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Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility: Now on its 12th year

The annual Asian Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility (AFCSR) celebrates its 12th year as it travels for the first ...

UN High-Level Panel outlines 12 global partnership goals

The UN High-Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda has outlined 12 illustrative ...

EU says worried by Russia`s human rights record

The European Union criticised Russia`s human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave ...

Apps For Asia Winners Featured at Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting

- ADB and Microsoft Corp. will showcase the Apps For Asia-Redesigning Development Program at the 46th Annual Meeting of ...

Muhammadiyah chief calls for rally against mass organization bill

Chief of the Mummadiyah Islamic organization Din Syamsuddin said he will ask a number of Islamic mass organizations to ...

Indonesia Emphasizes "Prevention, Detection and Protection" To Tackle People Smuggling

Indonesia and Australia have agreed that people smuggling and trafficking in persons are complex and multidimensional ...

Tackling root causes of human trafficking, smuggling crucial: RI`s minister

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa has said the most important measure in preventing human ...

Bali process advances fight against people smuggling, trafficking

Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan O`Connor and Foreign Minister Bob Carr have announced the ...

UN HLP recommends bold framework for Post-2015 Development

Members of the United Nations High-Level Panel (UN HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda issued ...

US ambassador introduces MCA-Indonesia

US Ambassador Scot Marciel hosted Indonesian officials, business leaders, and civil society to highlight the progress ...

RI won`t ratify arms trade treaty: Lawmaker

Indonesian Parliament objects to ratifying the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during the final United Nations Conference on ...

Non-interference policy hampers ASEAN from solving conflict: observer

ASEAN`s non interference policy hampers the organization in solving conflict in the region as each members can only ...

Vikas Pota, CEO of the Varkey GEMS Foundation Selected as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum

-     On 12th March 2013, the World Economic Forum selected Vikas Pota, Chief Executive of the Varkey ...

Historic Global Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons Prepares Ground for New Initiative

-     The historic Oslo Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons has concluded with ...

RI starts to reap foreign policy result

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opined that his country has started to reap the result of its foreign ...