under http://www.iearn.org/projects/index.html
Reform of International Institution
Found tree websites working toward a Reform of the International Institutions.
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EDNES/CODATA
EDNES is a non-governmental, non-profit, international association, registered under the French law in Strasbourg, France, in 1993. EDNES headquarters are located in Strasbourg, France. Contact them through Sergei Smagin. Currently the
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IDP Internal Displaced People
Go to Global IDP Project, you’ll find articles about Internal Deplaced Peoples worldwide.
World Citizen Foundation
I found this under The World Citizen Foundation, as a private foundation, incorporated in Vermont, USA (February 1996) and starting its activities in 1998.
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Interested in e-democracy and e-government?
If you are inerested in the 2 aspects above mentioned, go to Steven Clifts websites, one http://publicus.net, the other http://dowire.org .
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HIF-net – INASP
HIF-net is an email discussion list and community for people interested in improving access to reliable health information. Its 1200 members come from all corners of the world and they have expertise in many aspects of health
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Human Rights Watch in Afghanistan
IRINnews.org, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: KABUL, 11 Jul 2005 (IRIN) – The United Nations and human rights activists in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday
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Citizens and their local Government
Whether you are a local authority, a single citizen or a citizen group, you may be interested in the exchange of local governments with their citizens (all exemples here are british). You may find inspiration with the following links:
LGA – the local government association. if you are interested in the local government’s agenda for the new parliament, go to http://www.lga.gov.uk/home.asp, their homepage.
News about Central Asia
Radio Free Europe has a section for Transcaucasia And Central Asia on their website. You’ll find there every day fresh news about these countries.