World Organisation Against Torture | OMCT [Abbr.]

Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption | GOPAC [Abbr.]

Council Joint Action 2008/307/CFSP of 14 April 2008 in support of World Health Organisation activities in the area of laboratory bio-safety and bio-security in the framework of the European Union Strategy against the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness [ IAPB | Vision International | International Association for the Prevention of Blindness ]

Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption

[1] Front Line Defenders, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network (ESCR-Net), International Gay and Lesbian Association (ILGA), Urgent Action Fund for Women Human Rights Defenders (UAF), Protection International, Peace Brigades International (PBI), Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders (EMHRF), Forum Asia and East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP).

Question No. 578 Ms. Jinny Jogindera Sims: With regard to the planned reductions in departmental spending for the International Assistance Envelope announced in Budget 2012, for the each of the fiscal years between 2012-2013 and 2014-2015: (a) what is the total dollar amount of reductions in official development assistance; (b) what is the total dollar amount of reductions in non-official development assistance; (c) what is the total dollar amount of reductions to administrative costs at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); (d) when will the restructuring plans for CIDA be announced; (e) what is total dollar amount of reductions to each of the 2011-2012 countries of focus; (f) what is the total dollar amount of reducti ...[+++]ons to CIDA’s program activities, specifically, (i) fragile countries and crisis affected communities, (ii) low income countries, (iii) middle income countries, (iv) global engagement and strategic policy, (v) Canadian engagement; (g) what is the total dollar amount of reductions for each of CIDA’s thematic priorities, specifically, (i) increasing food security, (ii) securing the future of children and youth, (iii) stimulating sustainable economic growth, (iv) ensuring stability and security, (v) advancing democracy; (h) what is the total dollar amount of reductions for each of the branches of CIDA, specifically, (i) the geographic programs branch, broken down by country programs, regional programs, and Canada funds for local initiatives, (ii) the partnerships with Canadians branch, (iii) the multilateral and global programs branch, broken down by international humanitarian assistance, other initiative-specific programs with multilateral organizations, and core funding to multilateral development institutions; (i) what is the total dollar amount of the reductions to each of the programs at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, specifically, (i) Security and Stability, (ii) Democracy, broken down by the Glyn ...

Deplores the inadequate protection of IPR in China, and regrets the lack of specific means available to European businesses, and particularly SMEs, to counter IPR infringements effectively; welcomes the Commission’s decision to propose a review of the directive on the enforcement of IPR; calls on the Commission and Member States to defend IPR better in all multilateral organisations where China is a member (the WTO, the World Health Organisation(WHO) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)); wants China to continue to transpose into i ...[+++]ts national legislation current international law on the protection of IPR and, more specifically, to combat counterfeiting and piracy, and urges the Chinese authorities to ensure enforcement, especially at a regional level; regrets that China has not taken part in the negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); urges the Commission and the Member States to step up customs cooperation in the EU and with third countries, particularly with China, on the seizure of counterfeit goods, and to simplify customs procedures; asks the Commission and the Member States to cooperate more closely with third countries on copyright issues and licensing;

To support a comprehensive review and report to the General Assembly in 2014, the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Director General of the World Health Organization will develop, by December 2012, a global monitoring system for relevant, non-communicable disease indicators and time-limited targets; develop options for strengthening action through effective partnerships, which the World Health Organization has interpreted as including safeguards against commercial conflicts of interest; and finally, submit to the General Assembly, by May 2014, a report assessing national progress in implementing the global strategy and ac ...[+++]tion plan.