http://us.oneworld.net/article/country/954/ en_US OneWorld United States - Asia and the Pacific Asia and the Pacific Asia-Pacific forum on e-governance http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160469/1/ Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is conducting a three-day conference on e-governance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event will aim at harnessing ICTs for more efficient, inclusive and transparent governance in the Asia-Pacific region. Aasian ruokakriisi lisää naisten taakkaa http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83620 Ruoan kohonneet hinnat koskettavat erityisesti perheellisiä naisia. Äiti on perheessä usein se, joka syö vasta kun muut ovat saaneet vatsansa täyteen, tai joka ottaa toisen tai kolmannen työn saadakseen ruokaa perheelleen. Food Crisis Adds to Women's Burden in Asia http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/160255/1/ BANGKOK, Apr 29 (IPS) - As if the burdens they shoulder are not enough, Asia's women are being compelled to bear the additional weight of rising food prices, say women's rights activists from across the region. Asian food crisis affects women the most http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160235/1/ Women are the worst hit by the ongoing food crisis in Asia. According to Committee for Asian Women (CAW), female workers are compelled to take additional jobs in the informal sector, where there are no steady wages or social benefits. The Asian Rice Crisis http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83544 Asian governments' attempts to manage skyrocketing food prices by restricting rice exports is actually aggravating food shortages in the region, says Peter Timmer in this interview. Vihreitä työpaikkoja Aasiaan http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83491 Kansainvälinen työjärjestö ILOn konferenssi pohtii vihreiden työpaikkojen synnyttämistä Aasiaan. Vihreät työpaikat ovat töitä, jotka vähentävät tuotannon ja kulutuksen ympäristövaikutuksia. Kaupungistuminen sekä rikastuttaa että köyhdyttää Aasian-Tyynenmeren aluetta http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83115 Nopea kaupungistuminen synnyttää Aasian-Tyynenmeren alueelle talouskasvua mutta lisää myös köyhyyttä kaupunkien sisällä, kertoo Aasian ja Tyynenmeren alueen talous- ja sosiaalikomission ESCAPin tilastollinen vuosikirja. Agriculture for poverty reduction http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159213/1/ Despite being the locomotive of the global economy, the Asia-Pacific region still faces enormous challenges like food, energy and water security. UNESCAP’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008 reveals that by making agriculture both economically and socially viable, the region can achieve sustainable and inclusive growth. UN report calls for agricultural ‘revolution’ in Asia-Pacific http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159203/1/ Revitalisation of agriculture is crucial to eradicate poverty, says UNESCAP’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008 released globally on March 27. The survey highlights key challenges arising from economic hardships and social inequality in the Asia-Pacific region and calls for concerted policy actions. UN report calls for agricultural ‘revolution’ in Asia-Pacific http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159168/1/ Revitalisation of agriculture is crucial to eradicate poverty, says ESCAP’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008 released globally on March 27. The survey highlights key challenges arising from economic hardships and social inequality in the Asia-Pacific region and calls for concerted policy actions. Experts Urge All-Out Toilet Efforts http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/159046/1/ BANGKOK, Mar 20 (IPS) - New technology, religion, and the market must be harnessed to secure basic toilet facilities for Asia's rural and urban poor, sanitation experts from the region said here Thursday. UNICEF: Onnettomuudet ovat Aasian lapsikuolleisuuden pääsyy http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82922 Aasiassa lapsikuolleisuuden syy on useimmiten hukkuminen, tukehtuminen tai liikenneonnettomuus, kertoo YK:n lastenrahaston UNICEFin teettämä tutkimus. Tutkimukseen haastateltiin yli kahta miljoonaa ihmistä Bangladeshissa, Kiinassa, Filippiineillä, Thaimaassa ja Vietnamissa. Drowning A Leading Killer of Asian Children http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82881 Drowning is the biggest killer of children who die from injuries in Bangladesh, China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, according to new surveys. Africa's Minorities 'The Most Threatened in the World' http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158252/1/ Over half the top 20 countries in the world where people are most under threat of genocide or mass killing are in Africa, says Minority Rights Group International. 21 February, The Glory of Language http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/158128/1/