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High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness - "more and better aid"
Tied aid, conditionality, the use of aid as a foreign policy tool, the use of concessionary loans as a form of development assistance, the use of debt cancellation to inflate ODA figures – all of this contributes to aid not being used for poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The organisation Reality of Aid estimates that only 25% of new aid resources from 2000 to 2004 was available for poverty reduction or MDG programs.
The Accra Women's Forum
SAVE THE DATE! The Accra Women's Forum will take place on August 30th of 2008. It will be held at the Ellking Hotel, East legon, Accra (Ghana).
National Poverty Tribunal in Bangladesh
A national poverty tribunal pulling together information gathered through regional poverty hearing events.
Poverty hearings in Bangladesh
A series of hearings in different regions, in topics ranging from the impact of climate change on the lives of women to hearings for agriculture workers.
Poverty hearings in South Africa
African Monitor has initiated together with various partners in South Africa a campaign aiming to hold poverty hearing in the 9 provinces in South Africa in order to provide an opportunity for people living in poverty to ‘Speak Out’ against poverty and begin a dialogue for change with decision makers.
Pan-African campaign of solidarity with Zimbabwe
On Saturday 12 July 2008, following a call by CIVICUS: World Alliance For Citizen Participation, Amnesty International and the Global Call for Action Against Poverty (GCAP), citizens of Africa will unite to express their solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe who are suffering persistent violations of their rights. Saturday represents the launch of a Pan-African Campaign of Solidarity for Zimbabwe, and will be followed by events continent-wide.
GCAP Philippines: End G8 domination protest
Groups representing workers, farmers, women and the youth troop to the Japanese Embassy in Pasay City, Manila to dramatize the protest against the global economic domination of rich nations that has burdened poorer nations like the Philippines.
Tanabata send-off with popular mobilisation in Russia
In Russia hand-in popular mobilisation events will happen in several cities Tyumen, Tolyatti, Nizhnij Novgorod, Vladimir, St. Petersburg and possibly the Japanese embassy in Moscow.
Tanabata send-off for Canada's Stephen Harper
In Ottawa, Canada, the send-off action on July 3 in front of the Prime Minister’s office will deliver a Tanabata tree decorated with people’s wishes.
Tanabata send-off for UK's Gordon Brown
GCAP UK will be doing a hand-in to Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street in London on July 3rd with a decorated bamboo Tanabata tree. Oxfam, World Vision and CAFOD are amongst the groups involved as well as BOND and partner networks promoting the action including trade unions.
Tanabata send-off for Germany's Bernd Pfaffenbach
In Berlin a press conference organized by the Deine Stimme gegen Armut campaign will be followed on July 3rd by a rally in front of the Chancellory during which dozens of bamboo trees, will be tied with strips of paper/wishes, accompanied by Japanese 'taiko' drummers. In the afternoon a delegation of NGO reps will hand over a bamboo tree with "wishes" and demands by development NGOs to G8 sherpa Bernd Pfaffenbach.
Every Human Has Rights Rally
We invite you to join the CIVICUS World Assembly delegates, Glasgow public and civil society in rally as they march from the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) to Kelvingrove Park at 10:30 am on Saturday, 21 June 2008.
Tanabata for Japanese Prime Minister
GCAP Korea representative, Hykungung Kim as part of a group of international NGOs will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda in Tokyo to hand over the first count of wishes from the Tanabata action
Development journey
Presentation of petition by a delegation of children (with the media) to the Parliament, Ministries, UN Agencies and Embassies, demanding stronger commitment toward achieving the MDGs with emphasis on favourable policies which comprehensively seek agriculture, trade, health sectors to child-development oriented programmes.
Political parties agenda for children & young in their manifesto - 2008
A stakeholders' forum to stimulate debate on what the political parties policies are for young people and children.
