What about a world-wide information Net of NGOs and engaged groups of the civil society?
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Education, Academia and Research Taskforce
Contribution addressing especially Chapters One and Four of the operational part of the WSIS-Tunis* documents on follow-up/ implementation and the way forward
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The Peoples of The World Foundation
Gives Education for and about Indigenous Peoples, http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/
A 501(c)(3) resgistered nonprofit organization. They work with indigenous peoples to document their traditional and modern life, sponsor their education and help them adapt to the challenges they face in a changing world.
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op-icescr – the Optional Protocol of the International Convent of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The latest action plans of various countries can be found on the website http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/plan_action
Division in the UN over a complaints procedure for socio-economic rights: New Zealand’s reluctance to take sides. Continuer la lecture de « op-icescr – the Optional Protocol of the International Convent of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights »
CTT Campaigns
The idea of taxing the trade in currencies was first suggested by Nobel prize-winning economist, James Tobin. This is why the Currency Transaction Tax (CTT) is often referred to as the Tobin Tax. Continuer la lecture de « CTT Campaigns »