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Consequences of climate change for Russia are ‘here and now’ says international report

MOSCOW - Oxfam, one of the world’s leading humanitarian organizations, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) a heavy-hitting environmental group, have teamed up to produce the first report on the impact of climate change in Russia on the well-being of Russi

Humane Society Urges Helmsley Trustees to Respect Her Wishes

Unsurprisingly, the Humane Society has issued a statement saying they strongly approve of Leona Helmsley's posthumous wish to put her entire trust towards the welfare of dogs. The group asks that the trustees to honor her wish, creating a better worl

Ethiopian Bill an 'Assault on Civil Society'

OneWorld.net note: Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on Ethiopia to abandon its proposed Charities and Societies Proclamation, a law the groups say would dramatically increase government control of non-governmental organizations.

Ethiopia: Government Prepares Assault on Civil Society

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York, July 1, 2008) – Ethiopia's government should immediately abandon plans to impose strict government controls and draconian criminal penalties on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), Human ...

Nonprofits add jobs

Outpacing for-profit firms in hiring, construction Employee Sheryl Lewis walks down the stairs of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Nonprofit employment grew almost three times faster than for-profit employment in 2006, according to a study released yeste