Government Agencies

Government & Public Sector (Mondaq)

16 May 2008

Russia is in the midst of economic and legislative reforms. Since 1990 the Russian government has put a statutory framework into place to bring the country up to modern standards and harmonise legislation.

Zimbabwe: Government, UNICEF Set Up Us$85m Fund for Orphans (AllAfrica.com)

16 May 2008

Government and the United Nations Children's Fund, in partnership with non-governmental organisations, will assist more than 400 000 orphans under a US$85 million programme that seeks to empower communities look after vulnerable children.

U.N.: Aid agencies unsure of Burma's needs (USA Today)

16 May 2008

The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Burma's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering, two weeks after a killer cyclone left up to 2.5 million people destitute.