World March of Women in Bukavu: Massive Trade Union Mobilisation to End Violence Against Women

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Launched for the first time in 2000, the World March of Women (WMW) is set to close its third edition from 14 to 17 October 2010 in Bukavu, in the province of South Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A vast global movement mobilising groups and organisations fighting for …

UN Debates Include Financial Transaction Taxes To Tame Speculation and Raise Funds for Millennium Development Goals

kristyReforming Global Finance

MDG SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS TUESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2010 The MDG Summit continued on Tuesday with two plenaries and two high-level roundtables on promoting sustainable development and emerging MDG issues, as well as dozens of side and partnership events. IISD-RS was there to report on 12 of these events, including on infrastructure …