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Up one level“Civil society is starting to notice the existence of Mercosul Parliament”, says Dr. Rosinha
Doha Round will not solve global food crisis, say NGOs
Some 237 major NGOs, trade unions, farmers' organizations and social movements from nearly fifty countries have said that the Doha Round, as is currently envisioned, will further intensify the global food crisis by making food prices more volatile, increase dependence of developing countries on imports and strengthen the power of multinational agribusiness in food and agricultural markets. Inesc reproduces this article distributed by the Third World Network, the Civil society key recommendations for Doha draft outcome document and the Civil Society Benchmarks for the Doha Preparatory Process on Financing for Development.
Proposals of Coordination SUD for G8 summit 2008
From 7th to 9th July will be held in Hokkaido, Japan, the G 8 Summit. Inesc presents the coordination sud position paper for this summit. The official agenda will have as priorities the following themes: world economy, African development, health, education, water, global warning and climate change. Whatever the addressed themes are, civil society will ask G 8 heads of State to take into account the objetive of gender equality while making all their decisions, in accordance with their commitments in september 2005 at the United Nacional General Assembly.
Food crisis, climate change and the importance of sustainable agriculture
European banks financing damaging agrofuels in Latin America
UNCTAD XII: Civil society blasts further erosion of policy space
The policy space for development has eroded further in the past four years since UNCTAD XI in 2004, and the present UNCTAD XII should make decisions that can empower developing countries to use policy tools for development.This is one of the main points of a joint statement by civil society groups attending UNCTAD XII taking place in Accra. The statement was presented by the Civil Society Forum at the inaugural plenary session of the Committee of the Whole on 21 April. A text by Martin Khor from Third World Network
The changing face of global development finance
Address Adverse Impact of Globalization, Panel Says
A panel of gender experts, trade specialists and politicians called for policies to free the poor, women and other marginalized groups from persistent constraints regarding employment, decision-making and access to business finance.
An explosive global crisis: financial instability, food riots, global warming
Against the backdrop of a possible Doha deal, the global economy is facing massive instability-most notably in the finance, food and agriculture sectors-and a climate in crisis resulting from human activity. According to IMF "the financial market crisis that erupted in August 2007 has developed into the largest financial shock since the Great Depression". Inesc reproduces this article published by IFIs.Choike.org
World Bank's climate funds may undermine UNFCCC talks
NGOs are concerned about the potential conflict between the Bank proposed Adaptation/ Climate Resilience Pilot Fund and the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC)’s Adaptation Fund agreed at the climate change talks in Bali, Indonesia in December last year. The NGOs said: “While this latter fund faces some challenges going forward, it importantly has a far greater degree of developing country ownership.” Source: Third World Network
Women, commitments and impotence
At the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women`s annual meeting all the world's governments endorsed an agreement that says they have failed their previous commitments to enforce women's rights, These commitments were agreed in 1995 in a high-level international conference in Beijing, and reaffirmed at every summit since then. And worse, UNIFEM, the U.N. agency specializing in women, has been without a head for months despite the existence of a strong candidate -Indian Economist and activist Dr. Gita Sen- backed by women's organizations and with the recommendation of the selection committee. March 2008, by Roberto Bissio.
Climate change
Climate change is widely considered to be one of the gravest threats to the sustainability of the planet's environment, the well-being of its people and the strength of its economies. Mainstream scientists agree that the Earth's climate is changing from the build-up of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as carbon dioxide, that result from such essential human activities as electricity generation, transportation and agriculture.
Progress and Setbacks
More than half the women in the world live in countries that have made no progress in gender equity in recent years. This is the main conclusion of the Social Watch 2008 Gender Equity Index (GEI) which, for the first time, shows recent evolution and trends in bridging the gap between men and women in education, the economy and empowerment. Inesc reproduces Social Watch informations over Gender Equity Index.
