Statement to the plenary meetings of Assembly towards Union of South Asian Peoples held at New Delhi on 22-23 April 2010

South Asian countries share a number of rivers with each other and with other nations beyond the region. It is evident that current water technologies adopted by governments such [...] Continue Reading…

Asia

A South Asia labour movement interaction workshop was organised on as part of broader People’s SAARC summit held in New Delhi from the 21-23 April 2010. Posted below is the full text of the statement adopted at the meeting of trade unions on the 21st April 2010

Constitution Club, New [...] Continue Reading…

People’s SAARC (South Asia)

25 March 2010, Windhoek

Climate change is one of the biggest catastrophes facing humankind as result of unsustainable economic growth and consumption and production patterns, largely from the GLOBAL NORTH. The dominant economic growth paradigm is turning the earth into a hostile environment with increasing droughts, floods, water-scarcity and [...] Continue Reading…

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

By Servaas van den Bosch

WINDHOEK, Mar 29, 2010 (IPS) - Southern African governments must regain control over the negotiations on the trade deals known as economic partnership agreements (EPAs). Issues earmarked as deal-breakers should be resolved before talks to a full EPA are continued. These include limiting the EPA [...] Continue Reading…

Africa

PRESS RELEASE
Kathmandu, 27 March 2010

Around 50 representatives belonging to the Solidarity for Asian Peoples’ Advocacies (SAPA) call on greater interaction and solidarity among regional groups to address common concerns. In a public forum on “The Asian Challenge: Forging Solidarity, Building Alternatives” on March 26 in the Everest Hotel, SAPA [...] Continue Reading…

ACSC/SAPA (South East Asia)

After having been saved by the States, here come the banks and financial markets attacking these same States. They have not got over their unbalanced behaviour before the crisis that had led to it. The States have saved the banks without giving themselves the means of controlling them, they [...] Continue Reading…

European Networks

4th GENERAL FORUM
Solidarity for Asian People’s Advocacy (SAPA)
“Forging Solidarity, Building Alternatives”
The Everest Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal
26 – 27 March 2010

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Day 1, March 26, Public Forum

The Asian Challenge: Forging Solidarity, Building Alternatives

– The public forum started at 10:07 am. Ms. Jenina [...] Continue Reading…

Asia

SAPSN Statement on EPAs, WINDHOEK, 25 MARCH 2010

The Southern African Peoples Solidarity Network (SAPSN) is a regional network embracing a wide range of civil society organizations, labour and social movements from all the countries of the whole Southern African region. Amongst many concerns common to all the countries and [...] Continue Reading…

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

Covernote of the “European Food declaration”

We are a broad range of organisations -see list in “who are we”- – who are concerned with the future of food and agriculture in Europe. As in other regions in the world, the number of people and organizations that are working towards [...] Continue Reading…

European Networks

This series of interviews presents the perspectives of activists from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe on the issue of regional integration. All interviews were filmed by TNI at the International Conference of Governments and Social Movements - “Regional Integration: an opportunity to face the crises” - between [...] Continue Reading…

Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America