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Education spending rising but access to higher education remains unequal in most countries, says OECD
25 September 2012 | education, global index, launch, report11/09/2012 - Watch the webcast of the press conference live Governments should increase investment in early childhood programmes and maintain reasonable costs for higher education in order to reduce...
Commentary: Democracy declined worldwide in 2011 with Arab Spring at risk, watchdog says
19 September 2012 | commentary, press coverage, reportWASHINGTON -- Democratic governance declined throughout the world in 2011, showing that gains made in the Middle East and North Africa during the Arab Spring are very fragile and in its chaotic...
Countries Fail at Regulating Money-in-Politics, Regardless of How Weak or Solid their Laws
17 April 2012 | economic governance, integrity, report, transparencyWashington D.C., Friday, March 30, 2012 – Regardless of how weak or sophisticated their political financing regulations are, countries around the world are equally failing to effectively regulate the...
Launch: Global Parliamentary Report | Agora Portal
10 April 2012 | global index, launch, parliament, report, undpIn July 2010, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) decided to jointly produce the first ever Global Parliamentary Report, in order to provide an...
Global Internet filtering in 2012 at a glance | OpenNet Initiative
10 April 2012 | censorship, freedom of information, global index, internet, media, reportThe OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has been documenting Internet filtering globally since 2003. Since that time, the number of countries found to be engaging in the censorship of online content has...
New Report Examines Timor-Leste's Local Governance Strengths, Weaknesses | In Asia
19 March 2012 | asia pacific, local governance, report, survey, timor-lesteAfter 10 years of independence and as a nascent democracy, Timor-Leste still faces the dual challenge of building formal institutions from the ground up while ensuring that traditional, local...
Survey (Philippines): Impact of conflict and violence in the Philippines, 2000-2010 - Survey results (I) | Making development work for all
19 March 2012 | asia pacific, conflict, displacement, fragility, philippines, report, surveyA new report, Violent Conflicts and Displacement in Central Mindanao: Challenges for recovery and development (available at www.worldbank.org/ph), looks at vulnerability in some of the most conflict-...
Report: Asian Conference on Measuring and Fostering the Progress of Societies
16 March 2012 | asia pacific, conference materials, event, japan, report, well-beingIn preparation of the 4th OECD World Forum, to be held in India in October 2012, a series of regional conferences are being organised with the aim to identify concrete deliverables and initiatives...
DFID - Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index Launched
09 March 2012 | commentary, gender, global index, launch, press release, reportWomen play a critical role in agricultural growth in developing countries yet face persistent obstacles and economic constraints, limiting further inclusion in the sector. A groundbreaking step in...
Launch (Bangladesh): Global Corruption Report: Climate Change (26 April 2011, Transparency International)
26 April 2011 | climate, corruption, publication, reportOn 30 April 2011 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Transparency International launches the Global Corruption Report: Climate Change, a comprehensive guide to corruption risks in measures to combat climate...