The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 315th meeting held in Addis Ababa on 23 March, adopted this resolution on the situation in the Republic of Mali after the coup d’Etat.
DI - 29/3/2012
The summit –held from 26 to 27 March- brought together fifty three Heads of State and Government, as well as representatives of the United Nations (UN), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), European Union (EU) and INTERPOL. The final communiqué provides important timelines for advancing nuclear security objectives, reflects the need to address both the issues of nuclear security and nuclear safety in a coherent manner for the sustainable peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and also sets out specific measures to prevent radiological terrorism. More information: Documents of the Nuclear Security Summit 2012.
DI - 28/3/2012
Released together with the Survey of the European Union 2012, this OECD’s publication states that fiscal consolidation, economic governance reforms and financial assistance by the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM), the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), as well as the future ESM (European Stability Mechanism) and IMF support, are major steps forward to stabilise vulnerable euro area sovereign debt markets, even if confidence has not yet fully been restored.
DI - 28/3/2012
Released together with the Survey of the Euro Area 2012, this OECD’s report highlights that ‘the EU needs to tackle the economic crisis and move to stronger, fairer and cleaner growth’. Therefore, an ambitious programme of structural reforms is needed, and strengthening the single market should be at the centre of the EU policy action to boost growth.
DI - 26/3/2012
The Council of the European Union has adopted this conclusions relating to the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel at the 3157th Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 23 March, a year after its presentation in March 2011. The Ministers expressed deep concern about the deterioration of the security situation and condemned attempts to seize power by force in Mali. More information: CONSILIUM website.
DI - 26/3/2012
The United Nations E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People examines institutional framework for e-government and assesses Member States’ government web portals with a focus on the provision of e-information and e-services, which include interactive, transactional, and e-participation features that connect governments and citizens. It ranks countries in accordance with the E-Government Development Index (EGDI), a composite indicator measuring the willingness and capacity of national administrations to use information and communication technologies to deliver public services.
DI - 22/3/2012
The World Water Day 2012 website is coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This year’s theme “Water and Food Security” is high on the agenda with three major international events (World Water Forum, World Water Day and World Water Week).
DI - 22/3/2012
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has improved its Statistical Yearbook to make the statistical data on food and agriculture more accessible and meaningful to people who need to use them. The 2012 edition provides a snapshot of related economic, environmental and social trends and issues.
DI - 21/3/2012
The ninth edition of the State of the News Media –the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism annual report of the status of American journalism- contains surveys examining how news consumers use social media and how mobile devices could change the news business and an update on the rapid changes in community news.
DI - 21/3/2012
The United Nations Department of Political Affairs has published new guidelines to help UN mediators and mission chiefs address the problem of sexual violence – as a threat to security and an impediment to peace- in peace agreements and cease-fires negotiations.
DI - 20/3/2012
The Trial I
Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided that Thomas Lubanga
Dyilo is guilty of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and
using them to participate in hostilities from 1 September 2002 to 13 August 2003, in the context of an internal armed conflict that took place in Ituri (Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Issued on 14 March, it is the first verdict of an ICC Trial Chamber. More
information: ICC press release.
DI - 16/3/2012
Published by the Directorate General Enterprise and Industry, the Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS) includes innovation indicators and trend analyses for the EU27 Member States, as well as for Croatia, Iceland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. The Scoreboard places Member States into 4 country groups. Spain is in the moderate innovators group as its performance is below that of the EU27 average.
DI - 15/3/2012
This article was written by the Prime Minister of JapanYoshihiko Noda as an Op-Ed contributed to the Washington Post to commemorate the first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. See also Road to Recovery (Comprehensive Information Materials)
DI - 13/3/2012
The statement concerning Spain was issued by the Ministers of Finance in the euro zone after a meeting of the Eurogroup on 12 March.
DI - 7/3/2012
Published by UNESCO and UIS, this atlas shows the educational pathways of girls and boys and the changes in gender disparities over time. Its information and analysis highlight the persistent of these disparities and the need for greater focus on girls’ education as a human right.
DI - 6/3/2012
‘The achievements made by women all over the world towards equity in education are still very far from making an impact on their having a fair share in the economy or in political power’, according to the Gender Equity Index (GEI) 2012. It also stresses that the lack of equity cannot be justified by a lack of resources. This annual index of Social Watch measures the gap between women and men in education, economy and political empowerment.
DI - 5/3/2012
The conclusions of the Brussels European Council -held from 1 to 2 March- are focused on the implementation of the EU’s economic strategy. The Council also endorsed the five priorities for 2012 set out in the Commission’s Annual Growth Survey.
DI - 2/3/2012
The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance (TSCG) -signed by 25 European leaders on 2 March- aims to strengthen the fiscal discipline and convergence in the euro area. It also introduces stricter surveillance, in particular by establishing a ‘balanced budget rule’. See also the speech by President Herman Van Rompuy and the press release.
DI - 2/3/2012
The documentation of the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which is taking place from 27 February to 9 March, ranges from the empowerment of rural women, the financing for gender equality (agreed conclusions from the 52nd session) and the engagement of young women and men to advance gender equality.
