#equality

Collection of equality news, found 224 news.

Gerindra party wants more women as government officials

The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party wants to see women occupy 30 percent of high positions in the government ...

ASEAN women must play more role in government

Women in Southeast Asian countries are urged to play more role in the government sector as an effort towards equality ...

President proposes no new development format for post-2015

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a co-chair of the UN High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 ...

Post-2015 development agenda must focus on ending poverty

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said a new Post-2015 development agenda must focus on poverty ...

Indonesia Committed to Increasing Coverage of Clean Water Supply

The Indonesian government, as one of the signatory countries of The Millennium Declaration, is committed to achieving ...

Indonesia strives for economic growth in equity

To the surprise of many people, poverty problem is now found not only in least-developed countries, but also in ...

RI racing against time to meet MDG targets by andi abdussalam - (d)

Indonesia, one of the 189 countries that declared in 2000 their commitment to achieving eight Millennium Development ...

Darfur rebels `seize` army posts near Heglig

Rebels from Sudan`s Darfur region on Thursday said they seized two Sudanese military positions north of the Heglig oil ...

ASEAN Women Organizes Painting, Sculpture Exhibition at ASEAN Secretariat

About 94 women artists from ASEAN member countries and Japan exhibit paintings and sculptures at the ASEAN ...

US might fly drones from Australian territory

Australia said Wednesday it may allow the United States to use its territory to operate long-range spy drones, as part ...

Ban calls for calm in Sudan after clashes

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon appealed for calm after Sudan on Tuesday suspended an April summit between President Omar ...

Muslims in France worry about rising bias in wake of Toulouse shootings

Although the Toulouse scooter-riding shootings ended with the al-Qaeda-inspired gunman being killed, to Muslims in ...

UN to add more women to its peacekeeping missions

Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has committed himself to encouraging the participation of women in UN ...

RI-Iran relations have no limit

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the development of bilateral relations between ...

RI govt, house planning to ratify convention on disabled`s rights

The government and the House of Representatives` Commission VIII on Wednesday discussed a plan to ratify the ...