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Report Card: How States Fix Voting Machine Issues
Friday, 17 October 2008, 4:00 pm | Joint Press Release
With millions of Americans expected to confront an array of voting technologies on Nov. 4, today election administration experts issued a 50-state report card that grades each state on its preparedness for election system breakdowns. More >>
Poor Suffer Amid Billions In Bailouts For Wealthy
Friday, 17 October 2008, 2:24 pm | Joint Press Release
The urgency shown by rich countries to tackle the financial meltdown stands in stark contrast to their foot-dragging and broken promises over aid and poverty alleviation, human rights and climate change. More >>
Leaders Call For Major Financial Recovery Plan
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 9:54 am | Joint Press Release
The General Secretaries of the ITUC, ETUC and TUAC have sent an open letter to the G7 Finance Ministers meeting on 10 October, calling for a major recovery plan to stave off the risks of a global recession. More >>
Young Consumers’ Guide To Eco-Friendly Living
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 10:46 am | Joint Press Release
Paris/Nairobi – October 1st, 2008. How to balance looking cool and feeling cool with the need to combat climate are among the key tips in the new United Nations YouthXchange Training kit. More >>
Group Maps Communities Tackling Climate Change
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 10:48 am | Joint Press Release
For the first time ever, communities worldwide taking action to protect the environment as part of the Clean Up the World campaign will have the opportunity to plot their activities using a new online mapping function. More >>
Results Of Inaugural EU, Pacific Islands Forum
Friday, 19 September 2008, 11:00 am | Joint Press Release
In the framework of the European Union (EU) – Pacific dialogue, the inaugural meeting of the Ministerial Troika of the EU and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) was held in Brussels on 16 September 2008. More >>
RWB Urgues UN To Accredit Taiwanese Media
Thursday, 18 September 2008, 10:05 am | Joint Press Release
Reporters Without Borders deplores the UN's refusal to issue accreditation to the Taiwanese media for the 63rd session of General Assembly that opened in New York on 16 September 2008. More >>
Darfur Camp Attack Hinders Aid Operations
Friday, 29 August 2008, 12:22 am | Joint Press Release
The New Zealander heading one of the largest relief operations in south and west Darfur says a security clampdown following a Sudanese armed forces attack on a camp in south Darfur is hindering his operation. More >>
Waitakere & North Shore Mayors at one with vision
Thursday, 17 April 2008, 2:34 pm | Joint Press Release
Following a meeting of the North Shore City Council and Waitakere City Council Mayors and a number of councillors, significant agreement is evident in the submission from the two councils to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Auckland Governance. More >>
Groups Petition Supreme Court On Detainees' Rights
Friday, 7 March 2008, 11:23 am | Joint Press Release
Israeli Human Rights organizations petition the Supreme Court to nullify a law that blatantly violates detainees' rights. The law, legislated in 2006 as a temporary order, allows for arrest of suspects for long periods without any judicial oversight. More >>
Auckland: New Life Into Waitangi Day Celebrations
Thursday, 3 January 2008, 10:40 am | Joint Press Release
For the first time in Auckland's history, local iwi Ngati Whatua o Orakei and the Auckland City Council will host the city's first free Waitangi Day celebration. Waitangi Day Festival '08 will be held at Okahu Bay. More >>
Joint C&C DHB & CDHB Paediatric Oncology Service
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 4:30 pm | Joint Press Release
The details of a Memorandum of Understanding for a joint paediatric oncology service were established at a meeting today of key clinicians and managers of Capital and Coast District Health Board and Canterbury District Health Board. More >>
Overwhelming Interest In New Auckland Flower Show
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 4:04 pm | Joint Press Release
Interest in a replacement event for the Ellerslie International Flower Show from potential event organisers, sponsors, exhibitors and the community has resulted in Manukau City Council and the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) considering options ... More >>
Whale Watchers Call For Govt To Protect Whales
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 11:58 am | Joint Press Release
Whale watchers have joined a coalition of environmental organisations including Greenpeace, IFAW, Humane Society International, Project Jonah and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society to urge the government to announce their plans to increase whale protection. More >>
