Buscador: Fiji
06/06/2008
Fijian civilians, activists, and opposition political leaders have endured two years of increasingly harsh human rights abuses since the military overthrew the government in 2006, blogs Ryan Bodman while traveling the Pacific.
Més informacióFrom: Aotearoa Independent Media Center Temes/Zones: [Oceania] [Drets Humans] [Llibertat d'expressió] [Corrupció / Transparència] [Comerç d'armes] [Conflictes] |
23/05/2007
A Fijian Provincial Council has welcomed a presentation from Greenpeace on the benefits of turning the Great Astrolabe Reef into a marine reserve.
Més informacióFont: Greenpeace International Temes/Zones: [Oceania] |
06/12/2006
SUVA, Dec 5 (IPS) - Fiji's leading daily newspaper and sole television station have suspended operations after attempts to censor their news by the military, which seized control of the country on Tuesday, ousting the elected government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
Més informacióFont: Inter Press Service (IPS) Temes/Zones: [Àsia i Pacífic] [Oceania] [Drets Civils] [Llibertat d'expressió] [Democràcia] |
30/11/2006
United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has added his voice to the growing concern about a possible coup against the government of Fiji. Pacific states fear the ramifications of a coup both for Fiji and the region as a whole.
Més informacióFont: United Nations |
17/07/2006
Radio content must be made more relevant to its audience to preserve the medium’s market share, told a Pacific media executive an international broadcasting conference in Singapore recently.
Més informacióFont: UNESCO - Communication, Information and Informatics Sector Temes/Zones: [Pobresa] [TIC] |
08/06/2006
Fiji will today - World Ocean Day - receive the Global Ocean Conservation Award for its plans to establish a network of protection zones that will cover 30 per cent of its waters by 2020 — one of the largest areas of protected ocean in the world.
Més informacióFont: WWF International Image: Protecting the oceans (WWF)
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07/06/2006
How can a single mother in rural Fiji resolve conflicts for the UK government? At a British Foreign Office conference, Rosemary Bechler catches up with "suitcase radio" pioneer Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls to discuss women's roles in politics and peace.
Més informacióFont: openDemocracy |
12/04/2006
RA Province plans to go high tech with the development of e-Ra strategy within the next three years.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [TIC] |
05/02/2006
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 4 (OneWorld) - Water, water everywhere and we are duped into buying it bottled.
Més informacióFont: OneWorld US Temes/Zones: [Estats Units] [Aràbia Saudita] [Mèxic] [Itàlia] [Índia] [Alemanya] [França] [Finlàndia] [Xina] [Amèrica del Nord] [Europa Occidental] [Europa del Nord] [Àsia Meridional] [Aigua potable / Salubritat] [Consum] [Contaminació] [MDGs] |
14/07/2005
The research titled 'GIS as a Planning Support Tool for Community Integrated Tourism Development: A Pilot Study for Fiji Islands and the South Pacific' is a pilot study which worked in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Transport, Fiji to develop the database and examine its applicability for wider implementation both in Fiji and for government and other development agencies (donors, NGOs, QUANGOS) throughout the South Pacific region.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Economia] [TIC] |
14/07/2005
The research titled "Maximizing the Benefits of ICT/Multimedia in the South Pacific: Cultural Pedagogy and Usability Factors" was started to determine how Educational ICT/Multimedia can be developed so as to be responsive to the particular needs of the region...
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Educació] [TIC] |
18/01/2005
Another exciting initiative is about to take place with femLINKpacific (Media Initiatives for Women), a women’s media NGO which in 2004 launched femTALK 89.2FM, its mobile women’s community radio project. This month, the femLINKpacific volunteer team takes to the road with their “radio in a suitcase” in Fiji.
Més informacióFont: UNESCO - Communication, Information and Informatics Sector Temes/Zones: [Capacitació] [Pobresa] [Gènere] [Comunicació] [TIC] [Societat Civil] |
30/05/2003
The issue of child labour should not be tackled by just punishing the employers says Shamima Ali, the coordinator of the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre. Instead, problems of poverty and school dropouts have to be dealt with first.
Més informacióFont: Global March Against Child Labour Temes/Zones: [Àsia i Pacífic] [Educació] |
26/03/2003
Fiji's declaration of its territorial waters as a whale sanctuary was welcomed by a leading international environmental organisation yesterday.
Més informacióFont: WWF International Temes/Zones: [Piscicultura] [Medi Ambient] [Animals] |
24/02/2003
The value of quality science education to developing countries is widely accepted and has prompted an investment in school science education. But concerns about instructional quality and student achievement are becoming acute.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Educació] |
19/03/2002
Trade suspensions have succeeded in prompting the United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation, Fiji and Vietnam to give better protection to endangered species, according to the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species.
Més informacióFont: Environment News Service (ENS) Temes/Zones: [Federació Russa] [Vietnam] [Emirats Àrabs Units] [Comerç] [Animals] [Conservació] |
19/02/2002
Fijian coup-leader George Speight's life has been spared by the country's president - following a death sentence delivered by the High Court yesterday - in a bid to avoid more ethnic strife in the troubled Pacific island group.
Més informacióFont: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Temes/Zones: [Població] [Pobles indígenes] [Justícia] |
10/09/2001
There has been a big swing against moderates in Fiji's recently concluded elections, as race-based politics takes centre stage in the formation of a new government.
Més informacióFont: Inter Press Service Temes/Zones: [Racisme] [Democràcia] |
04/07/2001
Plans by a Japanese mining firm to open an extraction plant for low-grade copper in Fiji would lead to the dumping of waste in ecologically fragile areas along the coral coast, says a watchdog.
Més informacióFont: Project Underground Temes/Zones: [Japó] [Medi Ambient] [Oceans] |
25/04/2001
Age-old knowledge of the world's botanical riches is being probed in the hope of finding cures for AIDS and cancer. But, as Matthew Brace reports, the practice is often far from ethical.
Més informacióFont: Geographical Temes/Zones: [Belize] [Surinam] [Samoa Occidental] [Biodiversitat] [Salut] [Sida] [Coneixement] [Ciència] Image: Medicinal ylang-ylang plant © Geographical
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