As Yemenis go to the polls (on Tuesday 21 February 2012), many are optimistic that change is coming and there's no going back.
Shuffling chairs or real change?
Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi...
Progressio, 20 February 2012
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Progressio is calling for “a higher level of ambition and commitment” at the forthcoming Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development.
In our response to the Zero Draft document, we say the Draft...
Progressio, 10 February 2012
Change in Yemen is not going to be straightforward, but Yemeni people are certainly ready for it, according to Progressio’s country representative in Yemen, Abeer Al Absi. She says:
“Of course there...
Progressio, 31 January 2012
It is with great sadness that Progressio has learned of the death of Margaret Feeny, who played a key role in the development of the organisation from its early days in the 1940s, when it was known...
Progressio, 19 January 2012
Much has been achieved in the two years since the earthquake hit Haiti, but huge challenges remain. These continue to demand attention, and will only be met with better coordination between the...
Progressio, 12 January 2012
An independent, external review of Progressio’s policy and campaigns work on illegal logging has praised Progressio’s contribution to achieving the “remarkable outcome” of new EU legislation...
Progressio, 11 January 2012
It is the end of an era as Development Worker Fernando Ruiz leaves Progressio following 10 years of invaluable work in Ecuador and Honduras.
“These years have been a magical adventure that has...
Progressio, 20 December 2011
The Honduras Progressio team was delighted to introduce Lisa Barrett, political and consular affairs officer in the UK Embassy in Guatemala, to our field work in Honduras in December. The British...
Progressio, 20 December 2011
Dominicans of Haitian descent, human rights defenders and international NGOs mourn the death of Sonia (Solange) Pierre. Her work was widely known at national and international level where the news of...
Lizzette Robleto Gonzalez, 15 December 2011
To mark International Volunteering Day (5th December), the International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell MP, has sent a special message to Progressio’s International Citizen Service (ICS)...
Progressio, 2 December 2011
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