Table of Contents
Voices that make a difference...... 3 NATIONAL REPORTS Roberto Bissio Algeria...... 50 People first...... 5 Roberto Bissio Argentina...... 52
Bahrain...... 54
Bangladesh...... 56 THEMATIC REPORTS Belgium ...... 58 A human rights-based response Benin...... 60 to the financial and economic crisis...... 13 Aldo Caliari, Center of Concern Bolivia...... 62
Gender equality and the financial crisis...... 17 Brazil...... 64 Nancy Baroni, Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action; Bulgaria...... 66 Mirjana Dokmanovic, Association Technology and Society, Serbia and Women in Development Europe (WIDE); Burma (Myanmar)...... 68 Genoveva Tisheva, Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation and Bulgarian-European Partnership Association; Cambodia...... 70 Emily Sikazwe, Women for Change Canada...... 72
The global food price crisis...... 21 Central African Republic...... 74 Sophia Murphy, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Chile...... 76 Justice to cool the planet...... 25 Isagani Serrano, PRRM, Social Watch Filipinas Costa Rica...... 78 Energy challenges for Europe...... 29 Cyprus...... 80 Elena Triffonova, Bulgarian-European Partnership Association Czech Republic...... 82
Holding transnational corporations accountable for Egypt...... 84 human rights obligations: the role of civil society...... 31 Jana Silverman, Social Watch; El Salvador...... 86 Álvaro Orsatti, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas Eritrea...... 88 The global economic crisis and the least France...... 90 developed countries: citizens’ concerns...... 35 Arjun Karki, LDC Watch Germany...... 92
Mounting development challenges posed by Ghana...... 94 the world economic crisis: policy options in the Arab region...... 39 Guatemala...... 96 Kinda Mohamadieh, Arab NGO Network for Development; Oliver Pearce, Christian Aid Honduras...... 98
Europe’s response to the global Hungary...... 100 financial and economic crisis...... 43 India...... 102 Mirjam van Reisen, Europe External Policy Advisors (EEPA); Simon Stocker y Louisa Vogiazides, Eurostep Iraq...... 104
Italy...... 106
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Lebanon...... 110 Food security ...... 175 Malaysia...... 112 A fragmented scenario
Malta...... 114 Education...... 180 Differences become more noticeable Mexico...... 116
Moldova...... 118 Information, science and technology...... 185 The fastest breach Morocco...... 120
Mozambique...... 122 Development assistance...... 190 Commitments undertaken are further Nepal ...... 124 and further away from being fulfilled
Nicaragua...... 126 Water and sanitation...... 191 The gap is widening Nigeria...... 128
Palestine...... 130 Health...... 194 Unequal improvement Paraguay...... 132
Peru...... 134 Reproductive health...... 199 Marked polarization Philippines...... 136 Ratifications of fundamental ILO conventions...... 204 Poland...... 138
Portugal...... 140 Ratifications of human rights international treaties...... 205 Romania...... 142 How to read the Social Watch tables...... 207 Senegal...... 144
Serbia...... 146 Methodological notes: thematic tables...... 208
Slovakia...... 148
Slovenia...... 150
Somalia...... 152
Spain...... 154
Tanzania...... 156
Thailand...... 158
Uganda...... 160
United States of America...... 162
Venezuela...... 164
Vietnam...... 166
Yemen...... 168
Zambia...... 170
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