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14-11-2009
A Women’s tribunal on climate justice in the Indian capital aims to bring in gender equity in the climate debate. OneWorld South Asia met some of the women, who traveled from far flung parts of the country to voice stories of survival and adaptation.
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Image: Gouri Bai from Bundelkhand speaks at the public hearing/ Photo credit: Mahipal Singh Rawat/ OWSA
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22-10-2009
India showed solidarity and participated in the UN campaign: 'Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now’. More than 23 million people, up by 14 million of last year, demanded from the government to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve the MDGs.
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20-10-2009
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the nation in pledging to remain united to develop the country by 2020. Addressing a rally in Dhaka organised as part of the UN Stand Up Campaign, she called upon all political parties to jointly fight corruption and stabilise democracy.
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Image: PM Sheikh Hasina addressing the rally/ Photo credit: Bangladesh News 24
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20-10-2009
Participating in the UN Stand Up 2009 Campaign, Nepal president Ram Baran Yadav expressed solidarity with the global efforts to fight against poverty and inequality. He pledged to make the country free of disease and maternal deaths and ensure quality education for all.
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Image: Nepal president Ram Baran Yadav (middle) at the Stand Up event in Kathmandu/ Photo credit: Flickr
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19-10-2009
As part of the Stand Up Take Action Campaign, citizens gathered in the Indian capital on Friday to mobilise public action in support of the Millennium Development Goals. The candle light vigil organised by National Confederation of Dalit Organisations demanded livelihood opportunities for people living in slums.
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Image: Children lit candles at the event/ Photo credit: Kushal Saini/ OWSA
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19-10-2009
Praying for a better world, hundreds of people from different faiths came together yesterday at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in the Indian capital to pledge against poverty. Supporting the Stand Up Take Action Campaign, they demanded transparency and accountability in governance.
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Image: People taking the pledge/ Photo credit: Mahipal Singh Rawat/ OWSA
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16-10-2009
Nepal PM Madhav Kumar Nepal has called upon the concerned agencies to implement MDGs related policies and programmes sincerely within 2015. He says that the economic crisis should not become an excuse for curtailing the aid commitments regarding the internationally agreed development goals.
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15-10-2009
A Shiksha Adhikar Yatra was organised by National Confederation of Dalit Organisations in Uttar Pradesh. The volunteers visited several villages in Lalitpur district of the state to spread awareness on importance of education especially for the girl child
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Image: Ashok Bharti, Chairman, NACDOR inaguates the yatra/ Photo credit: NACDOR
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13-10-2009
Hunger Free Bihar Campaign along with partners will hold a People's Summit to mark this year's Stand Up Take Action, an annual global anti-poverty event organised by the Millennium Campaign. It will provide a space to discuss issues like food insecurity, child labour, NREGA, health and elementary education status in Bihar.
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12-10-2009
A national convention was organised by the Millennium Campaign along with partner NGOs in the Indian capital yesterday to assess the progress on Right to Information Act. Central Information Commission chief Wajahat Habibullah said that the pathbreaking tool is yet to realise its full potential.
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Image: Participants at the convention/ Photo credit: UNMC
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