World news about “NGO” published by euronews.
Ashoka – a success for social enterprise The most innovative minds have come together for one week only to brainstorm ways to make the world a better place. Ashoka, the worlds leading promoter of… 01/08/2011
On the Fringes of the UN Summit in NY Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) were out in force at the UN Summit in New York. While the world’s leaders discussed the Millenium Development Goals… 08/10/2010
Egypt calms Washington fears over raidsWashington says it has had assurances from Egyptian military officials that they will stop raids on pro-democracy and human rights groups. The US was quick… 31/12/2011
Egypt authorities raid foreign-funded NGOsOffices belonging to 17 non-governmental organisations were simultaneously raided by Egyptian police and prosecutors in Cairo on Thursday. Premises… 29/12/2011
French hostages freed in YemenThree French aid workers held hostage in Yemen since May have been freed. The three, two women and a man had been kidnapped in the south of the country. The… 14/11/2011
Kenya to hunt down abductors in SomaliaKenya says its army will cross into Somalia to pursue suspected islamist insurgents believed to have kidnapped westerners including aid workers. It is also… 15/10/2011
Libyan doctors issue plea for helpLibyan doctors have appealed for international help because they are running out of supplies and hospitals are short-staffed. The NGO Doctors Without… 23/08/2011
Cholera spreading in Haitian capitalDoctors in Haiti say the cholera epidemic is spreading rapidly in Port-au-Prince, aggravated by the density of the population. At an improvised hospital… 12/11/2010
US grenade may have killed British aid workerKidnapped British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been killed by US forces as they attempted to rescue her from her captors in Afghanistan. Originally… 11/10/2010
Manos Unidas wins Asturias ‘Concord’ awardThe winner of the final prize in the 30th season of Prince of Asturias awards — the Concord prize — has been named as Manos Unidas, or United Hands. The… 15/09/2010
Medvedev pledges to back human rights groupsRussia’s President Medvedev has promised to push through new laws to give human rights activists more support. At a meeting in the Kremlin he reassured… 24/11/2009
Chechnya ‘out of control’ – Human Rights WatchThe leader of a children’s charity in Chechnya has been found dead with her husband, just hours after being kidnapped. Zarema Sadulayeva and Alik Dzhabrailov… 11/08/2009
Charity head found dead in ChechnyaThe kidnapped head of a charity helping children in Chechnya has been found dead in the boot of a car beside her murdered husband. The deaths of Zarema… 11/08/2009
