United Nations Public Administration Network

ESCWA Launches Conf & Consultations to Establish Arab IGF
zawya.com: February 1, 2012 - UN-ESCWA, LAS and the Lebanese Presidency Council of Ministers (PCM) have jointly organized the Conference and Public Consultations to Establish the Arab IGF. More >

S. Leone: Mining Database to Increase Transparency
allafrica.com: January 31, 2012 - The launch of Sierra Leone's first online mining database in West Africa comes with a promise to increase transparency and accountability in the country's rich natural resource sector. More >

Spain: Constitution (Spanish) - 1978
The Constitution states that sovereignty belongs to the people (Art 1), political parties express political pluralism and conform to popular will (Art 6), the rigt to join labor and trade unions (Art 7), freedom and equality of all citizens in order to facilitate their participation in political, economic, social and cultural life (Art 9), basic rights and freedoms in conformity with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, among other conventions to which Spain is a signatory (Art 10), equality before the law (Art 14), freedom of ideology and religion (Art 16), expression (Art 20), demonstration (Art 21), association (Art 22), right of citizens to participate directly or via their representatives chosen as result of universal suffrage (Art 23), access to justice (Art 24), rigt to unionize and strike (Art 28), petition (Art 29), private property (Art 33), join or form professional associations (Art 52), ombudsman (Art 54), basic freedoms and rights (Art 53), their suspension (Art 54), written individual or collective peitions by citizens to the Congress and Senate (Art 77), public administration pursuing the public will (Art 103), citizen participation in processes of public decision- and policy-making either directly or via associations, and citizens' access to government archives except for sensitive areas such as security and defense (Art 105), and citizens' right to participate in juries.
12 September 2011

Niger: Constitution (French) - 2010
The Constitution states that sovereignty belongs to the people (Art 4), which they can exercise through elected representatives or by way of referenda (Art 5), that all citizens are equal before the law (Art 8, 10). It provides for the freedoms of association, joining and forming political parties, unions, non-governmental organizations and associations of other nature (Art 9), physical and moral integrity, including right to adequate nutrition, drinking water, education and other basic services (Art 12). It provides protection for women and children (Art 22), right to private property (Art 28), freedom of though, expression, conscience and religion (Art 30), right to access to information (Art 31), demonstration and meeting (Art 32), unionize and strike (Art 34), an Economic, Social and Cultural Council (Art 154, 155). Freedom of media, including press, is also provided (Art 158).
30 August 2011

Cape Verde: Constitution (Portuguese) - 1992
The Constitution provides for equality of all citizens (Art 1), basic liberties (Art 2, 15, 17, 20, 23), social solidarity and civil society participation in state affairs (Art 7), access to justice (Art 22), freedom of expression, thought, religion, demonstration (Art 29), expression and right to information (Art 48), freedom of conscience and religion (Art 49), association (Art 52), demonstration (Art 53), citizen participation in public life (Art 55), in public administration (Art 56), political party formation (Art 57), collective action and petition(Art 58, 59), freedom of press (Art 60), freedom to form or join professional associations and trade unions, including the right to strike (Art 64, 65, 66, 67), right to private property and enterprise (Art 68, 69), vulnerable population rights and protection (Art 74-77), and citizen-centered public administration (Art 241).
26 August 2011