Survey Of Activities For The Week Of July 19, 1999 25, Congratulating the government of Peru and the government of equador forSigning a Peace Agreement Ending a Border Dispute Which Has Resulted in Several http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/106/survey/jul1999.htm
Extractions: Committee on International Relations COMMITTEE BUSINESS SCHEDULED WEEK OF JULY 19, 1999 *** Floor *** H. Res. 25, Congratulating the Government of Peru and the Government of Equador for Signing a Peace Agreement Ending a Border Dispute Which Has Resulted in Several Military Clashes Over the Past 50 Years - July 19, House is expected to consider Under Suspension. H.R. 1477, Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1999 - July 19, House is expected to consider Under Suspension. H. Con. Res. 121, Expressing the Sense of the Congress Regarding the Victory of the U.S. in the Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall - July 19, House is expected to consider Under Suspension. H.R. 2415, American Embassy Security Act of 1999 - July 19, House is expected to consider. (Structured Rule, One Hour of General Debate.) *** Hearings/Meetings/Markups *** Tuesday, July 20: PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL - Members to hold private meeting with His Excellency Ehud Barak; 5:15 p.m.
Reference Center There is a new discotheque and a cafe that offers takeout pastries. The hotelis also an agent for equador Rent-a-car. Hotel Le President Meridien http://www.angola.org/referenc/r_hotel.htm
Extractions: In Luanda (N.B. Accomodations in Luanda are very expensive. Where available, we have provided information on amenities offered and room rates. However it is important to remember that room rates fluctuate frequently. Thus you should not assume these rates are current. They are provided here only as an indicator of price ranges.) Africa-Turihotel Industrias Hoteleira e Turistica de Africa, SA
Haiti Progres August 1, 2001 - English Section Numerous popular organizations and groups close to the government such as «Rache in the Dominican Republic before finding safe passage back to equador. http://www.haitiprogres.com/2001/sm010801/ENG0801.htm
Extractions: What Lies Behind Last Weekend's Assaults? H eavily armed men dressed in the olive green uniforms of the disbanded Haitian Army launched simultaneous attacks on police stations around Haiti on the night of Friday, Jul. 27 and the early morning hours of Saturday, Jul. 28. The toll was heavy: five policemen dead, 14 wounded, and many arms and documents stolen. Of the policemen, three died in Port-au-Prince, one in Mirebalais, and one in Hinche. Thirteen of the wounded were police cadets. Long Live the Army." Despite police denials, eyewitnesses claim that the attackers were able leave with many weapons and documents from the station. As police reinforcements rolled toward the Academy around 6 a.m., five of the attackers commandeered a passing car driven by a doctor with her two childen, and drove off toward the Dominican Republic. Authorities claim the attackers crossed the border in the mountains above Kenscoff. it is now that operation 'zero tolerance' is going to begin across the country. " President Jean-Bertrand Aristide announced in June that the police should adopt a policy of "zero tolerance" for law breakers.
OTCA On behalf of the government of Colômbia On behalf of the government of equador.On behalf of the government of Guiana On behalf of the government of Peru http://www.otca.org.br/en/institucional/index.php?id=1073
OTCA The representative of equador, Ambassador Diego Ribadeneira, suggested to establish, By the government of Bolivia By the government of Brazil http://www.otca.org.br/en/institucional/index.php?id=40
Foei Press Release protesters occupy imf offices in quito, equador The IMFimposed policies,carried out by the Ecuadorian government in exchange for more loans, http://www.foei.org/media/2001/1_feb_imf.html
Extractions: accion ecologica/foe ecuador As part of a protest movement that has brought Ecuador to a virtual standstill, a growing number of activists from environmental and human rights organizations have occupied the offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Quito to protest the IMF's role in Ecuador's current social crisis. "We want to expose the real culprits," says Ivonne Yanez, one of the women occupying the IMF offices. "The IMF-imposed policies, carried out by the Ecuadorian government in exchange for more loans, have resulted in more than 50% of Ecuador's national budget going to pay off the foreign debt, have burdened the country with the highest rate of inflation in Latin America, the highest levels of corruption, the most advanced rates of deforestation and environmental degradation, and the worst example of maldistribution of wealth on the continent."
CSDC - Interventi Internazionali - Equador Interventi internazionali equador Un conflitto latente Viaggio tra Quito He also expressed that the Ecuadorian government does not recognize the http://www.pacedifesa.org/interventi_internazionali/equador_03.asp
Extractions: by Alvaro Ramirez-Durini, translated by Traci Brown INTRODUCTION: The violent situation that the country of Colombia is suffering has reached unexpected levels. The effects of a war declared by the political and military authorities of the Colombian government against the Guerilla and Paramilitary movements have the support of the US State Department. The famous "Plan Colombia" was created as an international tool to justify the violent acts in Colombia against these groups, with well known human consequences. Recently, neighboring countries are feeling the effects of this international plan, especially Ecuador over the last 2 years. "Plan Colombia" is primarily a plan of military aid to the Colombian government whose goal is to contribute to the development of Colombia via the fight against narcotics. According to the Plan, the United States will offer half a billion dollars of military aid to Colombia for the antisubversive fight. This will be directed toward the intensification of the civil war in Colombia (even though the military equipment that was provided by the United States has been used in massacring civilians); the violations of human rights; and the forced displacement of thousands of people.
Fr-matrice and the government to publish the names of the managers. equador, good pupil.equador has become the first global bananaexporting country (1/3 of its http://www.peuples-solidaires.org/reseau-solidarite/appel 246 equateur anglais.h
Extractions: Presentation News History of the actions Partnership Call n°246 March 2002 Equador UNION ESTABLISHMENT The Banana sector has undergone a crisis for several years, which is weighing heavily on the working conditions of thousands of South American farmers. The great American banana multinational companies are closing down more and more plantations, which has the consequence to reduce farmers to misery (even though these farmers had managed to obtain better working conditions by dint of fighting). One of the fundamental reasons for this crisis is a phenomenon of overproduction, which is cutting down prices. Equador is the main responsible for that, and has kept on increasing its volumes of production since 1999, with unbeatable prices. Ecuadorian plantation workers are the first victims of this policy. They are pressurized on their salaries and working conditions imposed by Noboa society. A trade union has just been established in plantations working for the fourth banana-growing multinational. In order to contirbute to the success of this establishment, we are mobilizing.
Extractions: Call # 246 March 2002 The Banana sector has undergone a crisis for several years, which is weighing heavily on the working conditions of thousands of South American farmers. The great American banana multinational companies are closing down more and more plantations, which has the consequence to reduce farmers to misery (even though these farmers had managed to obtain better working conditions by dint of fighting). One of the fundamental reasons for this crisis is a phenomenon of overproduction, which is cutting down prices. Equador is the main responsible for that, and has kept on increasing its volumes of production since 1999, with unbeatable prices. Ecuadorian plantation workers are the first victims of this policy. They are pressurized on their salaries and working conditions imposed by Noboa society. A trade union has just been established in plantations working for the fourth banana-growing multinational. In order to contirbute to the success of this establishment, we are mobilizing. In order to defend their rights, the workers have created a new trade union (1). They immediately applied to the ministry of Employment to obtain its recognition. The reaction of the plantations managers was sudden. Eight workers considered as responsible for the strike were made redundant. Therefore, work started again immediately on the plantations, but the trade union got reinforced thanks to the great number of new members. FENACLE(2) has encouraged for more than a year the setting up of trade unions in the three banana producing provinces in Equador. If the trade union of the plantations is officialized, it will then be harder to make people redundant, and the next strikes will be legally organized.
Equador, Quito, Diverse Tactics Of People Struggle Date Fri, 24 equador, Quito, Diverse tactics of people struggle Date Fri, Activists expressedopposition to the government s IMFbacked structural adjustment http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/imf/ecuador/txt/2001/0824tactics_s
Extractions: Equador, Quito, Diverse tactics of people struggle Date Fri, 24 Aug 2001 A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E http://www.ainfos.ca/ >From IMC Weekly Print http://print.indymedia.org/ - Ecuadorian general strike against repression by Global IMC On August 8 and 9, Ecuadorians converged on key cities, the capital Quito, the port of Guayaquil, and Esmeraldas in the west, using diverse tactics such as blockading roads and marching in front of government buildings, in order to voice their opposition to Noboa regime policies. Activists expressed opposition to the government's: IMF-backed structural adjustment policies; bailout of the corrupt banking sector; privatization of the electricity sector; "restructuring" of the social security system; building of a new oil pipeline despite the opposition of local communities and environmentalists; impoverishment of the population; cooperation with the US-backed "Plan Colombia"; dollarisation of the Ecuadorian economy; neglect of native peoples; and, the US military presence in Manta. The mass-mobilization followed weeks of civil disobedience actions, protest marches, and work stoppages across this small Andean country of 13-million people during which doctors, teachers, farmers, natives, environmentalists, leftists, labour unions, students, women, the retired, the poor and the oppressed sectors of the country marched to press their demands against the government. On July 28, as police attempted to disperse a doctor's march, security forces fired tear-gas near a hospital maternity ward which resulted in the deaths of 2 infants. In February, four unarmed native protesters were gunned down while staging a roadblock during a nation-wide mobilization aimed at bringing down prices for fuel and transportation. Ecuadorians will continue their opposition with a National People's Assembly of Ecuador on August 18, 2001 in Quito. Protecting the rich from justice eyewitness account and editorial by Kole for IMC-Global (GUAYAQUIL) - While the specter of army and "security" forces in the streets of a Latin America city like Ecuador's Guayaquil might seem cliche, the use of armed guards to protect downtown businesses is another matter. What was most shocking were the smartly dressed men in Burger King, KFC, and Kodak uniforms standing in front of these symbols of global corporate greed, with their company logos firmly embedded on their caps and guns strapped to their waists. Yes, this is the Wild West of Capitalism in the 21st century, as banks and corporations throughout the global south find it necessary to "defend" themselves from the "unwashed masses" by armed force. While poor barrios lack the basic necessities of life, while 70% of Ecuadorians live in abject poverty, the government is spending money (ie, allocating resources) according to the dictates of the IMF and the US government. As a result, government funds are channeled into salvaging a corrupt banking sector and towards beefing up the country's security forces. In a society as polarized as Ecuador's, it is not difficult to recognize the classic guns-and-butter trade-off decisions of the Noboa government, services vs resources, in favor of protecting profit and extraction of resources over providing access to basic services. How many tankers of fresh water could be bought for the price of that one machine gun being wielded by the gray-camouflage-clad Special Operations Group (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales, GOE) officer guarding the Central Bank? How many low cost houses could be built for the one armored car used to put down the peaceful demonstration in front of the provincial government building of Guayas? Of course, the rich and powerful can never spend enough money suppressing the legitimate grievances of the poor and oppressed, to protect their own interests. To this end the armed guards in front of Burger King and KFC in Guayaquil are only a small symbol of the extent to which the neoliberal system will impose on the rest of the globe its politics of starvation in the pursuit of profit. But then again, if the money spent by the neoliberal elite on armed guards were instead redirected towards education, social programs, health care, and the strengthening of genuine people's organizations, there would probably be no more Burger Kings to defend! Organizing the barrios: A model for the developing world by Kole, Global IMC (GUAYAQUIL) - In major cities across Ecuador, such as Guayaquil, Esmereldas and Quito, the urban poor are often self-organized in barrio committees to better press their demands for greater rights. The problem of urban poverty throughout the global South has been growing ever since uneven development strategies and the implementation of Green Revolution technologies displaced many farmers in the 1960s and 1970s. The problem is further exacerbated by growing disparities in development between countries. For instance, in Ecuador, Guayaquil has quickly become the country's largest city as a result of its growth as a major port and financial center in the country's increasingly globalized economy. The results have been predictable: shanty-towns known as suburbios, or barrios, have rapidly grown around the outskirts of Ecuador's biggest city. Travelling with a CUBE activist, referred to here as G, I had the opportunity of visiting two Guayaquil barrios, Guasmo and Isla de la Trinidad. CUBE is a volunteer collective of barrio organizations organized by local peoples to press for greater rights. What I witnessed in Guasmo and Isla de la Trinidad can only be described as first rate examples of grassroots democracy in action. In both barrios, meetings were convened by the president of the barrio committee to discuss the day's events, people's needs, and how to go about meeting them. In Isla de la Trinidad, the committee also discussed the blockade they had organized to protest government policies, and how they would continue pressing the district prefect for access to potable water. At both meetings G, the CUBE activist who served as my guide, gave impassioned speeches on the importance of maintaining unity and drawing links between government corruption and the people's poverty. Not only was I witnessing an incredible example of self-organizing to better defend rights, I was also witnessing an incredible example of the activism of empowered women. In both barrios women were presidents of their respective committees, and the overwhelming majority of committee members at the meetings were women. The sad reality is that barrio women bear the hardest burden of Ecuador's impoverishment. In Guasmo, half the women belonging to the barrio committee were single mothers presiding over small shacks housing up to 17 children. The needs of these organizations are huge. In Isla de la Trinidad, the biggest problem is lack of potable water. The poor are forced to BUY their water from private companies at 57 cents a tanker, which is a prohibitively high price for families not ¨fortunate" enough to work on the docks at the nearby port, as informals working in the gray economy, or as maids for relatively better-off families. Access to schooling and health care facilities is deplorable, and the rates of infant mortality and illiteracy are the highest in the region. In Guasmo, I was told that there isn't a single thing that the barrio doesn't need: windows, roofs, and doors were missing from most houses. These facts are made even worse when one considers that in winter, rising water levels flood the barrio and spread unsanitary conditions. Even houses built by the government-funded MINDUVI project were more often than not incomplete. As the primary vehicle for channeling foreign aid to the poor, MINDUVI consumes considerable resources, yet only about 30% of this organization's funds actually make their way to benefiting Ecuador's poorest. The rest is appropriated by the Ministry of Social Wellbeing and its functionaries. A logical strategy for foreign governments would be to directly fund the barrio committees, but this would mean supporting groups that insist on actively promoting a cooperative and anti-establishmentarian mode of living, and that are far more loyal to radical anti-poverty groups like CUBE than to the government. Ecuador silences dissent By Kole, Global IMC Across Ecuador, a new government campaign has left its mark on the walls and hallways of government public offices. Posters for the new "The Law is the Law" campaign are popping up everywhere. This is essentially designed to place limitations on dissent, and to punish activists for various transgressions of "public order". For example the staging of road blockades can land a person in jail for three years, while the organization of land occupations (popular in rural areas to protest the plight of poor farmers) can result in six years of imprisonment. The posters list six offenses such as road blockades, land seizures, unauthorized protests, congregating in large groups, and other standard practices of dissent and democratic citizenship rights, which risk disproportionately large prison sentences. In a recent example, government security forces raided the university in Guayaquil after students clashed with police, entering classrooms and lecture halls to round up activists. In other parts of the country these powers were used to detain activists who had blockaded roads with trees and burning tires, a technique used here to disperse tear-gas. This Orwellian twist in the drama of the Ecuadorian people only indicates the true extent to which the government is desperate to crush broad-based opposition to its neoliberal policies. The fact that the OAS, or the Democratic Charter of the FTAA haven't been activated to condemn these decidedly anti-democratic practices is further proof of the hypocritical nature of these pan-American institutions. Ecuador Teachers Fight Privatization of Education By Kole, Global IMC Teachers of the Unión Nacional de Educadores (UNE) assembled in Guayaquil last week with national President Aracelly Moreno. The assembly called for coordinated actions of teachers throughout the country to work together with other popular sectors to stop the spate of privatizations in the country and the servile attitude of the government towards the dictates of the International Monetary Fund. In an impassioned speech to UNE activists, Ms. Moreno called on grassroots membership to prevent privatization of the last non-privatized education system in the whole of South America. Ecuador, she said, is the last bastion of accessible education in South America, and the Law Decree 200 that was fought for by teachers should be defended from neoliberal reforms at all costs. The assembly voted to extend the strike for an indefinite period, and to work more closely with other sectors - especially parents with whom the UNE is set to hold a national assembly for August 30 - in order to strengthen support for the UNE´s demands: 1) a halt to the government's plans to privatize education, 2) a salary and income increase for teachers so that they can meet the estimated cost of an average basket of goods, and 3) for the maintenance and improvement of access to education. Government response to these demands thus far has been to stone-wall UNE and to call instead for further dialogue. The teachers, for their part, have responded that they do not trust dialogue with the government, pointing to other groups who decided to talk to the government but where forced to return to the streets because they got nothing from those talks. The Assembly also called on UNE members to congregate on August 11 in Guayaquil at the grave of Rosita Perez, a teacher who was assassinated on August 11, 1973, by state security forces during similar anti-government protests by the teachers' union. "Her memory should serve as a reminder as to how far we are willing to go to secure free, public and accessible education for the children of Ecuador," concluded Ernesto Castillo, regional president of UNE. UNE President Moreno was arrested and imprisoned last year in a violent police raid on organization offices. - end
Extractions: Europa The European Union in the World Delegations The European Commission's Delegation to Colombia and Ecuador [EN] - ES home what's new? links ... EU: Global Player What's new? Aid for Columbian refugees in Equador (EUR206, 000) The longstanding conflict in Colombia is increasingly affecting the surrounding countries. In 2003, an average of 1000 Colombians have sought asylum in Ecuador every month, representing a 100% increase compared to 2002. While the government of Equador is committed to helping the refugees, it lacks the necessary resources. This decision will finance the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in its efforts to help reduce the backlog of asylum applications, provide basic assistance to about 1250 asylum seekers in need and cover shelter maintenance costs. TOP
[R-G] Indymedia Portland - FTAA Protest In Quito Equador RG indymedia Portland FTAA Protest in Quito equador. Tom_Childs at Douglas.BC . When we complain, the US government calls us terrorists. http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/rad-green/2002-November/005084.html
[R-G] Personal Report On FTAA In Quito, Equador Previous message RG Personal report on FTAA in Quito, equador; Next message RG When we complain, the US government calls us terrorists. http://lists.econ.utah.edu/pipermail/rad-green/2002-November/005095.html
Extractions: Commission adopts 14 new humanitarian aid decisions worth over EUR 30 million More than 20 years of civil war in Afghanistan has led to massive population displacement, loss of livelihoods, and widespread food shortages. In winter, the vulnerability of the affected populations becomes more acute due to difficult climatic conditions. The aid will go to those in greatest need, providing them with the means to survive during the harsh winter months, through measures addressing food insecurity and water needs. This funding decision will also contribute to the protection of refugees, IDPs and other groups at risk in Afghanistan, as well as Iran and Pakistan, where there are still over 5 million Afghan refugees. Finally, the funding decision will facilitate access of humanitarian workers and goods, by supporting the provision of humanitarian flight services. The four poorest countries of the Central American region, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador, are facing serious environmental, economic and socio-cultural problems. This instability has contributed to reduced access to food for the poorest sectors of society. Vulnerable populations are now affected by malnutrition, food insecurity, compounded by poor access to drinking water and insufficient healthcare coverage. This latest ECHO decision will provide specialist training to between 4000 and 6000 health workers in order to enable better detection and treatment of malnutrition in the region.
Extractions: PROPOSED LAW COVERING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES AND DATA MESSAGES FIRST BOOK PRELIMINARY SECTION Article 1: Glossary of Terms Data Messages: All information generated by electronic, digital, or similar means that may be stored or exchanged by any means. The following, among others, may be data messages: electronic documents, electronic mail, web pages, telegrams, telex, faxes, other facsimiles and electronic data exchange. Electronic Document: A document in electronic format with electronic or digital information that is generated or stored by any means. Electronic Commerce: Any civil, commercial, or financial transaction, contractual or not, which is effected through interchange of data messages or similar means. Electronic Signature: A numeric sign assigned to an electronic document or data message by the author thereof, his representative or by means of a mechanism authorized by him and which will make it possible to certify its authenticity and integrity through technical proof techniques. Electronic Data Interchange: Standardized interchange of data between two or more systems.
International Finance Corporation - Projects from years of neglect under government ownership, Continental was sold to equador, equador renovated the hotel lobby, restaurant, bar, kitchen, http://ifcln001.worldbank.org/IFCExt/spiwebsite1.nsf/0/990dd6ea79e60ca58525688e0
ITC E-Discussion Forums - Day 4 - Session 16 - English The government normally also has an infrastructure which would allow for long A minister in equador earns 500 USD per month and wonders how that can http://www.intracen.org/e_discuss/execforum/ed5day4sess16e.htm
Extractions: Home Is Your Trade Support Network Working? Day 4: Session 16: Report From Executive Forum 2001 Session 16: Leadership Third breakout session series: Coordinating the network Leadership - A public or private sector responsibility? Moderator: Doreen Conrad, ITC Presenter 1: Presenter 2: Mr Ricardo Estrada Estrada, Executive President, Corporacion de promocion de Exportaciones e Inversiones (CORPEI), Equador. The Moderator made the following introductory remarks: Trade support networks must be effectively structured and managed by the public or the private sector. There must be neutrality, flexibility and broad scope in network coordination. Thirdly, there must be long-term, sustained commitment to the network. In the plan for trade development, Mr Dagwa mentions the organization of special seminars and training in export marketing. The private sector is supportive and there are measures to strengthen and to monitor the public sector leadership.
The Next Domino To Fall? (Equador) (equador) by Larry Birns and Sarah Schaffer Spectrezine Clearly the populationis tired of watching the business of government being run as usual. http://people-link5.inch.com/pipermail/portside/Week-of-Mon-20050502/015197.html
Www8v6 The government is reportedly trying to resolve this issue in view of the airlinesimportance equador is adopting the US dollar as its national currency. http://www.hotcalaloo.com/hc8v6.htm
Extractions: Back to Hot Calaloo February 2000 Gleaner Poll Scapegoats Politicians Both ministers are not sitting on their hands, but have mounted a wide array of innovative and comprehensive programs. But, these days it has become acceptable if not fashionable to stereotype and scapegoat politicians. This scapegoating of politicians is destructive and has made the important valuable job of representing the people an undesirable one. According to the "poll" the public is clamoring for "good efficient" politicians, especially from the vaunted private sector. With a hatchet job like this, alarmingly typical of the press and so many others, why on earth would these "good efficient" deliverers from the private sector want to put their heads on this chopping block of Jamaican politics? Nope this narrow-minded journalism will not bring in better politicians, but keep them the hell out in the nice comfy moneymaking private sector. All over the Caribbean, the press is fighting with governments. That is nothing but a distraction as Caribbean countries are in real crisis. In these times, there has to be a new and more responsible journalism. It should inform rather than inflame. Selling newspapers is just not enough, but it has to be a positive force in the healing, unifying and rebuilding of the nation.
