This report provides an assessment of the Millennium Development Goals;; laid out by the UN Millennium Declaration. The UN Millennium Declaration was adopted in September of 2000 as a commitment on the part of the world's leading nations to reduce poverty;; improve health and promote peace;; human rights;; and environmental sustainability. The Millennium Development Goals are specific;; measurable targets that aim to reduce extreme global poverty by the year 2015. This report analyzes the challenges and barriers to meeting these goals as of 2003;; examining the successes and failures of various nations and the gaps that exist between regions and countries with regards to economic growth and human development. This report then examines the successes and failures of public and private policies with regards to hunger;; health;; water and sanitation;; education;; and environmental sustainability. This report also analyzes the participation of civil society throughout the world and the mobilization of grassroots support for the various human development goals. Finally;; this report presents a number of recommendations on what countries can do to best support these goals.

This paper examines issues concerning the state's financial contribution to political parties. It argues that the weakness of parties' financial resources limits their ability to engage in political activities and elections. The purpose of this paper is thus to provide a number of options and recommendation to help decision makers form the state's system for financing political parties. It aims to provide suitable financial support for each political party;; encourage the development of political parties in Jordan;; raise the political efficiency of political parties;; develop their organizational structures;; and motivate parties to participate in political life at national and local levels. This paper analyzes the positives and negatives of four financing options and;; based on this analysis;; presents a suggested system to assist decision makers as they design the state's financing mechanism for political parties.

Freedom of expression and press freedom are essential conditions for the conduct of free and fair elections. But in the pre-election period;; Jordanian authorities have used the laws in force;; and other means such as threats and intimidation by internal security forces and government officials;; to restrict free expression;; including press freedom;; in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR);; which Jordan has ratified. This report documents a series of actions taken by the government to tame the print media -- including the temporary closure of thirteen weekly newspapers in September -- and intimidate political critics into silence. Journalists and editors told Human Rights Watch that they have followed a stricter regime of self-censorship since the amendments to the press law were implemented in May 1997;; for fear of being subjected to heavy financial penalties mandated under the new law. In addition;; students;; writers;; and researchers have faced a variety of sanctions -- ranging from detention;; criminal prosecution;; and imprisonment to harassment;; job loss;; and blacklisting -- because they expressed views on political subjects that the government preferred remain off-limits. Such measures have created an atmosphere in which the right to free expression is perceived by many in Jordan as under siege.

The report is based on the outreach and communication survey of USAID and other donors' efforts. It is part of the Public Action Project;; which supports USAID's technical and policy investments in the Jordanian water and energy sectors and specific initiatives in the environment. The survey was designed to report on past;; current and planned donor efforts in relation to water;; energy and solid waste management – with the main focus on water sector. It is intended to help the PAP team to design communication strategies and specific behavior change campaigns by building on lessons learned from outreach efforts. The report is based on the survey consisting of 39 open-ended interviews with donor officials and managers of donor-funded projects;; and it includes analysis and recommendations on coordination with current and planned donor projects. The report recommends improvement in coordination through development of national communication strategies;; assistance in water and energy sectors to establish trust and credibility with their customers;; reduction and streamlining of programs targeting schoolchildren;; and setting up of priority areas for change through technical assessment in water and energy.

The migrant worker in Jordan situation report was issued in 2009. It presents an overview of the situation of migrant workers in Jordan and the main violations they are subject to. Additionally;; the report offers recommendations to national and international parties concerned with the migrant workers' rights.

يأتي اصدار هذا التقرير في سياق التقارير والنشرات الصحفية التي يصدرها المرصد العمالي الاردني التابع لمركز الفينيق. وأصدر هذا التقرير الصحفي بمناسبة احتفال العالم بيوم المرأة العالمي ليتناول واقع مشاركة المراة اقتصادياً;; وخاصة في سوق العمل. وللوقوف على ما تم انجازه حتى الان في مجال زيادة مشاركة المراة في الحياة الاقتصادية. وكما قدم التقرير توصيات لتذليل بعض العقبات التي تقف أمام المراة;; للاندماج أكثر في الحياة الاقتصادية وسوق العمل.

ياتي اصدار هذا التقرير في ضمن سلسلة التقارير الشهرية التي يعدها المرصد العمالي الأردني التابع لمركز الفينيق للدراسات الاقتصادية والمعلوماتية بالتعاون مع مؤسسة "فريدريش ايبرت" الألمانية. وهذا التقرير أصدر في يوم المعلم العالمي;; ويتناول الظروف التي يعمل فيها المعلمون والمعلمات العاملون في المدارس الخاصة ورياض الأطفال في مختلف مدارس القطاع الخاص في الأردن. وكما يتناول أعداداً للعاملين في هذا القطاع وتوزيعهم الجغرافي في مدارس المملكة. واعتمد التقرير على جمع بيانات أولية حول أعداد المدارس الخاصة والعاملين فيها والمعلمين من أكثر من مصدر;; وهذا إلى جانب اجراء العشرات من المقابلات الشخصية مع العديد من المعلمين العاملين في هذه المدارس. وكما قدم التقرير مجموعة من التوصيات التي من شأنها التخفيف من الانتهاكات التي يتعرض لها العاملون في هذا القطاع.

This 5 page fact sheet provides information about Iraqis in Jordan including UNHCR's reponse to them in 2010-2011.