World news about “NGO” published by euronews.
Demonstrators demand Brussels outlaws fish discards A coalition of NGOs has organised a demonstration in Brussels calling for the practice of discarding dead fish to be banned as part of the new EU Common… 13/05/2013
65 million euros more EU aid to Syrians affected by the conflict For those who have escaped the violence in Syria, this is where over 100,000 have taken shelter waiting to return home. Whilst visiting the Zaataari refugee… 11/05/2013
Fewer death sentences in the world in 2012: Amnesty report2012 was consistent with the ongoing global trend towards the abolishment of the death penalty, according to Amnesty International's annual report on the… 10/04/2013
Election watchdog facing closure amid Russian NGO crackdown Russia’s main independent election watchdog ‘Golos’ said it faces fines or even closure in what activists are calling a campaign to silence the critics of… 10/04/2013
Greenpeace ‘polar bear’ draws attention to Arctic drilling A Greenpeace protester dressed as a polar bear has been seen floating down Moskva River in Moscow. The organisation is trying to draw attention to a joint… 01/04/2013
US ‘deeply concerned’ over Russia’s NGO checks The United States has added to mounting international criticism of the Kremlin’s continuing programme of inspecting the offices of non-governmental… 29/03/2013
Russian search for ‘foreign agents’ widens as NGOs raided The wave of police raids against NGOs, foreign cultural organisations and human rights groups continues in Russia, with the latest targets the Helsinki group… 28/03/2013
Russian authorities search Amnesty International headquartersAuthorities in Russia have searched the headquarters of Amnesty International in Moscow. Sergei Nikitin, head of Amnesty International in Russia, said that… 25/03/2013
Syrian children see past, present and future go up in smoke To mark the second anniversary of the uprising against the rule of Bashar al-Assad, Save the Children have issued a report, which claims the conflict has… 13/03/2013
euronews hangs out with charity:water founder and CEO Scott HarrisonAt the LeWeb 12 conference in Paris, euronews’ Mark Davis hosted a Google+ Hangout with Scott Harrison, founder and CEO of non-profit NGO charity:water… 04/12/2012
EU Development Days open with focus on hunger in Africa This year’s opening of the European Development Days coincides with World Food Day – an occasion to remind us that around one billion people face hunger… 16/10/2012
Inside Amnesty International on I-talk Amnesty International has been around for over 50 years now. Who belongs to this organisation? How is it funded? And more importantly, are we listening… 12/04/2012
Europe Weekly: Chocolate, the bitter sweet truth In this week’s programme we take a look at how Europe’s austerity drive appears to be hitting the world’s poorest countries. Latest figures show … 06/04/2012
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
Europe’s struggling economies ‘most corrupt’, new survey revealsThe countries worst hit by Europe’s debt crisis are also thought to be the most corrupt, according to a new global survey. Spain, Portugal, Italy and… 05/12/2012
Russian NGOs to lose American funding as USAID closesThe US is to close the Russian operations of its Agency for International Development to comply with a new law. In July, the Russian parliament passed a… 19/09/2012
‘Tax the rich’ says Germany’s Scrooge McDuckIn the original Walt Disney cartoons, Donald Duck’s wealthy grandfather Scrooge had a slight Scottish accent. In 2012 he has become German – at least for a… 03/08/2012
Russia limits foreign-funded rights groupsRussia’s parliament has overwhelmingly passed law tightening rules for civil rights groups that receive foreign funding. NGOs will have to register and… 18/07/2012
Rich countries pledge millions to fund family planningA group of rich countries have pledged 2.6 billion dollars over the next eight years to fund family planning services in poorer, developing nations. The… 11/07/2012
Russia parliament accused of fascism with ‘foreign agents’ NGO billCloser monitoring of non-governmental organisations working in Russia is a step nearer after the lower house of Russia’s parliament gave preliminary approval… 07/07/2012
Russia NGO vote brings fear of protest clampdownCloser monitoring of non-governmental organisations working in Russia is a step closer after the lower house of Russia’s parliament gave preliminary approval… 06/07/2012
Syria: Red Cross poised to pluck civilians from HomsAid workers are poised to enter the contested city of Homs to evacuate civilians trapped and wounded by fighting between the Syrian army and rebels. Both… 21/06/2012
MSF urges Nigeria to act over deadly lead poisoningA leading charity has criticised the Nigerian government for not doing enough to tackle an outbreak of lead poisoning caused by unofficial gold mining that… 11/05/2012
Egypt adjourns NGO trialAn Egyptian court has adjourned until April the trial of 43 democracy activists – including 16 Americans. Only 13 Egyptian defendants were actually in court… 26/02/2012
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
