Notes from the Field #1:
An initial study of the medical lore and practices of extremely poor people in Chennai, India. In spite of the fact that they live in a modern country where the highest level of medical care is available, these people cannot access it.
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#1 Notes from the Field: The Slum Dwellers of Chennai: Indigenous Health Practices
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Health
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#2 Notes from the Field: Sustainable Development: Solutions from Kalimantan
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Community Development
Notes from the Field #2
Our main focus is on supporting the government bottom-up participatory planning mechanism and process. With this approach we think we can achieve meaningful and lasting development solutions.
Our main focus is on supporting the government bottom-up participatory planning mechanism and process. With this approach we think we can achieve meaningful and lasting development solutions.
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#3 Notes from the Field: Human Rights Education Program in Karnataka
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Education
Notes from the Field #3
The Human Rights Program trains new teachers in human rights education.
The Human Rights Program trains new teachers in human rights education.
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#4 Notes from the Field: Gender Study in Kingantoko and Surrounding Area
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Health
Notes from the Field #4:
Charlotte Ndona and the Susila Dharma DR Congo team studied the forces that shape the lives of women in seven villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These included the constraints put on them by a lack of education, early and frequent pregnancy and the long distance each one has to walk to to carry water, food and firewood back to their families every day. They studied the social pressures on, the cultural economic situation and legal status of, and the choices available to these women.
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Charlotte Ndona and the Susila Dharma DR Congo team studied the forces that shape the lives of women in seven villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These included the constraints put on them by a lack of education, early and frequent pregnancy and the long distance each one has to walk to to carry water, food and firewood back to their families every day. They studied the social pressures on, the cultural economic situation and legal status of, and the choices available to these women.
Download PDF version: French | English
Download attachment(s): [ SDIA-Notes4_gender.study_2008-02-fr.pdf ] [ SDIA-Notes4_gender-study_2008-02.pdf ]
2007 - SDIA Annual General Meeting Minutes
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Conference Reports
Minutes of the SDIA annual general meeting held on August 25th, 2007 in Ascot, England.
Download attachment(s): [ sidaAGMminutesAscot-2007-08.pdf ]
2007.01 - SDIA Lewes Conference: A Report by Ridwan Kennedy
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Meetings and Conferences,
Conference Reports
Director from SD Britain reports on the Lewes Conference:
From Thursday 25 January until Sunday 28 January forty members representing SD International and SD National bodies from various European countries, Norway and North America met in Lewes. All SD (Britain) Board members attended and Ridwan Kennedy gives his recollection of the meeting below.
From Thursday 25 January until Sunday 28 January forty members representing SD International and SD National bodies from various European countries, Norway and North America met in Lewes. All SD (Britain) Board members attended and Ridwan Kennedy gives his recollection of the meeting below.
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2007.01 - SDIA Lewes Conference: An Invitation to Transform the World
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Meetings and Conferences,
Conference Reports
Solen Lees Gratiet from SD France reports on her impressions of the SDIA Conference in Lewes, England, January 2007.
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2007.01 - SDIA Lewes Conference: Lewes is worth a visit!
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Conference Reports
Members from SD Germany report on the conference in Lewes, January 2007.
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2007.01 - SDIA Lewes Conference: Summary
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Conference Reports,
Meetings and Conferences
A summary of the Susila Dharma meeting at Pelham House in Lewes from January 25 to January 28, 2007. For the full report, see Widening Our Footprint.
Download attachment(s): [ sdia_lewesConf_sdGermany-2007.pdf ] [ sdia_lewesConf_sGratiet-2007.pdf ] [ sdia_LewesConf_sGardiner-2007.pdf ] [ sdia_lewesConf_Kennedy-2007.pdf ] [ sdia_lewesConfSummary-2007.pdf ]
2007.01 - SDIA Lewes Conference: Widening Our Footprint
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Conference Reports,
Meetings and Conferences
The report from SDIA’s members meeting in Lewes, England, January 2007 was attended primarily by SD National organizations from Europe and North America.
Download attachment(s): [ SDIA_widening-our-footprint_2007.pdf ]
2007.03 - Working with Community: Visit to SD projects in Colombia
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Site Visits
In March 2007 SDIA’s Executive Director, Virginia Thomas made a visit to Susila Dharma projects and SD Colombia.
"In a country suffering from 50 years of armed conflict, violence, and widespread displacement and poverty, it is fascinating to see how Subud members approach community building and re-building. Building strong local partnerships, promoting community participation and empowerment are key factors for achieving sustainable organisations and results."
"In a country suffering from 50 years of armed conflict, violence, and widespread displacement and poverty, it is fascinating to see how Subud members approach community building and re-building. Building strong local partnerships, promoting community participation and empowerment are key factors for achieving sustainable organisations and results."
Download attachment(s): [ sdia_working-with-community_2007.pdf ]
2007.04 - UN: Report on the Human Rights Council
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United Nations,
Human Rights
By Katherine Carré, 11 April 2007
As representative of SDIA/WSA to the UN Geneva, Kathrine Carré attended some of the meetings of the Fourth Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), and has produced a summary of events and meetings.
As representative of SDIA/WSA to the UN Geneva, Kathrine Carré attended some of the meetings of the Fourth Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), and has produced a summary of events and meetings.
2007.06 - UN: Report on the Human Rights Council
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United Nations,
Human Rights
by Katherine Carré, June 20, 2007
The UN Human Rights Council held its fifth session in Geneva from 11th to 18th June 2007 and has successfully survived its year of transformation and institution building, but not without pains. Only a few thematic reports were presented, amongst which the Right to Food. The UN Special Rapporteur on Food will be one of the speakers at the Forum in Geneva later this month which two SD people will attend.
The UN Human Rights Council held its fifth session in Geneva from 11th to 18th June 2007 and has successfully survived its year of transformation and institution building, but not without pains. Only a few thematic reports were presented, amongst which the Right to Food. The UN Special Rapporteur on Food will be one of the speakers at the Forum in Geneva later this month which two SD people will attend.
2007.10 - UN: Meeting on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue
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United Nations,
Peace Building
Professor Patrice Brodeur (University of Montreal) attended the UN Meeting on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogues October 2007 in New York.
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2007.11 - ICDP: Paloma de la Viña visits Argentina
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Site Visits
Paloma de la Viña’s report on Projects and Schools in Argentina that use the methods of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP).
Download attachment(s): [ ICDP_Argentina-2008-01.pdf ]
2008 - Governance and Development Project Report
To make progress towards poverty reduction and sustainable
development we must understand how local, regional and
international decision-making serve the people. The Governance and Development project explored grassroots
development initiatives and how they can generate more inclusive and
participatory decision-making processes as well as governance structures and
mechanisms.
2008 - SDIA Annual General Meeting Minutes
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Conference Reports
2008 Minutes from the Annual General Meeting of SDIA members in Colombia.
2008 - Social Enterprise: A New Model for Poverty Reduction and Employment Generation
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Community Development,
United Nations
Initiatives in post-communist states often focus on bolstering the private sector or the state, ignoring organizations that combine for-profit activities with social aims. This report suggests ways to promote social enterprises, to make the legal and political environments more favourable, to support social enterprises, and to provide ‘seed money’ and small grants to sustain social enterprise.
2008.04 - Mithra Foundation: Lawrence Fryer visits India
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Site Visits
In April 2008, on behalf of SD Germany, Lawrence Fryer, who is also on the board of SDIA, paid a visit to Mithra Foundation which is a long-term partner with SD Germany and an associate member of SDIA.
2008.05 - ICDP: Lailah Armstrong visits Columbia
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Site Visits
ICDP
Trainer Lailah Armstrong, who lives in England, regularly visits the
ICDP programs in Latihan America. In May 2008, she travelled again to
Colombia to support the activities there.
2008.06 - Despite the Hardship: Susila Dharma in DR Congo
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Site Visits
In June 2008 SDIA's Executive Chair Virginia Thomas made a visit to Susila Dharma projects and SD DR Congo.
"As we travelled to the SD projects and met with Subud members in different centres, we became aware that life here is very hard, illness and death very present, and food and goods too expensive. People are unemployed or underpaid, if they are paid at all; and they need to be very entrepreneurial to survive."
"As we travelled to the SD projects and met with Subud members in different centres, we became aware that life here is very hard, illness and death very present, and food and goods too expensive. People are unemployed or underpaid, if they are paid at all; and they need to be very entrepreneurial to survive."
Download attachment(s): [ sdDRC_visit_2008-6.pdf ]
2008.06 - UN: World Food Security Conference Fact Sheet
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United Nations,
Environment
High level conference, sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A fact-sheet created by Myra Margolin and Solen Gratiet.
Download attachment(s): [ faoFactsheet-2008-08.pdf ]
2008.07 - Gathering of the Americas Report
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Conference Reports
From July 21–August 3, SDIA members — project leaders, SD national
representatives and interested Subud members — met at the Gathering of
the Americas in Colombia, to share their SD experiences, learn together
and from each other, and share with the Subud community stories about
the education, health, social and psychological projects that are
helping to transform lives of individuals and families across the
Americas
2008.07 - Gathering of the Americas: SDIA Education Workshop Report
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Conference Reports,
Education
At the Pan-American Gathering in Amanecer, Colombia, a Subud Educators' Workshop was held on July 27 and 28, 2008.
2008.09 - UN: Reaffirming Human Rights for All
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Raphael Bate, chair of SD France, attended the Human Rights Conference in Paris in September, 2008.
2008.09 - UNHRC: Ninth Session Report
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Katherine Carré's report on the Ninth Session of the Human Rights Council meeting in September 2008.
2009 - UNDP: Capacity Development
Capacity development is the process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain the capability to achieve their own development objectives. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helps people to access the knowledge, experience and resources they need to build better lives.
2009.03 - NGO Committee on UNICEF
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United Nations,
Education
Alexandra Woodward recently attended a meeting of the UNICEF NGO Committee in New York. She had a chance to present Susila Dharma work with children — in particular ICDP — and to make contacts with other organisations and working groups active on specific issues, such as children without parents.
2009.03 - UN Commission on Social Development
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United Nations,
Community Development
In her article on the 47th UN Session of the Commission on Social Development in New York, Myra Margolin deftly pulls together definitions to clarify our understanding of social integration, what she learned from this meeting, her observations of the UN processes and her experience as a Subud member.
2009.04 - Navigating the UN in Geneva
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Human Rights,
United Nations
Between the 16th and 27th March 2009, Solen Lees Gratiet attended the
Advanced Geneva Training Course in Human Rights Law and Advocacy at the
International Service for Human Rights. Here is her report of that experience.
2009.04 - UN: Durban Review Conference
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Katherine Carré reports on a UN review of progress in combating racism since the UN Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.
2009.04 - UNHRC: Freedom of Religion or Belief
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain, reports on the UN-HRC session in Geneva on Freedom of Religion or Belief, held March 12, 2009.
2009.04 - UNHRC: The Right to Food
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain reports on the UN-HRC session held in Geneva on the Right to Food.
2009.04 - UNHRC: The Rights of the Child
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United Nations,
Human Rights
Amalia Rasheed of Spain reports on the UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva on The Rights of the Child, March 2009.
2009.07 - Looking Back, Looking Forward: SDIA Loudwater Meeting Highlights
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Conference Reports
“Over the years, SD has broadened my
view of the world and given me an international perspective of
humanity. SD has a small capacity but I have seen it make a big
difference.”
“Pat ourselves on the back for just how much we achieve with an almost exclusively, volunteer network.”
“We need to build capacity, strengthen initiatives, and continue on our current path but do it better.”
“Pat ourselves on the back for just how much we achieve with an almost exclusively, volunteer network.”
“We need to build capacity, strengthen initiatives, and continue on our current path but do it better.”
2009.07 - SDIA Loudwater Meeting: Solihin's Impressions
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Conference Reports
Assessing the work of Susila Dharma: from greatly improved communications (but still more to be done) to not
good enough assessment and evaluation; from the significance of SD in
expressing Subud in the world to the need to raise its profile in our
own local groups, and also strengthen links with the World Subud
Association; from improving skills of SD Boards to protecting project
leaders from burn-out; and being aware of how much SDIA has, does and
can achieve with few resources.…
Download attachment(s): [ sdia_zone3GatheringSpain-2009-4.pdf ]
2009.07 L'assemblée générale annuelle de SDIA
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Conference Reports
Compte-Rendu de l'assemblée générale annuelle de SDIA
Loudwater Farm, Grande-Bretagne
5-juillet-2009 — 9:00 to 17:00
Loudwater Farm, Grande-Bretagne
5-juillet-2009 — 9:00 to 17:00
2009.09 Human Rights and Climate Change
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Human Rights,
United Nations
Katherine Carré reports on a Panel Discussion in the United Nations Human Rights Council Plenary.
2009.12 Report on Vida Plena
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Education,
Site Visits
Solen Lees Gratiet visits Vida Plena in Paraguay
2010.01 In Context World Congress Magazine
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SDIA Publications
In Context is a one-issue magazine that was produced for the 2010
Congress of the World Subud Association (WSA). In it we tried to
illustrate the context within which Susila Dharma Projects carry out
their activities.
In Context
In Context
2010.04 Parks in Rio
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United Nations
"It opened muy eyes to see that internationally in urban assessment there was no awareness of the importance of parks for playing and earth for planting."
—Illene Pevec on Child-friendly Cities.
—Illene Pevec on Child-friendly Cities.
2010.07 Planning for the MDG Summit
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United Nations
From June 14-15, 2010, Myra Margolin attended the Informal, Interactive Hearings of
the General Assembly with Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Private Sector at the UN
Headquarters in New York. There NGOs, CSOs
and members of the private sector provided input into the planning
process for the upcoming high-level plenary meeting on the Millennium
Development Goals (also called the MDG Summit) that will occur this
September.
2010.07-UNHRC The Right To Freedom Of Religion Or Belief
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United Nations
2010.08 - The Expert Mechanism on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples
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United Nations
The Expert
Mechanism is a new UN mechanism on the rights of the indigenous
peoples which continues the work of the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples
2010.10 The Right to Food-unhrc
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United Nations
One of the U.N.'s Milleneum Developement Goals (MDG's) concerns the Right to Food. Katherine Carré reports on the various food related issues under consideration by the UN Human Rights Commission's Advisory Committee.
2010.11 Lusijah Marx visits CCD
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Site Visits
After having been driven out of the Madurai area by people who felt that sustainable agriculture would threaten the quarrying industry, Samynathan has taken the lessons learned and is starting again in Tamilnadu.
2010.12 SDIA and the UN Millenium Development Goals
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United Nations
End poverty by 2015? The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the United Nations' targets and clear deadlines for improving the lives of the world's poorest people. These goals are theoretically achievable and, in some countries they have already been reached. SDIA and its members are doing valuable work to help reach the targets.
2010.12 UN Committees in Geneva, Sept 2010
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United Nations
Clean water, social equity, sustainability, cost sharing for the rich as well as the poor, Sharifin Gardiner explains that these and many other crucial issues are gaining practical momentum in the UN in Geneva.
2010.12 UN NGO Conference in Melbourne, Australia
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United Nations
Rohana Fravel reports on a United Nations conference in Melbourne, Australia aimed at creating an unbiased and balanced interactive
dialogue between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society
activists and experts on the subjects of advancing global health and
achieving the eight Millennium Developing Goals (MDGs) before 2015.
2010.12 UN-HRC: Civil Society and Women's Rights
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United Nations
Hesther Bate reports on a UN forum on the development of Civil Society, paying special attention to the growing awareness of the importance of women's rights.
2010.15 UN Conference on Sustainable Development
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United Nations
The Earth Summit in Rio 1992 has not achieved its aims and objectives. Our
planet and its people are in a far more critical situation today than we
were 20 years ago. With two years to go before the reunion of stakeholders and world leaders
at the Rio+20 Conference in 2012, Sharifin Gardiner reports on this crucial effort by the United Nations.
2011-04 Summary Report on the Earth Summit Prepcon 2
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United Nations,
Environment
A report on Sharifin Gardiner's trip to the New York plenary meeting of for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, UNCSD, or "Rio +20" on the themes:
- A green economy in the context of poverty eradication and sustainable development
- An institutional framework for sustainable development.
2011-10 DRC: Working Together for Project Sustainability and Equity
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Site Visits
Read the report of SDIA visit this past October to the Democratic
Republic of Congo prepared by Virginia Thomas, SDIA, Samuel Chapleau,
SDIA, Pedro Mendes, ICDP, Raphaelle Chapleau, SD Canada and Salomon
Dianteza Dimpiokia, SD DRC
Download the PDF file of the report here.
Download the PDF file of the report here.
2011.01 - SDIA and SD Nationals Visit India and Indonesia
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Site Visits
A team of representatives of SDIA and of various SD National organizations visited SD Projects in India and Indonesia to evaluate their successes, faliures, and needs going into the future. This is Hamida (Virginia) Thomas's report on their trip.
2011.01 - YUMs Malaria Control Project: External Report
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SD Project Reports,
Evaluations
This is an external report on the effectiveness YUM's Malaria Control Project
2011.01 External Evaluation of YUM Clean Water & Sanitation Projects in Bukit Batu District, Central Kalimantan
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SD Project Reports,
Evaluations
2011.03 SDIA and SD Canada visit D.R. Congo
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Site Visits
SDIA and SD Canada visit the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Download report in PDF format.
This is the report of the SDIA-SD Canada visit to the DRC from January 18 to February 1, 2011.
Download report in PDF format.
This is the report of the SDIA-SD Canada visit to the DRC from January 18 to February 1, 2011.
2011.10 SDIA Brochure
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SDIA Publications
2011.11.10 NGO Committee on UNICEF
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United Nations
Uraidah Hassani, in her role as SDIA representative to the UN, reports on a meeting to create a new mandate for the NGO Committee on UNICEF (NGOCU).
2012.01 Susila Dharma and the MDGs
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United Nations
What is the contribution of Susila Dharma towards acheiving the UN Millennium Development Goals? Download this Matrix and see it all in one place.
SDIA MDG Acheivements
SDIA MDG Acheivements
Ban Ki-moon briefs NGOs on his vision for his next term
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United Nations
Ban Ki-moon focused heavily on the
importance of disarmament, assisting countries in transition, and the
power of partnership. The Secretary General stressed the
significance of a healthy civil society in the success of a country’s
development. He called for the NGOs to
help women’s groups, social media activists and others fulfill their
roles as nations move forward and develop.