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At SOMRAF We are ready to
collaborate with all
international Organizations
including INGOs, LNGOs, The
Government Agencies that carry
out similar activities as
SOMRAF.
Partners
1.
Minority Rights Group
International (MRG)
Minority Rights Group
International (MRG) is an
organization founded with the
objective of promoting respect
for the human rights of ethnic,
religious and linguistic
minorities and indigenous
peoples around the world. Their
headquarters are in London.
MRG uses a campaigning approach,
which includes advocacy, legal
cases, research, publishing and
providing training for civil
society groups that work with
minorities and indigenous
peoples. MRG is an accredited
non-governmental organization
with the United Nations and the
African Commission on Human and
Peoples' Rights. It works
closely with around 150 partner
organizations around the world,
who advocate on behalf of
minorities and indigenous
communities.
The organization was set up in
the 1960s by a group of
activists and academics "who
feel a special concern that the
rights of minorities to preserve
and develop their cultural
integrity are being infringed in
many countries ... the MRG has
been established to protect the
rights of minorities to co-exist
with majorities, by objective
study and consistent
international public exposure of
violations of fundamental rights
as defined by the UN
Charter"[1]. Its first director
was Laurence Gandar, a prominent
newspaper editor and
anti-apartheid campaigner from
South Africa.
2.
CEMIRIDE
CEMIRIDE is an acronym for
Centre for Minority Rights
Development, a Non-Governmental
Organization in Kenya. CEMIRIDE
is a human rights advocacy body
that works to secure the rights
of minorities and indigenous
people in Africa.
3. LIFE LOCAL INITIATIVE
LIFE was officially created in
June 1992 in Brazil at the UNCED
The Programme's central
executive body is located in New
York.
LIFE is a UNDP (United Nations
Development Programme) programme
that was formulated during a
conference of municipal
representatives, NGO networks,
associations, bilateral agencies
and United Nations' agencies
concerned with this theme.
Massive urbanisation of
developing countries is one of
the major causes of the
depletion of natural resources
and the environmental
deterioration of Third World
cities. This uncontrolled
urbanisation severely affects
the poor's health.
The magnitude of this problem is
so enormous that central
governments can no longer cope
with the situation. This is why
it is important to support
municipal authorities as well as
NGOs and local associations,
that encourage participatory
local initiatives in urban
development.
4. OTHER PARTNERS STILL UNDER
PROCESS
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