Tag: Non-governmental organization
Letter from HE Deniz Çakari, Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey
The earthquakes have affected a large area that consists of 10 cities and is home to a total of 13.5 million people, i.e. almost a sixth of the country’s total population. To give you a better idea of the earthquake, the earthquake area is larger than several European countries, such as Austria, Switzerland or Bulgaria, […]
46 projects to enhance the green transition in the built environment
“The built environment produces about a third of Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand, the green transition also offers great business opportunities for the construction industry, including the fact that the demand for solutions that improve energy and material efficiency stops and stagnates. The decrease in biological diversity continues to grow. There is […]
The dangers children face online and how to stay safe
Then some users noticed that the normal and innocent toddler things Wren does on the page, like playing with water balloons, trying new foods, and sporting cute outfits, aren’t as innocent to all viewers. One user, @hashtagfacts, noted that some videos posted to the account received significantly more hits than others: a video of Wren […]
Kuluttajaliitto: Taxi Act reforms cause 40 percent price increases, worse service
More and more people have complained to Kuluttajaliitto about taxi issues after the sector’s legal reforms began to affect major changes in their introduction in 2018, says the non-governmental organization. Consumers have reached out with complaints about the availability of transport, pricing arrangements and the safety of taxi service providers across the country. According to […]
Finland needs better legislation to protect children online, it turns out
Finland’s digital environment is less safe for children compared to other European countries, estimates the child protection organization Protect Children. From chatting with friends to education, children’s lives are increasingly intertwined with online activities, and children’s data processing in the Finnish digital environment is full of risks, says the organization. Risks include GPS location tracking […]
The Finnish Immigration Service will establish new reception centers on July 1
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland stay in private housing. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service will continue to increase the number of accommodation places in the existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for the coordination, planning and supervision of the reception system. […]
Finland must improve the transparency of business and tax information, Finnwatch demands
The organization recalled that shortcomings in business and tax transparency increase the risk of corruption and constitute an obstacle to the investigation of money laundering and tax evasion. Finland performed poorly in the index in terms of the transparency of companies ‘ownership information, as the beneficiary’s information register is not open to everyone and contains […]
Finland is doing poorly in comparing financial transparency, the watchdog says
Finnwatch said that Finland ranked poorly in the latest financial secrecy index. A total of 141 countries Finland ranked 88th in 2022 index. The semi-annual ranking is compiled by the Tax Justice Network, a UK-based advocacy group made up of researchers and activists concerned with tax evasion and tax havens, as well as other tax […]
The Finnish Immigration Service to establish new reception centers 6 May
Most Ukrainians fleeing to Finland are staying in private accommodation. Some of the new reception centers are branches of existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service continues to increase the number of accommodation places in existing reception centers. The Finnish Immigration Service is responsible for the coordination, planning and supervision of the reception system. The […]
Denmark can follow Britain’s lead in sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
Denmark is considering the possibility of transferring its asylum seekers to Rwanda, the most overpopulated country on the African continent. “Our dialogue with the Rwandan government includes a mechanism for the transfer of asylum seekers,” Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye announced this week. The agreement would aim to “secure a more dignified approach than the criminal […]
UN-sponsored pledge events for Yemen are below target
UNITED NATIONS, March 16 (Xinhua) – A high-level pledge conference on humanitarian needs in Yemen has fallen far short of target. The UN appealed for $ 4.27 billion. But at the virtual event that the UN and the governments of Sweden and Switzerland together arranged on Wednesday, only $ 1.3 billion was promised by 36 […]
The insecurity of the Taliban is leading to bids for Afghan rights agencies in exile
From his office in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has appointed ministers to Afghanistan’s de facto government, governors of the 34 provinces and even a chief justice by “decree” that does not require the approval of a legislator. body. However, there is a national institution whose fate Akhundzada has […]
A global plastics agreement will be negotiated at the UN Environment Conference from 28 February to 2 March
The Assembly is considering a number of draft decisions, three of which relate to plastic pollution and marine plastic waste. One of the key goals of Finland and the European Union is for the member states to start negotiations on a legally binding global plastics agreement. Finland is pursuing an ambitious agreement that covers the […]
Afghanistan could reach 97 percent of poverty by mid-2022
February 8, 2022, UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) Afghanistan sent out a gloomy set of tweets. One of the tweeters, which included a photograph of a child lying in a hospital bed with his mother sitting next to him, sa: “After recently recovering from acute watery diarrhea, two-year-old Soria is back in the hospital, this […]
