From Mumbaiwallah:
The United Nations Foundation is to support the “Say NO to Violence against Women†campaign by the UN Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM by donate $1 for each of the first 100,000 signatures to the online campaign. The donations will be passed to the UNIFEM-managed UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women.
The “Say [...]
Whilst doing some research related to surveillance, I came across the 2007 International Privacy Ranking. Basically this is a survey of global privacy. The Privacy & Human Rights Report surveys developments in 70 countries, assessing the state of surveillance and privacy protection.
Below is a summary of key findings:
* The 2007 rankings indicate an overall worsening [...]
Identity Theft is the illegal use of another individual’s identity. The people behind identity theft find out personal details and may use them to open bank accounts, apply for credit cards, loans, benefits and documents such as passports and driving licenses in another person’s name. ID fraud is a serious crime, which may have serious [...]
0 commentsBrighton is set to become the first city in Britain to ban stores from giving out plastic bags to their customers. This initiative is being put forward to encourage the use of eco-friendly reusable bags; thus safeguarding the environment.
According to this article, annually, an estimated 17.5 billion plastics bags are given away nationally by supermarkets [...]
I just realised that today is Blog Action Day.
On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone’s mind - the environment. Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to get everyone talking towards a [...]
This seminar looks very interesting. Might attend especially since it is very much related to Public Policy. I encourage those who can make it to attend.
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed every year since 1993, when the General Assembly, designated this day to promote awareness of the need to eradicate [...]
2 commentsAfter being discontinued due to declining sales back in 2003, today the Wispa, first launched back in the 80s, has been relaunched after several campaigns and petitions from Wispa chocolate lovers. Goes to show that in many occasions, consumers can get their way if they voice their opinions.
More here. There is also more info and [...]
After the manufacturer of chocolate bars such as Mars, Snickers, Maltesers, Milky way, Bounty, Twix and Galaxy announced that it was to change its ingredients from a vegetarian source to one with traces of an animal enzyme, more than 6000 people complained and a number of MPs signed a petition. The Vegetarian Society also protested [...]
0 commentsOn the issue of environment sustainability, I just found out that last Summer in London (Hyde Park), they launched a Solar Shuttle, designed by Christoph Behling.
Carrying 42 passengers across the Serpentine Lake, the boat is as beautiful as it is ecologically sustainable. Entirely pollution-free and silent running, the SolarShuttle eliminates the production of 2.5 tons [...]
