Zone 2- Africa, Summary of Global Polls- Week # 98

Dated 13th – 19th Dec. 09'

AFRICA
GLOBAL POLLS
Global Restrictions on Religion
"Global Restrictions on Religion," a new study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, finds that 64 nations -- about one-third of the countries in the world -- have high or very high restrictions on religion. But because some of the most restrictive countries are very populous, nearly 70% of the world's 6.8 billion people live in countries with heavy restrictions on religion, the brunt of which often falls on religious minorities.
December 16, 2009

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 97

Dated 6th – 12th Dec. 09'

AFRICA
South Africans Fear World Cup Terror Attack
Most people in South Africa are concerned about the possibility of their country being the target of a terrorist attack when it hosts the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, according to a poll by TNS Research Surveys. 51 per cent of respondents share this concern.
December 12, 2009

MULTI-COUNTRY POLLS
Poll Finds Most Publics Around the World Want Their Governments to Be More Cooperative
A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of people in 21 nations around the world finds that publics in 14 of them think their governments should be more ready to cooperate with others to achieve mutual gains.
December 9, 2009

Climate Concerns Continue to Increase:
Global PollPublic concern about climate change is at its highest level since GlobeScan began international tracking in 1998, according to a new GlobeScan/BBC World Service poll conducted in 23 countries. Nearly two thirds of those polled now say climate change is a “very serious” problem. However, concern has fallen in China and the USA.
December 08, 2009
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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 96

Dated 29th Nov. - 5th Dec. 09'

MULTI-COUNTRY POLLS
Majority of People across the World Want Action on Climate Change, Even if it Entails Costs
A new poll of 15 nations, most of them in the developing world, finds that majorities of the people canvassed want their governments to take steps to fight climate change, even if that entails costs.
December 3, 2009

Climate Concerns Continue to Increase: Global Poll
Public concern about climate change is at its highest level since GlobeScan began international tracking in 1998, according to a new GlobeScan/BBC World Service poll conducted in 23 countries. Nearly two thirds of those polled now say climate change is a “very serious” problem. However, concern has fallen in China and the USA.
December 07, 2009

Global Warming Seen as a Major Problem around the World
A 25 countries PEW survey reveals that majorities in 23 of 25 countries agree that protecting the environment should be given priority, even at the cost of slower economic growth and job losses. And many are willing to make sacrifices, such as having to pay higher prices, to address global warming.
December 2, 2009
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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 94

Dated 15th-21st Nov. 09'

GLOBAL POLLS

Majorities Reject Banning Defamation of Religion: 20 Nation Poll
As the UN General Assembly prepares to debate a proposal calling for nations to take action against the defamation of religion, majorities in 13 of 20 nations polled around the world support the right to criticize a religion.
November 20, 2009[1]

[1] http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/articles/btjusticehuman_rightsra/647.php?nid=&id=&pnt=647&lb=

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 93

Dated 8th-14th Nov. 09'

GLOBAL POLLS

Wide Dissatisfaction with Capitalism -- Twenty Years after Fall of Berlin Wall
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new BBC World Service global poll finds that dissatisfaction with free market capitalism is widespread, with an average of only 11% across 27 countries saying that it works well and that greater regulation is not a good idea.
November 09, 2009

As Hu Jin Tao, Obama Prepare to Meet, World Public Gives China, US Low Marks on Climate Change
With President Barack Obama on his way to meet his Chinese counterpart in Beijing for talks on global climate change and a range of other issues, a poll by WorldPublicOpinion.org shows that publics in more than half of 20 nations disapprove of the way China and the United States are dealing with global warming.
November 11, 2009
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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 92. Dated 1st-7th Nov. 09'

GLOBAL POLL

People in 17 of 21 Nations Say Governments Should Put International Law Ahead of National Interest
A poll by WorldPublicOpinion.org finds that most people in 17 of 21 nations surveyed say their government should abide by international law and reject the view that governments are not obliged to follow such laws when they conflict with the national interest.
November 02, 2009

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 90, Dated 18th-24th Oct. 09'

AFRICA

Rape Troubles Nearly All in South Africa
A Gallup Inc. survey of South Africans conducted March 21-April 7, 2009, reaffirms the extent to which the issue of rape plagues the country -- with 97% of residents calling it a major problem.
October 22, 2009

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 89, Dated 7th-11th Oct. 09'

Africa-Global Poll

Asian Nations—but Not Japan—among World’s Most Confident Consumers: Global Poll
(Globescan) Consumers in the Asia-Pacific region are among the most confident in the world as economic recovery starts to take hold, a new GlobeScan poll across 22 countries finds. But the Japanese, who are deeply pessimistic about the future, are the exception.
October 16, 2009

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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 88

SUBSAHARAN AFRICA

Optimism reaches a high but thought of emigration stay the same
(TNS Research Surveys) Majority of South Africans feel positive about the direction of their country but every fourth of them also desires to migrate abroad.
September 30, 2009

Global Poll

Muslims Integrated, Europeans Themselves Isolated[1]
(Gallup Coexist Index) Gallup Coexist Index finds that the general public in France, Germany and UK is more likely than its respective Muslim population to be classified as isolated. Americans and Canadians tops the list of integrated publics while in Asia Afghanistan and Israel has the highest number of isolated.
[1] http://www.muslimwestfacts.com/mwf/118249/Gallup-Coexist-Index-2009.aspx

Zone 2- Summary of Global Polls- Week # 84

AFRICA
Zimbabweans to Future Government: Deal With Economy
When asked in 2008 about the most important issue the government should address in the next 12 months, 76% of Zimbabweans mention economic matters: economy (39%), poverty (15%), inflation (15%), job creation (4%), and unemployment (3%). In a country plagued by eight-digit inflation, high unemployment, and severe food and gas shortages, such public focus on the economy is not surprising and reflects the harsh realities on the ground.
September, 2009

World Publics Strongly Favor International Observers for Elections, Including Their Own
A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 17 nations finds that publics in 15 countries favor the general practice of having international observers monitor elections. In eleven of the nations, most people think that their own country would benefit from international observers monitoring their elections.September 08, 2009

Declining Support for bin Laden and Suicide Bombing
PEW) Support for Osama bin Laden has declined considerably among Muslim publics in recent years. Moreover, majorities or pluralities among eight of the nine Muslim publics surveyed this year say that suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilians can never be justified to defend Islam; only in the Palestinian territories does a majority endorse such attacks.September 07, 2009

A Country’s Richest Citizens Report Greatest Desire to Migrate
Gallup Polls show that in rich and poor countries across the world, it is richer rather than poorer individuals who express more interest in migration.September 2009