Investing in the world’s 1.2 billion adolescents aged 10-19 now can break entrenched cycles of poverty and inequity, said UNICEF today in its 2011 State of the World’s Children report entitled ‘Adolescence: An Age of Opportunity’.

Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability. Civil society organizations not only act as watchdogs for governments but also support government efforts to provide services to all citizens in a transparent and democratic manner.
The United Nations Convention against Corruption is the first legally binding international instrument to acknowledge the contribution that civil society can make to combating corruption. In order to equip civil society organizations to contribute meaningfully to the implementation of the Convention, UNODC and the UNCAC Coalition recently organized a training event - the first of its kind - for some 35 civil-society participants from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. The event was held at the newly inaugurated International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) in Laxenburg, Austria. (...)

The article:
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2011/February/ngos-have-vital-role-to-play-in-implementation-of-un-convention-against-corruption.html

United Nations Convention against Corruption:
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/corruption/index.html?ref=menuside

UNODC website:
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html?ref=menutop

"Remember, in a former post, when I said that Saudis were captivated and shocked by what happened in Tunis and Egypt but hadn’t collectively made up their mind about it?

Thousands of Moroccans in cities across the country demonstrated in favor of political reform on February 20, 2011. Mostly peaceful demonstrations and marches took place in towns and villages largely without interference from police, who in some areas were barely in evidence. Morocco's demonstrators encountered none of the deadly force utilized by the security forces against protesters in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, and Yemen. (...)

The article:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/20/morocco-thousands-march-reform

Sull'argomento:

http://www.medarabnews.com/2011/03/14/riforme-in-marocco-un-attento-esame-del-discorso-del-re/

http://www.carta.org/2011/03/il-20-marzo-e-sbocciata-la-primavera-marocchina/

Basic information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco

http://www.mondimpresa.it/infoflash/scheda.ASP?st=204
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_VI_of_Morocco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932011_Middle_East_and_North_Africa_protests#Morocco

Human Rights in Morocco:
http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/morocco/western-sahara
http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011/moroccowestern-sahara
http://www.amnesty.it/Rapporto-Annuale-2010/Marocco-Sahara-occidentale

Morocco Human Rights Organizations:

http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=117&language_id=1&category_type=2&category_id=773

Yoweri Museveni estende per la quarta volta il suo mandato presidenziale in Uganda e rientrerà presto nella schiera dei leader africani più longevi. Domenica sera, la commissione elettorale dell'ex-colonia britannica ha annunciato la vittoria del presidente al potere dal 1986, ma tante sono state le ombre sugli esiti del voto. Secondo le denunce di attivisti e osservatori, i partiti e i candidati ugandesi hanno utilizzato una quantità di denaro senza precedenti per influenzare gli esiti delle urne e uno scandalo corruzione, che ha coinvolto tutti i parlamentari ugandesi, ha spinto la società civile a insorgere pacificamente. (...)

L'articolo:
http://www.repubblica.it/solidarieta/cooperazione/2011/02/21/news/elezioni_in_uganda_denuncia_action_aid_troppi_corrotti_in_un_clima_intimidatorio-12731548/

Informazione di base:
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni

Diritti umani in Uganda:

http://www.amnesty.it/Rapporto-Annuale-2010/Uganda
http://www.hrw.org/africa/uganda
http://www.hrw.org/en/world-report-2011/uganda

Social justice and human rights are fundamentally linked. Social development and social justice are indispensable for the achievement and maintenance of peace and security within and among nations and cannot be attained in the absence of respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms. (...)
In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 20 February as the World Day of Social Justice. Every year, governments are invited to commemorate the day through national activities supporting the efforts of the international community to eradicate poverty, promote full employment and decent work, achieve gender equity and provide access to social well-being and justice for all. (...)

The article:
http://www.hrea.org/index.php?&doc_id=1511

From the UNDESA website:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/intldays/IntlJustice/2011/index.html

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Amnesty International’s Demand Dignity campaign:

http://amnesty.org/en/demand-dignity