Summary: World sanitation crisis causes millions of avoidable deaths, and contamination from human waste is largely to blame, says UNDP’s Human Development Report.[CAPE TOWN, 9 November 2006] - Simply installing a flush toilet in the home increases...
[NEW YORK, 19 October 2006] – Human Rights Watch called on Iran to immediately revoke bans on students from attending university because they hold political beliefs not to the government’s liking, and to allow registered students to...
Summary: This global report was launched during the week of the presentation of the UN Study on Violence Against Children in New York on 12 October. The report is part of a submission to the Violence Study.As the UN Secretary-General’s Study...
Summary: Report on a regional workshop held in Broummana-Lebanon between 28th September 2005 and 1st December 2005.The report is also available in Arabic.Infomation about the workshopExecutive summary in English / ArabicOwner: Arab Resource...
Summary: Executive summary of a report on a regional workshop held in Broummana-Lebanon between 28th September 2005 and 1st December 2005.Infomation about the workshopWorkshop report in EnglishExecutive summary in EnglishOwner: Arab Resource...
Summary: Executive summary of a report on a regional workshop held in Broummana-Lebanon between 28th September 2005 and 1st December 2005.Owner: Arab Resource Collective, Save the Children Sweden, Save the Children Denmarkpdf: http://www.crin.org/...
Summary: The report documents online censorship and cases in which Internet users have been detained for their online activities in countries across the region, including Tunisia, Iran, Syria and Egypt. [TUNIS, 15 November 2005] - As the...
Summary: The September 2001 issue focuses on the
topic of child labour and working children,
including articles such as – “Child labour in
Asia: A review” and “Child labour and India’s
football-making industry”.
The FOCUS Asia-Pacific Newsletter...
Summary: The report examines three of the most
widespread and devastating factors
threatening childhood today: HIV/AIDS,
conflict, and poverty.
Owner: UNICEFpdf: www.unicef.org/sowc05/english/sowc05.pdf
Summary: This paper examines the social
protection needs of women workers
in this sector, and also argues for
public action to
promote such work as a possible
new labour-intensive growth
strategy in these and other
developing countries.