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The longstanding deadlock of the
WTO’s trade negotiation has been rejuvenated
through unanimous acceptance of the final
declaration of the sixth ministerial meeting. The
ministers from the WTO’s 149 member countries
approved the declaration after six days of
diversified negotiations, grouping, lobbying
during 13-18 December 2005, at Hong Kong. Though
the WTO official described this ministerial as
significant progress to the July 2004 package and
a good success of negotiation but, in fact, the
achievement of the LDCs from this summit is far
beyond their expectations and, almost nil for
Bangladesh. In this relation Md. Shamsuddoha and
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury of SUPRO have written an
analytical paper in view of their experiences
focusing country perspective and SUPRO's position
on the WTO issues. Please find
the details here
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In January 2005 the final draft of PRSP document
was published. Although the PRSP is hailed to be
the harbinger of a democratic process of country
ownership, but the key steps to make it
participatory i.e. taking views from all
stakeholders including households, communities and
parliament approval are missing. Therefore to
raise critical NGOs and CSOs awareness on PRSP,
SUPRO with the support from CORDAID, the
Netherlands organized a nation-wide campaign
titled
'Positioning and Civil Society Mobilization in the
Preparation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of
Bangladesh'.
Please find
the report here
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Green revolution introduced modern
farming methods throughout the world. But it
couldn’t end starvation. Instead, it created many
problems of its own. The fertilizers and
pesticides used in this new method of farming
caused water pollution, soil erosion and lowered
soil fertility. They also harmed biodiversity and
made farmers dependent upon chemical companies for
their livelihoods. Thus the commercialization in
agriculture is undermining farmers rights on
agriculture system and food sovereignty in many
countries.
Rezaul Karim Chowdhury and Md Shamsuddoha of SUPRO
writes an analytical paper in this regard titled ''Role
of Civil Society for ensuring food Sovereignty in
the South Asian Region: Perspective Bangladesh'
, which has been presented in the SAAPE Workshop
held in Kandy, Sri Lanka during 25-28 June 2005.
Please find
the paper here
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FLIPCHARTS |
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`` Equal Rights for all is
Universal Human Rights Declaration”
is a set of flipchart and a source book
 on
Universal Human Rights Declaration. Each flipchart
contains an article of UHRD in big lettering. Its
source book contains explanation and how to use
it. Regular small font has been used here. These
flipcharts were published for use in training,
seminars and workshops arranged to upazilla and
district level to build awareness among the grass
root people. It was published on 26 March 2006.
Language of these flipcharts is Bangla.
`` Our
Constitution is our Rights”
is a set of flipcharts and a source
book on our
  Constitution.
Each flipchart contains an article in large
lettering. Its source book contains explanation
and how to use it. Regular small font has been
used here. These flipcharts were published for use
in training, seminars and workshops arranged to
upazilla and district level to build awareness
among the grass root people. It was published on
26 March 2006. Language of these flipcharts is
Bangla.
“Raise
Demand for Non Confrontational Politics, Neutral
and Decentralized Administration”
is a set of flipcharts on 46 demand under 8 Chapters
i.e. Good Governance, Political Culture, Democratization
in the Political Parties, Election and Right to
Vote, Corruption and Financial dishonesty, Caretaker
Government and Speaker, Decentralization and Local
Democracy, Education and Health. Each Flipchart
contains a main slogan in large lettering and
its explanation in small font. These flipcharts
were published for use in seminars and workshops
arranged in Thana and district level to build
awareness among the grassroots. Published in July
2001. It is published in Bangla.
“We
Demand Local Government Representatives with
Integrity for an Independent Local Government:
Let the Union Parishad Elections 2003 be Held
in Tolerance, Order, and Festive Atmosphere” –
a set of 16 flip charts for use in awareness
building work at the Union level before the
Union Parishad Elections in 2003. November 2002,
Bangla.
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BOOKLETS |
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``Democracy
at all level is the key of good governance ``A
booklet on basic principle
of democracy. The booklet contains basic concept
of democracy in easy language. This booklet was
published to build awareness among the grass root
peoples. It was published on 6 June 2006. Language
of the booklet is Bangla. |
`` Foreign Direct Investment: Development and
Repatriation”
 a
booklet on basic concept of Foreign Direct
Investment, its impact on developing countries.
This booklet was published for advocacy at
national and international level. It was published
in January 2007 in English.
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“A
Powerful Local Government is the
Precursor to Democracy, Good Governance
and Balanced
 Development” –
discussing the need for a strong local government.
February 2002, Bangla.
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“Bangladesh:
A National Strategy for Economic Growth and Poverty
 Reduction” –
Bangla translation of the document published on
April 2002 by the Economic Relations Department,
Finance Ministry of Bangladesh. August 2002, Bangla.
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“PRSP:
New Strategy of ‘Development’
 Aggression?”
–
information
and critique of the Bangladesh government’s
document “Bangladesh: A National Strategy
for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction”. Reprint
(original: Lokoj), August 2002, Bangla. >> |
“Globalization,
the World Trade Organization and Bangladesh” –
an introduction to the impact of globalization
and the World Trade Organization on Bangladesh.
May 2003, Bangla
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"OurRecommendation
Towards Establishing
an Independent and Neutral Anti Corruption Commission” –
SUPRO’s suggestions for overcoming the
drawbacks towards establishment of an independent
and neutral Anti Corruption Commission in Bangladesh.
December 2003, Bangla.
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“PRSP:
People’s Thoughts on Determining the Economic
Future of
 Bangladesh” –
a document containing the results of SUPRO’s
nationwide participatory campaign on PRSP. March
2004, Bangla.
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POSTERS |
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“Democracy
is meaningless without an independent local government” –
a large poster detailing the importance of a strong
local government. February 2002, Bangla . >>
“Our
Recommendation Towards Establishing an Independent
and Neutral Anti Corruption Commission”
– a large poster SUPRO’s suggestions
for overcoming the drawbacks towards establishment
of an independent and neutral Anti Corruption
Commission in Bangladesh. December 2003, Bangla.
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“The
Price of Corruption” –
an illustration adapted from a poster published
by the Uganda Debt Network. December 2003, Bangla.
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“Neo-Liberal
Economy – The Demon of Poor and Peace-loving
People” – a flowchart of
the effect of a neo-liberal economy on the poor
of Bangladesh. January 2004, Bangla. >>
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 “Let
Poor and Oppressed Speak for themselves”
– poster displayed at the World Social Forum
in Mumbai. January 2004, Bangla and English. >>
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( Campaign
for Good Governance )
House 13/3,
Road 2, Shamoli, Dhaka-1207.
Phone (PABX): +880-2-812 5181, 815 4673, +880174 014
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Fax: +880-2-912 9395, Email:
info@supro.org
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