AFRICA: 'RED CARD' FOR CHILD LABOUR
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/oneworld/20020118/wl/africa_s_child_labor_gets_
the_red_card__1.html
Two child workers from Mali are honoured by the country's President, Alpha
Oumar Konare, as he kicks off a campaign on behalf of the International
Labour Organisation at the start of Africa's biggest football competition.
CHANGING THE GLOBAL FATE OF EDUCATION:
Only Rights Can Halt And Reverse Wrongs
http://www.right-to-education.org/content/index_2.html
Primary school children cannot form a political party, get elected to
parliament and secure budgetary allocations for their education. The
proportion of children in the northern part of the world is small and their
parents can secure funding for education, combining their political voice
with paying tax. In many developing countries, children constitute the
majority of the population but obtain a vote only after becoming adults;
hence they have to rely on their parents and their teachers. Few of their
parents pay tax, many because they earn too little, and their vote seldom
affects budgetary allocations because there often is simply too little to
distribute. Their teachers habitually have to battle to get their rights
recognized and their salaries paid so that they could teach. Children thus
need to have their right to education fully recognized, and this right
necessarily goes beyond national and regional borders.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
World Report 2002
http://hrw.org/wr2k2/children.html
Violations of children's rights were all too common in 2001. Children were
beaten and tortured by police, forced to work long hours under hazardous
conditions, or warehoused in detention centers and orphanages. Millions
crossed international borders in search of safety or were displaced within
their own countries. Hundreds of thousands served as soldiers in armed
conflicts.
GABON: INITIAL REPORT TO COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD
http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/537A47397C7C5527C1256B4500
378EC9?opendocument
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has started its examination of an
initial report from Gabon with a Government delegation saying that Gabon's
capacities and performances in health and education have allowed the
implementation of children's rights at an appreciable level.
IS THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION REALISED IN PRACTICE?
Gap Between Promise And Performance
http://www.right-to-education.org/content/index_2.html
The key requirement of the right to education - making primary education
free, compulsory and all-encompassing - has not been translated into
reality. Because there is no global monitoring system, we do not know how
many children in how many countries have no access to primary education,
nor indeed whether the situation is improving or deteriorating. The vast
majority of countries whose children have no access to school are poor,
many are heavily indebted, some are at war or warfare has recently ended.
Thus, this list raises questions about international cooperation much as
about individual governments. To find figures for a particular country, use
the drop down list on the Right to Education website.
KENYA: NOMADIC TRIBE'S CHILDREN LURED INTO CHILD LABOUR
Fishmongers operating at Kenya's lake Turkana, part of the great Rift
Valley lakes, are luring school children to drop out and engage in
childlabour, local officials have confirmed.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5327
NIGERIA: DISABLED PERSONS DECRY SECOND CLASS TREATMENT
http://allafrica.com/stories/200201150227.html
A Social Philanthropic and Advocacy group, Club Two-Twelve, (CTT),
comprising of persons with disabilities, has restated its earlier call on
the federal government to build "special schools" in the states for the
education of disabled persons,stressing that government puts a stop to
their treatment as second class citizens.
SUDAN: GOVERNMENT, UNICEF SIGN AGREEMENT ON CHILD RIGHTS
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)on Thursday, 17 January agreed
to provide US $100 million in funding to help improve the lives of Sudanese
children over the next four years, the Sudanese Ministry of International
Cooperation and UNICEF said in a joint statement.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5392
THE NATURE OF PEACE EDUCATION
http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/peaceed/pe_which.html
What is peace education? Does it mean creating a separate subject in the
school curriculum? Or does it involve the creation of a dimension across
the curriculum, a concern that may be explored in different ways with any
age group and in any subject?
UN WELCOME ENTRY INTO FORCE OF PROTOCOL ON SALE OF CHILDREN
http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/B9BC655B13AE847AC1256B4500
4C599C?opendocument
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, and the
Chairman of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Jacob Egbert Doek,
have welcomed the entry into force today of the Optional Protocol to the
Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography. "Entry into force of the Optional
Protocol is a significant further step in the protection of children
against particularly gross violations of their rights", Mrs. Robinson said.
WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: IRIN FOCUS ON REGIONAL EFFORTS AGAINST CHILD
TRAFFICKING
Already burdened by brutal civil wars, internal conflicts, socio-political
unrest, and economic difficulties - all of which have retarded development-
West and Central African countries have woken up to another challenge:
child trafficking and exploitation.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5373
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7.WOMEN AND GENDER
CHADIAN WOMAN WINS HIGHEST AWARD OF HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT
http://www.digitalsmile.com/mea
Jacqueline Moudeina, a lawyer from Chad, was announced today as the winner
of the 2002 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. The
announcement comes at the opening of a key meeting, Frontline's Dublin
Platform for Human Rights Defenders, where Ms Moudeina is one of the
participants.
GAMBIA: PUBLIC CONCERNED OVER MOUNTING RAPE CASES
http://allafrica.com/stories/200201180174.html
People say they are appalled by the alarming rate of rape cases and
concerned by what they described as lack of action by the government.
NIGERIA: ALARM RAISED OVER SEXUAL ABUSE OF FEMALE DESTITUTES
http://allafrica.com/stories/200201180130.html
The Itumbauzo Centre for Mentally Ill Persons in Abia State has raised
alarm over flagrant sexual abuse of mentally ill women in the society by
supposedly responsible men.
NIGERIA: INCREASED PRESSURE ON SHARI'A DEATH SENTENCE
http://www.afrol.com/Categories/Women/msindex.htm
Protests from all the world keep streaming into Nigeria for the upholding
of the death sentence by stoning against Safiya Hussaini, 35, a woman which
is accused of adultery by an Islamic court in northern Nigeria. Today, the
European Parliament joined the protests.
SOUTH AFRICA: CONTINUING THE CULTURE OF MILITARISM IN CAPE FLATS TOWNSHIPS
http://www.uct.ac.za/org/agi/newslet/vol9/amand.htm
Mercifully, South Africa has experienced a reasonably peaceful transition
into the democratic “rainbow nation”. Yet the soldier with his gun, and the
ubiquitous R4 rifle remain the constant, if not the only, signifiers of
symbols of power that thread through and remain respected during both
apartheid and the era that has come after it. The omnipresent Casspir with
its male occupants, rifles at the ready, driving through township streets
today, makes one question the extent to which the physical and social
spaces of South African townships have been demilitarized.
SUDAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
'Women Living Under Muslim Laws' Calls For Urgent Intervention
http://www.wluml.org/english/alerts/2002/sudan/abok-alfau-akok.htm
On 8th December 2001, Abok Alfa Akok a Christian woman of 18 years of age
from the Dinka tribe, was sentenced by the criminal court in Nyala City,
Southern Darfur, to execution by stoning for the crime of adultery.
THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONGRESS ON WOMEN
Gendered Worlds: Gains And Challenges
http://www.makerere.ac.ug/womenstudies/congress2/details.htm
The congress is organized by the Department of Women and Gender Studies at
Makerere University around the main theme "Gendered Worlds: Gains and
Challenges". This theme provides an opportunity for a broad reflection on
the state of women and gender issues taking stock of achievements,
challenges and opportunities. It enables discussions focused on both
differences and similarities and offers positive pointers for future action
for gender equity and equality.
UGANDA: KNOW HOW CONFERENCE
Call For Proposals
http://www.wougnet.org/Documents/IsisWICCE/cfp_khca.html
Kampala, 23-27 July 2002
To build and consolidate powerful relationships between participating
organizations, in order to create new programs to make information on the
position of women, and for women, highly accessible and visible.
UN COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
4-15 March 2002, New York
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/46sess.htm
The forty-sixth session of this Commission will consider the following two
thematic issues: Eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of
women throughout their life cycle in a globalizing world; and Environmental
management and mitigation of natural disasters: a gender perspective.
UN COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
Opens 26th Session
http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?e30512231&e=6392
At the opening of its twenty-sixth session, the Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women -– the monitoring body for the
implementation of the Convention against such discrimination -- discussed
recent progress and future action. Adopting its agenda and programme of
work, the Committee agreed that during the current session, which is to
last until 1 February, it will examine reports of eight States parties. The
Committee's 23 experts, who act in their personal capacity, are also
expected to continue their work on a new recommendation to address article
4.1 of the Convention on temporary special measures aimed at accelerating
de facto equality between men and women.
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8.REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRATION
BURUNDI-TANZANIA: REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES FROM TANZANIA
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?
ReportID=19438&SelectRegion=Great_Lakes&SelectCountry=BURUNDI-TANZANIA
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has
agreed to help those among the 345,000 Burundi refugees in Tanzania return
home, but said it was not calling for an immediate repatriation because of
continuing insecurity in Burundi.
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE NOW A DESTINATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
http://www.europaworld.org/issue65/centralandeastern18102.htm
A new report from the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, paints a
fascinating picture of how asylum seeking has developed and changed over
the last two decades. And it is a measure of the rapid rate of change that
countries from which people were fleeing in the early eighties are now in
their turn actually becoming havens for those seeking asylum.
DRC: VICTIMS OF VOLCANO STREAM BACK HOME
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?
ReportID=19695&SelectRegion=Great_Lakes&SelectCountry=DRC
Thousands of people who fled their homes in the eastern Congolese town of
Goma following a volcanic eruption on Thursday have begun streaming back
home, ignoring continued tremors from Mt. Nyiragongo and warnings by UN
officials.
DRC: VOLCANO CREATES NEW FLOOD OF REFUGEES
http://www.lwr.org/action/news/02/11502.html
The Lutheran World Federation reports from Rwanda that tens of thousands of
people fleeing a volcano near Goma, Congo, have made their way across the
border into Rwanda seeking shelter in churches, schools and public
buildings. Others are believed to have fled into the forests and along the
shores of Lake Kivu. Some have already returned to their city to find lost
loved ones.
SOMALIA: ANXIETY PROMPTING EXODUS TO COUNTRYSIDE
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?
ReportID=19617&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=SOMALIA
Worry over possible US attacks on Somalia has prompted an exodus from urban
areas to the countryside for safety reasons, a senior official of Somalia's
Transitional National Government (TNG) told IRIN on Monday.
SOUTH AFRICA GETS READY FOR A FLOOD OF ZIM REFUGEES
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?
click_id=13&art_id=ct20020116214110682Z540635&set_id=1
Plans are well advanced for large holding camps near the Zimbabwe border to
accommodate thousands of refugees should the situation in that country
deteriorate in the run-up to and aftermath of the March presidential
elections, according to the department of home affairs.
SUDAN: SPECIAL REPORT ON WAR-RELATED DISPLACEMENT FROM RAGA
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?
ReportID=19778&SelectRegion=East_Africa&SelectCountry=SUDAN
The enduring phenomenon of internal displacement is one of the most evident
and acute effects of the civil war in Sudan, which has been raging since
1983.
SWAZILAND: AIDS DEVASTATES WORKFORCE
http://www.afrol.com/News2002/swa001_aids_labour.htm
A long denial of its AIDS dilemma will transform Africa's smallest country
into a destination for foreign migrant workers, to the dismay of a national
leadership that seeks to keep the character of the traditional kingdom of
Swaziland intact in the 21st century.
UN: GLOBAL CONSULTATIONS
An Agenda For Protection
http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/global-consultations
After the international community overwhelmingly reaffirmed its commitment
to the 1951 Refugee Convention, UNHCR's Global Consultations process moves
forward on an Agenda for Protection -- a series of activities which will
serve as a guide to humanitarian organizations and governments in
strengthening refugee protection.
WEST AFRICA: GLOBAL OVERVIEW TRENDS IN LABOUR MIGRATION, STANDARDS AND
POLICIES
http://www.december18.net/paper35Dakar.htm
At the beginning of the 21st Century, the total number of persons living
outside of their countries of origin worldwide was estimated at over 150
million, of which the ILO counts some 100 million as migrant workers and
their families. According to ILO estimates, Africa has among the largest
numbers of migrant workers, 20 million, one-fifth of the global total.
There are some 30 across Europe -East and West--, 18 million in North
America, 12 million in Central and South America, 9 million in the Middle
East, and 7 million in South and East Asia.
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9.RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA
EU RACISM AND XENOPHOBIA REPORT
http://www.eumc.at/publications/ar00/index.htm
The European monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia has published its
third report on developments in racism, xenophobia and Anti-Semitism in the
EU Member States. The Annual Report 2000 was presented to the public in
Brussels on the 18 December 2001. Read also our News Release. You may
download an electronic version of the Report or fill in the order form if
you prefer to receive a printed copy of EUMC publications.
UK: 'ECONOMIC RACISM', LEGALISED
http://www.ncadc.org.uk/letters/news25/economic.html
From January 28th 2002 highly waged people will be given freedom to move to
the UK, under the new, Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP). High
earners with exceptional skills, abilities or experience will be able to
come to the UK to seek work The applicants will be assessed on a 'Money' -
based system of qualifications and experience. To be considered for the
scheme an applicant will need to obtain a minimum of 75 points from the
five following areas: Past earnings - Educational qualifications - Work
experience - Achievement in chosen field - suitably qualified doctors.
HMSP, is just the latest piece in a long history of racist immigration
rules. The vast majority (if not all) of immigration detainees, presently
held in detention centres and prisons in the UK, come from the countries
mentioned above. Very, very few of them would earn the sums quoted. HMSP,
not only discriminates against these people but depletes these countries of
badly needed skilled workers.
UN: ANTI-RACISM CONVENTION ELECT NINE MEMBERS TO MONITORING BODY
http://www.unhchr.ch/huricane/huricane.nsf/view01/FED8E10BC28D6770C1256B4500
3DE46F?opendocument
The nineteenth Meeting of States Parties to the International Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination have elected, by
secret ballot, nine members of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination for four-year terms, to replace those whose terms of office
will expire on 19 January. It also elected its chairpersons and four vice-
chairpersons.
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10.ENVIRONMENT
TWO HEFTY ASTEROIDS PASS CLOSE TO EARTH
http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/01/01172002/reu_46170.asp
Two hefty asteroids passed close to Earth last Wednesday. At least five are
more set to swing near by January's end, but none are dinosaur-killers,
scientists who track them said. One of Wednesday's close-approaching
asteroids measured between .6 and 1.8 miles in diameter, a big enough space
rock to cause catastrophe if it collided with Earth. But asteroid 7341 1991
VK got no closer than 7 million miles, nearly 24 times the distance from
the Earth to the Moon.
EU FAILURE TO SECURE FISHERIES AGREEMENT WITH SENEGAL
Environmental groups have welcomed the EU’s failure to secure a fisheries
agreement with Senegal. WWF calls this a ‘positive sign’ that developing
countries are becoming more prudent in weighing short-term economic gains
against protecting their natural resources. WWF argue that while the EU
aims to alleviate poverty in the
developing world its own heavily subsidised fleets have pushed small-scale
local fisher folk to the side and damaged fragile ecosystems.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5298
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE GOES BROKE, ELEPHANTS AT RISK
http://ens-news.com/ens/jan2002/2002L-01-17-03.html
Elephant poaching has resumed in Kenya, senior Kenya Wildlife Service
officials admit. At the same time, government officials say that the Kenya
Wildlife Service, responsible for managing the country's wildlife, is in
the red and is relying on government handouts to operate.
SOUTH AFRICA: BATTLE AGAINST ASBESTOS POLLUTION CONTINUES
http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0,1009,26825,00.html
The asbestosis case against the British mining company, Cape PLC, may have
been won but the battle against asbestos pollution carries on. There are
huge asbestos mine dumps around the country, with 82 in the Northern Cape
alone.
SOUTH AFRICA: THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Civil Society Statement
The World Summit on Sustainable Development provides South Africans with a
unique opportunity to work for poverty eradication on a world scale in the
context of environmentally, socially and economically sustainable
development. The main constituencies of civil society have a key role to
play in achieving this objective. Moreover, our people can use this
opportunity to learn about international debates on sustainable
development, to network with counterparts from around the world, and to
engage in action around sustainable development in South Africa itself. In
this context, we need to ensure a coherent, financially sound and fully
representative structure to represent South African civil society at the
WSSD.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5313
TANZANIA: MORE THAN 1,000 ELEPHANT TUSKS SEIZED
http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/01/01182002/reu_46161.asp
More than 1,000 elephant tusks stolen by poachers have been recovered in
the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, police have said.
WORLD BANK PREPARES MAJOR REPORT FOR SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/knowledgebank/k2627wdr2002.html
A World Bank team is currently preparing the next World Development Report
which will be launched at the World Summit on Sustainable Development this
September. However despite the wide interest in the report's subject matter
and the sensitive timing of its release, the Bank has produced no clear
plan for outsiders to be involved in the drafting process.
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11.MEDIA
CAMEROON: EDITOR OF WEEKLY SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS' IMPRISONMENT
In a letter to Justice Minister Amadou Ali, RSF asked for clarification
following the sentencing of Georges Baongla, publication director of the
weekly "Le Démenti", to five years' imprisonment. "Due process was
seemingly not respected in this case.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5343
DRC: SWISS NGO, UN TO SET UP RADIO STATION
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?
ReportID=19650&SelectRegion=Great_Lakes&SelectCountry=DRC
A Swiss nongovernmental organisation, Foundation Hirondelle, in
collaboration with the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
plans to start a nationwide radio station within the next month, the
mission's information officer, David Smith, said at the weekend.
MOZAMBIQUE: CHILDREN OF SLAIN JOURNALIST UNDER THREAT
http://www.transparency.org/cgi-bin/dcn-read.pl?citID=20160
international campaign to preserve press freedom in Mozambique appeared to
win a tactical victory Friday when a judge delayed for two months a
criminal defamation trial against the two small children of a corruption-
fighting journalist who was gunned down in an apparent assassination in the
capital, Maputo, 14 months ago.
MUGABE'S ALLIES REVOLT OVER PRESS FREEDOM LAW
The Zimbabwean President faced a rebellion by some of his closest allies on
Tuesday when they refused to endorse a media law that seeks to stifle
criticism of Robert Mugabe and shut down the free press.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5391
SA: DEAL TO KEEP COMMUNITY RADIO ALIVE
http://www.mg.co.za/mg/za/archive/2002jan/features/24jan-agreement.html
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the National
Community Radio Forum (NCRF) are close to sealing a deal to enhance the
sustainable growth of community radio in South Africa.
ZIMBABWE: ARTICLE 19 CONDEMNS FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON MEDIA
ARTICLE 19 has released a report criticising a Bill now before the
Zimbabwean Parliament that will significantly extend government control
over the independent media. ARTICLE 19 calls on the Parliament not to pass
the Bill into law. The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Bill
2001 would grant a broad range of restrictive powers over the media to a
Commission under the control of the Minister of Information. Despite its
name, the Bill does very little to ensure access to information and
contains only limited provisions on privacy.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5372
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ZIMBABWE: GOVERNMENT SET TO AMEND RESTRICTIVE NEW MEDIA LAW
http://www.cpj.org/news/2002/Zim17jan02na.html#more
After intense international pressure, Zimbabwe's government delayed its
vote last week on a harsh media bill that would stifle dissent during the
run-up to the presidential elections, scheduled for early March, until
certain changes can be made to the legislation, according to Justice
Minister Patrick Chinamasa.
ZIMBABWE: JOURNALISTS PROTEST BILL
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=19684
Zimbabwean journalists who gathered in Harare on Saturday have resolved to
defy a proposed new media bill expected to be considered by parliament
later this week.
ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT WANTS RADIO BROADCASTS STOPPED
Zimbabwe's Minister of State for Information and Publicity Jonathan Moyo
wants the European Union (EU) to urge the British and Netherlands
governments to stop sponsoring short wave radio stations that broadcast in
Zimbabwe.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5330
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12.DEVELOPMENT
BROWN'S "NEW DEAL" SUGGESTS ENHANCED BANK, FUND ROLES
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/reform/r2608newdeal.html
Gordon Brown's recent speeches on a "New Deal" for the global economy have
been generally welcomed, especially for their suggestions that aid budgets
should be increased. But some of his more detailed proposals on the World
Bank and IMF are controversial.
DANGERS OF THE IMPACT OF THE EURO ON AFRICAN CFA CURRENCY
There are divergent views between the French central bank and development
experts on how the new EU currency – the Euro - will impact on the CFA, the
currency adopted by 14 West and Central African countries. The CFA, which
used to be tied to the French franc, was automatically tied to the euro
from 1999 when France joined the Euro zone.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5299
DRC: COLTAN MINES BLIGHT LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SAYS REPORT
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/oneworld/20020117/wl/congo_s_coltan_mines_bligh
t_local_communities_says_report_1.html
Fresh concerns over the impact of coltan mining in eastern Democratic
Republic of the Congo were raised this week by a local pressure group
following a marked decline in the livelihoods of communities close to the
sites where the rare mineral is extracted.
ETHIOPIA: MARKET INSTITUTIONS, TRANSACTION COSTS, AND SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE
GRAIN MARKET
http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/abstract/abstr124.htm
This report addresses the overarching question regarding the role of
institutions in enhancing market development following market reforms. It
uses the New Institutional Economics framework to empirically analyze the
role of a specific market institution, that of brokers acting as
intermediaries to match traders in the Ethiopian grain market in reducing
the transaction costs of search faced by traders. Brokers play a key role
in facilitating exchange in a weak marketing environment where limited
public market information, the lack of grain standardization, oral
contracts, and weak legal enforcement of contracts increase the risk of
contract failure. Relying on primary data, it analyzes traders'
microeconomic behavior, social capital, the nature and extent of their
transaction costs, and the norms and rules governing the relationship
between brokers and traders.The study uses an innovative approach to
quantify the costs of search and demonstrates that the brokerage
institution is economically efficient both for individual traders and for
global economic welfare.
ETHIOPIA: MASSIVE ANIMAL CENSUS TO BE LAUNCHED
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=19262
One of the world’s largest animal surveys will be launched in Ethiopia next
month. For the first time ever, all the animals in the country are to be
counted as part of a massive census by the Ethiopian Central Statistics
Authority (CSA).
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES REVIEW GETS HARSH RECEPTION
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/privatesector/p2615eir.html
NGOs say the World Bank's Extractive Industries Review (EIR), launched at a
workshop in Brussels at the end of October, has severe shortcomings. The
EIR is an international consultation process aiming to produce
recommendations to guide World Bank Group involvement in the oil, gas and
mining sectors.
NIGERIA: NORMALCY RETURNS AS UNIONS END STRIKE
http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=19443
Normalcy started to return to Nigeria on Friday after labour unions called
off a two-day-old general strike which had shut down most of the country’s
major cities.
SA: ASHOKA INDUCTION CEREMONY
Ashoka Southern Africa is to elect leading social entrepreneurs to their
Global Fellowship at a gala event at the Spier Auditorium, Spier
Estate in Stellenbosch. The Fellows are being recognised for their
innovative approaches at addressing pressing social issues.
Further details: http://www.pambazuka.org/newsletter.php?id=5381
WORLD BANK PLANS PRIVATE SECTOR SHAKE-UP
http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/topic/privatesector/p2601psdstrat.html
In February the World Bank's Board will consider a new Private Sector
Development Strategy. Long-time Bank-watcher Robert Wade, a professor at
the London School of Economics, warns that this is the Bank's "biggest
refocusing in a decade". He says it is not based on analysis of what will
work best for poorer people but "owes everything to intense US pressure".
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