Buscador: Globalització

29/06/2005 Hace escasos meses una nueva sigla comenzó a aparecer en los medios de comunicación: ALBA. A primera vista, una 'B' desplazaba a la ya conocida 'C' del ALCA. Pero no se trataba de un simple cambio de letra. La Alternativa Bolivariana para América Latina y El Caribe (ALBA) aparecía como una propuesta de integración diferente a la ya conocida Área de Libre Comercio para las Américas (ALCA).

29/06/2005 A new report by the Brookings Institution shows President Bush has significantly exaggerated the amount of aid his administration has provided to sub-Saharan Africa. With the approaching G8 summit and recent aid commitments made by E.U. nations, Bush is facing increasing pressure to be more cooperative internationally and encourage the efforts of poor countries.

27/06/2005 A Congressional vote on CAFTA is likely this week. Don't let the mistakes we've learned from NAFTA be repeated with CAFTA, says Global Exchange, offering eight easy ways you can declare independence from trade agreements that profit corporations and marginalize working families.

27/06/2005 The G-8 summit will focus on two global problems that have long been at odds--poverty and global warming. But an innovative plan led by Papua New Guinea and Costa Rica shows how poor countries can commit to greenhouse gas limits while promoting development--by providing them market incentives to maintain the environment.

24/06/2005 A new report from Food First shows that world food imports make hungry people hungrier, while undermining local economies and fueling climate change. No matter where you are, buying your food from local farmers alleviates climate change and lessens rural poverty.

22/06/2005 Janitors who keep Montreal office buildings clean have announced that they are supporting, in any way they can, janitors in Indianapolis, IN. who work for the same janitorial firm, Groupe Source France (GSF). GSF is a privately held multinational janitorial firm that operates in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Spain, Monaco and France. The growing ties between workers in different countries signals new efforts to confront globalization.

21/06/2005 New research by Christian Aid finds that sub-Saharan Africa lost billions of dollars after being forced to open their markets to imports. In 20 years, trade liberalization cost Africa the same amount it received in aid--money that as income could have eliminated Africa's debt and been invested in agriculture, health, and education.

17/06/2005 DOHA, Jun 16 (IPS) - As the cry for increased development assistance continues to intensify, one of the world's fastest growing gas-rich developing nations in the Middle East has initiated the creation of a new fund to meet some of the urgent social, economic, health and educational needs of poorer nations.

16/06/2005 Lea esta declaración firmada por Jürgen Habermas, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Francisco J. Laporta, Nicolás López Calera, Manuel Atienza, William Twining, Robert Alexy, Luigi Ferrajoli, Elías Díaz,Neil MacCormick, Paolo Comanducci, Zhan Wenxian, Uma Narayan, Larry May y otros participantes en el 22º Congreso Mundial de Filosofía Jurídica y Social – 2005.
En: globalizacion.org

16/06/2005 A recent Wall Street Journal feature helped spread awareness about many of Coca-Cola's abuses in India, but the article let the company off the hook in several irrefutable respects and failed to properly characterize the massive grassroots movement behind the campaign to hold Coke to account, says the India Resource Center.

15/06/2005 Në punimet e forumit të Mediteranit që mbahet prej16 deri më 19 qershor në Barcelonë merr pjesë edhe Iniciativat Qytetare. Pjesëmarrjen në programin kryesor të Forumit përfshin edhe paraqitja e Miljenka Deretes në temën "Demokracia pa alternativa".

15/06/2005 India plans to oppose the US `hegemony' over the Internet at the Working Group on Internet governance (WGIG) meet in Geneva this week. On the other hand, the Americans say that Indian plans will allow censonship of the Internet and even enable India to impose taxes on it.

14/06/2005 U radu ovogodišnjeg Mediteranskog foruma koji se održava od 16. do 19. juna u Barseloni učestvuju i Gradjanske inicijative. Učešće u glavnom programu Foruma obuhvata izlaganje Miljenka Derete na temu "Demokratija bez alternative".

13/06/2005 Tasavallan Presidentti Tarja Halosen mukaan globalisaation häviäjät ovat kehitysmaissa - siksi globalisaation säännöt on muutettava reilummiksi, jotta tasa-arvo voisi toteutua kaikkein heikoimpien kohdalla. Halonen puhuin sunnuntaina Suomen Lähetysseuran valtakunnallisilla lähetysjuhlilla Vammalassa.

13/06/2005 An international conference is being held in Dhaka, Bangladesh between February 12 - 16, 2006 to share knowledge, expertise and experience on issues relevant to effects of globalization (both positive and negative) on children and women.

11/06/2005 La mondialisation politique, économique et culturelle de la dernière décennie après la chute du Mur de Berlin et celle des Tours de New York font de la période actuelle une période de profondes mutations qui représentent des menaces mais aussi des opportunités.

10/06/2005 In 2002, the Bush Administration de-funded the UN Population Fund over charges it was complicit in forced sterilizations in China. Though the allegations proved false, the $34 million continues to sit unused each year; but in the latest effort to put it to good use, several lawmakers are trying to earmark the money for the fight against a debilitating childbirth condition affecting millions of young women around the world.

08/06/2005 It seems like yesterday that American philosopher Francis Fukuyama proclaimed the "end of history" -- celebrating the collapse of communism and the ascendance of a global neoliberal order. Today John Ralston Saul can credibly proclaim (in his new book, The Collapse of Globalism) the "end of globalization." I'm not quite ready to write globalization's obituary. But a couple of big nails were hammered into the coffin last week, one in Europe, one in China.

07/06/2005 Recent criticisms that the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) would devastate Central American farmers, slacken environmental enforcement, and undermine basic governmental services ignore a critical issue, writes Aldo Caliari. Buried in the agreement are rules that would make it more difficult for poorer nations to escape heavy debt burdens.

06/06/2005 Në Prishtinë po i zvillon punimet konferenca me temë: "Reformimi i qeverisjes lokale në Kosovë, përvoja nga Evropa Juglindore", në të cilën po marrin pjesë edhe përfaqësues nga vende të ndryshme të rajonit.