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Iraq special: Question Time programme March 2007
Question
Time is a BBC current affairs discussion programme in which members of a panel
composed of significant figures from politics, industry and the entertainment
business debate topical political and social questions posed by an audience of
members of the public. This site provides free access to a special edition of
the programme which was aired in march 2007. This reviewed events in
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/
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Website
of the Centre for the Analysis of South
African Social Policy (CASASP) in the Department of Social Policy and
Social Work (DSPSW) at the
http://www.casasp.ox.ac.uk/
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Date:
Time 9.30 – 16h00
Venue: SA Museum,
Challenges and Opportunities - The Population of the Middle East and North Africa
Source: Population Research Bureau
(More)The Radicalization of Diasporas and Terrorism: A Joint Conference by the RAND Corporation and the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich
Source: RAND Corporation
Summary (PDF; 117 KB)
Full Document (PDF; 197 KB)
A new initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop TB Partnership lays out steps to prevent, treat and control drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Learn more from the news story and the WHO TB department's Web page.
From UN Pulse Permanent Link: WHO TB plan
A new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report presents the findings of the Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment of Sudan and provides detailed recommendations for follow-up action. Learn more from the press release, the synthesis report (pdf, 1.79 MB), or the full report (pdf, 34 MB). The goal of the UNEP assessment was to develop a solid technical basis for medium-term corrective action in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development. The assessment identified a number of critical environmental issues that are closely linked to the country's social and political challenges. From UN Pulse
Civil-State Society Relations in
Policy Issues and Actors, Vol 20 no 7, February 2007
http://www.cps.org.za/cps%20pdf/pia20_7.pdf
IBSA Regional Security Dimenstions:
The South African Perspective. Mills
Soko
Policy Issues and Actors, Vol 20 no 6, April 2007
http://www.cps.org.za/cps%20pdf/pia20_6.pdf
Public Service Performance:
Towards a better life for all.
Aubrey
Matshiqi
Policy Issues and Actors, Vol 20 no 5, February 2007
http://www.cps.org.za/cps%20pdf/pia20_5.pdf
Affirmative Action and State
Capacity in a Democratic
Policy Issues and Actors, Vol 20 no 4, February 2007
http://www.cps.org.za/cps%20pdf/pia20_4.pdf
Public Service Delivery in a
Democratic, Developmental State. Ebrahim
Fakir
Policy Issues and Actors, Vol 20 no 3, February 2007
http://www.cps.org.za/cps%20pdf/pia20_3.pdf
Traditional and Non-Traditional
threats in a changing global order: An Indian Perspective.
Policy Issues and Actors, Vol 20 no 2, February 2007
Guidelines
for Approaching Iran
Source: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
+ Full
Document (PDF; 133 KB)
See also: Iran's
Nuclear Program: Between Denial and Despair
See also: Iran
Goes Secret Again
UNHCR report says refugee
population rises to almost 10 million
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
+ Full Report
(PDF; 1 MB)
+ The Arc: A Formal Structure
for a Palestinian State - "An examination of options for strengthening
infrastructure in a potential future independent Palestinian state."
+ Building a
Successful Palestinian State - "An examination of options for
strengthening the institutions of a potential future independent Palestinian
state."
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UN-DESA
Policy Brief #1: Downside risks to world economic growth
2 pages; PDF.
The
global economy expanded by 3.8 per cent in 2006, continuing its strong
performance since 2003. But can this benign pattern of global growth be
sustained, particularly since the recent economic expansion has involved
ever-widening global financial imbalances?
Source:
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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The
cost of being landlocked : logistics costs and supply chain reliability
Source: World Bank Policy Research Working Papers
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Paper (PDF; 660 KB)
World Security Institute's 2006
Annual Report
(PDF; 2.24 MB)
Source: World Security Institute (via Center for Defense Information)
The World
Security Institute's 2006 annual report is now available online. The report
includes information and a yearly review on all WSI divisions, including Center
for Defense Information,
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This site
is a special section of the JURIST Legal news and resources archive which is
maintained by the
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/currentawareness/rendition.php
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The thematic discussion of the high-level segment of the 2007 Economic and Social Council session will be on "Strengthening efforts at all levels to promote pro-poor sustained economic growth, including through equitable macroeconomic policies". A new report of the Secretary-General examines different approaches to the concept of pro-poor growth and proposes policy objectives (E/2007/68).
The report of the Panel of Experts on Liberia has been issued (S/2007/340). The Panel investigates sanctions on arms, diamonds and on individuals and entities deemed a threat to regional peace, and assesses the effectiveness of those sanctions, as well as their humanitarian and socioeconomic impact. The report covers the work of the Panel to June 2007. Learn more about the Security Council 1521 Committee, the body responsible for monitoring the Liberia sanctions regime.
Permanent Link: World Refugee Day - 20 June
The full text of the World Economic and Social Survey Survey 2007 is now available on the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs web site (pdf, 2.60MB). With the theme Development in an Ageing World, the survey discusses the opportunities and challenges of ageing populations on world economies and calls for increased and sustained attention from policymakers. It emphasizes that, while the challenges posed by rapidly ageing populations are large, they can be overcome through well-focused planning.
UN Pulse Permanent Link: World Economic and Social Survey 2007
Collection of links to news and analysis about CIA use of "extraordinary rendition," the extrajudicial transfer of a person from one state to another.
G-8 activities to enhance African peace support operations capabilities
This site provides official information about the role of the G8
(Canada, France, United Kingdom; Germany; Italy; Japan; Russia; USA;
and the European Union) in supporting peace negotiations, conflict
resolution and peace keeping forces in African nations. The website
includes information on the aims and activities of the G8. It includes
statements and documents from G8 summits from approximately 2002
onwards.
http://www.g-8africapso.net/
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G8 Summit: Heiligendamm, June 6-8 2007
Member states of the Group of Eight (G8) convene annually in one of
their countries to discuss a wide variety of subjects. Growth and
responsibility are the key concepts shaping G8 negotiations under the
Germany Presidency in 2007. "The framework conditions for the global
economy, involving the largest emerging economies in the system of
global responsibility, climate protection issues and African
development will be key focuses of this year's G8 Summit in
Heiligendamm." The German government has created this site as a
clearinghouse of material on the summit. Users can find an outline of
the summit's agenda, news updates and an extensive section detailing
the history of these international forums. The "Video/Audio" section
contains webcasts of various events, including press conferences,
meetings and different briefings. Users can also sign up for email
updates and RSS feeds.
http://www.g-8.de/Webs/G8/EN/Homepage/home.html
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The United Nations Development Programme Draft strategic plan, 2008-2011: Accelerating global progress on human development has been issued (DP/2007/19). The theme for UNDP work for 2008-2011 is "inclusive growth".
(More)UN-Energy/Africa, a partnership of UN agencies active in the energy sector recently launched Energy for Sustainable Development: Policy option for Africa. The publication highlights the main challenges and provides some policy guidelines to accelerate energy supply and access in Africa. UN Pulse Permanent Link: Energy for sustainable development: policy options for Africa
(More)Liberia: International Center for Transnational Justice resources
The ICTJ is a foundation which supports nations in pursuing and prosecuting past human rights abuses. This section of its website provides information on its advocacy work in relation to Liberia. It includes press releases, statements and reports from approximately 2006 onwards. These include materials relating to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia and human rights abuses committed by Charles Taylor.
http://www.ictj.org/en/where/region1/589.html
Baker Institute... is a leading US public policy think tank based at Rice University. Research focuses on a wide range of issues relating to US domestic and foreign policy with the goal of bridging the gap between the theory and practice of public policy. The website provides free access to information about the aims of the institute and its activities. The website hosts a wealth of full text papers, reports and webcasts. Topics covered range from international economics; international relations; public diplomacy; globalisation and international drugs policy. From Intute.ac.uk
Gate of heavenly peace: Tiananmen Square
This site was created by Long Bow Group to support the documentary film Gate of Heavenly Peace a feature length documentary about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and subsequent repression by the Chinese Communist government. It provides access to information about the document and its transcript, as well as a large amount of supporting materials which could be used independently. These include an interactive tour of the square, chronology of events, essays on human rights and democracy in China and a bibliography of further readings on these issues. From Intute.ac.uk
http://tsquare.tv/
This information can be presented in a number of forms, e.g table, graph, cloud, map. This information is dated 31st May 2007, from a comment it appears that the information is dated. There are links to other graphic representations of the same data on the righthandside of the web page. http://swivel.com/graphs/spreadsheet/15238246?per_page=50
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Bristol-Mekong Project is a specialist postgraduate research group based in the Department of Politics Bristol University. Areas of concern include: Vietnamese politics; the changing nature of the state in Vietnam; political corruption in the region; State-business relations and international cross-border relations. The site includes information about the project plus free access to full text working papers and articles issued since approximately 2006. From Intute.ac.uk
The UN Observer and International Report is an independent journal of international affairs which was established in 1978. Its purpose is to critically examine the examine the activities of the United Nations and its member-states...Topics covered include international economics; the war against terrorism; environmental issues, health and ethical investments.
(More)This site provides free access to a podcast of a public debate which took place at the London School of Economics (LSE) on Wednesday 9 May 2007. Speakers included Professor Anthony Giddens, Lord Kinnock, Ed Miliband MP, Mandy Telford and Stephen Twigg. They consider the achievements of the British Labour party government under Tony Blair from 1997-2007, and the ways in which British society and politics have changed during this time period. the full podcast, lasting approximately 88 minutes can be downloaded in Mp3 format from the website. From Intute.ac.ukhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/LSEPublicLecturesAndEvents/events/2007/20070328
The Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has released a new publication, The Compendium of Innovative E-government practices (pdf version, 1.05MB). The publication is a compilation of 107 recent case studies from 48 countries that cover a wide range of innovative practices, including e-democracy, gender equality, e-education, e-commerce, information access, and citizen service delivery.
Permanent Link: Compendium of Innovative E-government PracticesUN Pulse
International
Conference - Vulnerability, social exclusion and the state in the informal
economy
http://www.livingonthemargins.org/home
Abstracts and papers: http://www.livingonthemargins.org/papers/default.asp (More)