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UN independent human rights expert says Namibia must bridge yawning gaps in inequality, in particular women's access to land
[via UN News Centre] 8 October 2012 – Despite its economic and political gains over the past two decades, Namibia still remains beset by “unacceptable” levels of poverty, a United Nations expert warned today, while urging the African country to adopt major structural changes to tackle its levels of inequality.
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Press release: As the Jan Satyagraha entered Agra district in Uttar Pradesh, a ten point agreement proposed by the government is under discussion
[via Ekta Parishad] October 5, 2012- As the Jan Satyagraha reached Uttar Pradesh on its sixth day on the road, a delegation of Jan Satyagraha met with government representatives in Delhi.
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Multimedia Cambodian Monk Wins International Human Rights Defenders Award
Buddhist monk Venerable Luon Sovath has been presented the prestigious Martin Ennals Award (MEA) for human rights by 10 internationally-recognized human rights organizations in Geneva today.
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Innovative funding model allows urban poor to determine their own future
The Urban Poor Fund International, the first global fund to give poor people direct control over development spending in cities, was launched in 2007 by Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), a network of community-based federations in 33 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America.Since then, it has channelled
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Urbanization of Africa is inevitable, and good
To outsiders, the problems raised by increased urbanization in Africa seem insurmountable, but the new Director for UN Habitat in Brussels, Jean- Christophe Adrian, disagrees, saying building sustainable cities after many decades of poor or non-existent planning can be done, but it will take resources, time and most importantly a change in focus from the development community.
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Press release: As Jan Satyagraha continues its way to Delhi, the government wants to revive negotiations
[via Ekta Parishad] October 8, 2012- On October 6th and 7th, the March Jan Satyagraha left Madhya Pradesh and entered in Rajasthan. The government expressed its will to revive the negotiations. In the meantime, solidarity actions continue in Europe.
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Press release: Jan Satyagraha supported by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
[via Ekta Parishad] October 5, 2012-On October 5th, at the end of the third marching day, the Jan Satyagraha reached Morena, where the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh extended his support to the march through telephonic communication.
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FAO Gender and Land Rights Database integrated with the Land Portal
Sharing knowledge and increasing accessibility to land-related information and data is critical to increase transparency. Information on land governance disaggregated by gender is crucial for enabling developing and emerging economies to ensure a more equitable access to and control over land to women and men.
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Cambodia: More intensive co-development
Much of the workshop centered around whether a crowdsourcing approach would work in Cambodia and if so, how it would work.