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.