15 de Agosto, 2006

15 Recursos en Género y Desarrollo - Development Gateway

Actualización de contenido - Género y Desarrollo en el Development Gateway ------------------------- 15 {totalItems} nuevos recursos en la página Género y Desarrollo del Development Gateway http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender -------------------------------------------------- 1. Raising the Age of Marriage for Young Girls in Bangladesh 2. KMG: Kembatta Women's Self-Help Center (Ethiopia) 3. The International Consortium for Emergency Contraception 4. AFGHANISTAN?S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS CONFIRM STUNNING GAINS FOR WOMEN (By M. Ashraf Haidari) 5. National Reconstruction and Poverty Reduction ? the Role of Women in Afghanistan?s Future 6. International AIDS Conference Opens - August 13, 2006: Bill Gates Says Women Are the Key to Policy Development. 7. WFP Award for Humanitarian Journalism - Print, Radio or Television News in Swaziland. 8. Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students -- United States, 1991--2005 (CDC Report). 9. A Cultural Foundation Revives Traditional and Near-Extinct Crafts in Southern India. 10. Working with Producer Groups Around the World in Fair Trade: Traidcraft PLC. 11. Rural Women's Crafts Reaching Global Markets (Women's ENews). 12. Getting girls out of work and into school 13. Global Fund for Children - Partnering Nishtha in India. 14. Grassroots ICT ? Making a Difference 15. Getting Girls Out of Work and Into School ( Paper - UNESCO, Bangkok). ------------------------- 1. Raising the Age of Marriage for Young Girls in Bangladesh http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069434 "Compelled by financial struggles and cultural norms, girls in Bangladesh often enter into marriage well before their eighteenth birthday, sometimes when they are barely teenagers. When a girl enters marriage without the psychological maturity... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 10 Aug , 2006 2. KMG: Kembatta Women's Self-Help Center (Ethiopia) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069430 KEMBATTI MENTTI GEZZIMA (KMG)-TOPE empowers Kembatta women and their communities and supports their right to be free of harmful customary practices and other forms of abuse. In Kembatta as in other rural regions, social turmoil, environmental... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 10 Aug , 2006 3. The International Consortium for Emergency Contraception http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069372 "In 1996, the year ICEC was founded, only a handful of countries had a "dedicated" Emergency Contraception (EC) product on the market. Now women in over 140 countries can buy emergency contraception - sometimes known as the morning after pill - and... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 09 Aug , 2006 4. AFGHANISTAN?S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS CONFIRM STUNNING GAINS FOR WOMEN (By M. Ashraf Haidari) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069311 In the two decades before the fall of the Taliban in 2001, continuous civil strife in Afghanistan deprived Afghan women of the opportunity to participate in the political life of the country. The lack of social and economic freedoms left them... Contribuido por M. Ashraf Haidari el 08 Aug , 2006 5. National Reconstruction and Poverty Reduction ? the Role of Women in Afghanistan?s Future http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069452 Throughout the 20th century, the debate on women's rights and their role in Afghan society has been closely interlinked with the national destiny. Women not only carry the burden of symbolizing the honor of the family, but often are seen as embodying... Contribuido por Brian Wilcox el 11 Aug , 2006 6. International AIDS Conference Opens - August 13, 2006: Bill Gates Says Women Are the Key to Policy Development. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069623 BBC News Report, Toronto: Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft and philanthropist, said that the key to stopping the AIDS pandemic lies in giving women the power to protect themselves. He was speaking at the opening of the 16th international conference... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 14 Aug , 2006 7. WFP Award for Humanitarian Journalism - Print, Radio or Television News in Swaziland. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069633 Deadline: November 7 2006 - Offered by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the WFP Award for Humanitarian Journalism aims to recognise journalists? efforts to deliver consistent, in-depth coverage of humanitarian issues relating to people... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 14 Aug , 2006 8. Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students -- United States, 1991--2005 (CDC Report). http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069648 Centers for Disease Control Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report, August 11, 2006. Young persons who engage in unprotected sexual intercourse or use injection drugs are at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. To examine... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 14 Aug , 2006 9. A Cultural Foundation Revives Traditional and Near-Extinct Crafts in Southern India. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069762 The M.RM.RM. Cultural Foundation is a non-profit organisation in Chennai, India, established in 2000 by Mrs. Visalakshi Ramaswamy with a view to initiate and support research and documentation of architecture, crafts, textiles and culture in and... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 15 Aug , 2006 10. Working with Producer Groups Around the World in Fair Trade: Traidcraft PLC. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069772 Traidcraft PLC as the UK's leading fair trade organisation, works with more than 100 producer groups in over 30 countries around the world, helping them build sustainable livelihoods for the future. Traidcraft Exchange, the charity arm, develops... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 15 Aug , 2006 11. Rural Women's Crafts Reaching Global Markets (Women's ENews). http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069801 Yigal Schleifer, WeNews correspondent. ORSELLI VILLAGE, Turkey. Summertime brings its usual flood of tourists visiting Turkey to see its historic sites and swim at its beaches. A good number of those visitors, unable to resist the ubiquitous calls of... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 15 Aug , 2006 12. Getting girls out of work and into school http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069495 Although most of girls? work tends to be hidden, unvalued and not reflected in official statistics, it nonetheless constitutes a large proportion of the labor force in many countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The region also has the largest numbers... Contribuido por Chijioke Evoh el 11 Aug , 2006 13. Global Fund for Children - Partnering Nishtha in India. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069909 Nishtha - Baruipur, West Bengal, India. The story of Mina."Before, my life was like that of a caged bird that fidgets in the cage thinking about getting out and flying." Mina Naskar, 15, speaks for many girls in her village of Umarpota in eastern... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 15 Aug , 2006 14. Grassroots ICT ? Making a Difference http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069926 On the edge of the expanding wave of Internet connectivity, Punavali Kalan is located deep in the impoverished region of Bundelkhand in India. This tiny community of 3,800 inhabitants is an oasis where local information is exchanged, discussed,... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 15 Aug , 2006 15. Getting Girls Out of Work and Into School ( Paper - UNESCO, Bangkok). http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069939 In the Asia-Pacific region, girls' labour, official and unofficial, continues to constitute a major obstacle to accelerating progress towards achieving gender parity and equality in primary and secondary education by 2015. This policy brief... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 15 Aug , 2006

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Argentina: Las Metas del Milenio y la Igualdad de Género

16 de Agosto a las 10:30 horas - Salón Libertador - Palacio San Martín CANCILLERIA SEMINARIO LAS METAS DEL MILENIO Y LA IGUALDAD DE GÉNERO: EL CASO ARGENTINA. Por Claudia Giacometti Presenta un examen de la situación argentina ante los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM) destacando la relevancia del análisis de género en cada uno de los  objetivos como medio para alcanzar las metas, mientras reitera que la igualdad de género es un objetivo global válido en si mismo. Hace un llamado de atención sobre el déficit de información estadística disponible y los desafíos para el seguimiento adecuado del cumplimiento de las metas. LA IGUALDAD DE GÉNERO EN LOS OBJETIVOS DE DESARROLLO DEL MILENIO: APORTES PARA LA DEFINICIÓN DE UN PROGRAMA CONJUNTO PARA EL SISTEMA DE NACIONES UNIDAS EN LA ARGENTINA. Por Eleonor Faur En este documento se presenta, en primer lugar, un marco conceptual que vincula los ODM con los derechos humanos y los acuerdos de cumbres y conferencias internacionales. En segundo lugar, se revisa de modo sucinto la situación de las mujeres y las brechas de género identificadas en las metas priorizadas por el Estado argentino para la promoción de la igualdad de género, así como los vínculos existentes entre el conjunto de los objetivos de desarrollo del milenio y la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres. Finalmente, se presentan algunas estrategias de trabajo que podrían desarrollarse como parte de los esfuerzos interagenciales para la cooperación del sistema de Naciones Unidas con el Estado argentino. PROGRAMA TENTATIVO 10:30 Apertura Sr. Carlos Felipe Martínez, Coordinador Residente del SNU para Argentina Sra. María Lucila Colombo,  Presidenta del Consejo Nacional de la Mujer Sra. Embajadora Magdalena M. Faillace, Representante Especial para Temas de la Mujer en el Ámbito Internacional Sra. Ana Falu, Directora Brasil y países del Cono Sur para UNIFEM Sra. Nieves Rico,  Unidad Mujer y Desarrollo de CEPAL 11:00 Presentación. Panelistas: Las Metas del Milenio y la Igualdad de Género. El Caso Argentina. Por Claudia Giacometti La igualdad de Género en los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio, aportes para la Definición de un Programa Conjunto para el Sistema de Naciones Unidas en la Argentina. Por Eleonor Faur Comentaristas: Dra. Silvina Ramos Dra. Susana Chiarotti 12:30 Rueda de preguntas, comentarios 13:00 Cierre y brindis

Publicado por Gacetillas RIMA el 15 de Agosto, 2006, 16:00 ~ Comentar ~ Referencias (0)

50 Nuevos Recursos en Pobreza - Development Gateway

Actualización de contenido - Pobreza en el Development Gateway ------------------------- 50 {totalItems} nuevos recursos en la página Pobreza del Development Gateway http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza -------------------------------------------------- 1. Human Poverty Index(HPI)and Public Distribution in India 2. Darfur is Dying (Game) 3. JOB: M&E and Grants Officer 4. UNESCO Resources for Those Who Wish to Study Abroad 5. JOB: Public Communication Consultant 6. JOB: Rural Infrastructure Officer 7. Commentary ? Putting a Smile on Africa's Face 8. Causing Hunger 9. Weaving a Brighter Future in the World?s Wettest Place - How Local Craftwork Can Benefit An Entire Community. 10. Development Jobs: African Development Bank 11. Managing Globalization: For Africa, High Hopes (Daniel Altman International, Herald Tribune), July 18, 2006. 12. Investing in Knowledge for Development 13. International Migration and Development: Report of the Secretary-General for the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly 14. Women are the Fabric: Reproductive Health for Communities in Crisis 15. Polygamous Husbands Behind Rise of HIV/AIDS in Indian Women: UNDP Report ( The Hindu, July 30, 2006). 16. JHU - Info For Health Global Technical Briefs: Helping Women with HIV Decide About Breastfeeding. 17. Gender and Governance Program - WEDO. 18. Gender Equality Architecture and UN Reforms - WEDO LIbrary. 19. Vision 2050 for Africa - Africa the Human Face of the World! 20. CARE - Expanding Economic Opportunity for Rural Women through Micro-Finance Program. 21. From A Girl To A Complete Woman: Women of Dodoma, Tanzania, fight FGM 22. GAO Report: MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION 23. Hunger Relief in East Africa - Save the Children International. 24. Growing Up in Asia: Plan?s Strategic Framework for Fighting Child Poverty in Asia 2005 - 2015. 25. Community Takes Charge of Education in Remote Kargil Village. 26. Development: Harvest of Hope 27. Charity leads way in push for black fever vaccine 28. Rural poverty and desertification 29. Global Urban Development Project - Treating People and Communities as Assets: the Community Productivity Project (CPP). 30. Introduction to Slum Dwellers International. 31. Report on ACHR?s Phnom Penh Actions and Strategies to Deal with Evictions and Promote Feasible Alternatives, 17 July 2006. 32. Sister Cities International - Mission and Goals. 33. Sister Cities International's "International Partners Program." 34. Sister Cities International and The Open World Program. 35. World Associations of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination (WACLAC). 36. METROPOLIS 2005 - 2008 Action Plan. 37. Banco Solidario: los beneficios de prestar sin exigir garantías 38. Regional Focus: Poverty in South Asia 39. Poverty and Growth Blog 40. Seeking Comments on World Bank's Work on Governance and Anti-corruption 41. Empleos para comunidades pobres gracias al comercio 42. AIDS 2006 Global Village Website (Virtual Village) 43. Monitoring Health Equity in the MDGs: A Practical Guide 44. National Reconstruction and Poverty Reduction ? the Role of Women in Afghanistan?s Future 45. CD3WD - digital library of technical info for 3rd world developemt 46. The International Task Force on Global Public Goods 47. Higher life expectancy and Happiness Index in life process 48. Countries at the Crossroads 2006 49. Street Health Program from Street Kids International, Canada. 50. AIDS, Poverty, and Hunger: Challenges and Responses - Stuart Gillespie, 2006. ------------------------- 1. Human Poverty Index(HPI)and Public Distribution in India http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068381 Income(GDP) of a country as measure of HDI do not show the extent of equity;But HPI(Human Poverty Index) of a country should have to be taken under consideration to judge the socio-economic development. Contribuido por DR.PRABIR Dutta el 01 Aug , 2006 2. Darfur is Dying (Game) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068113 "Darfur is Dying is a narrative-based simulation where the user, from the perspective of a displaced Darfurian, negotiates forces that threaten the survival of his or her refugee camp. It offers a faint glimpse of what it?s like for more than 2.5... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 28 Jul , 2006 3. JOB: M&E and Grants Officer http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068118 M&E and Grants Officer Mercy Corps Location: South Sudan Last Date: August 20, 2006 The M&E and Grants Officer is a position based in the southern Sudan Country Office with frequent travel to project sites. This position will act as a resource for... Contribuido por Jessica Matthews el 28 Jul , 2006 4. UNESCO Resources for Those Who Wish to Study Abroad http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068207 The book, "Study Abroad", is UNESCO's international guide to higher-education study opportunities and scholarships offered by higher education institutions and international organizations in over 145 countries. It includes some 3,000 entries on... Contribuido por John Daly el 30 Jul , 2006 5. JOB: Public Communication Consultant http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068240 Public Communication Consultant UNDP Location: Laos Last Date: August 7, 2006 UNDP is assisting the provincial administration of Xiengkhouang to strengthen the operational capacities of government institutions at local levels to contribute to poverty... Contribuido por Jessica Matthews el 30 Jul , 2006 6. JOB: Rural Infrastructure Officer http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068243 Rural Infrastructure Officer Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Location: Rome, Italy Last Date: August 17, 2006 Under the overall supervision of the Chief, AGST, and the technical supervision of the Senior Officer, will provide support in the... Contribuido por Jessica Matthews el 30 Jul , 2006 7. Commentary ? Putting a Smile on Africa's Face http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068292 Above my desk in GMF's Washington, DC, office is a picture of a young boy named Matunde, who lives in the heart of Africa. Despite being homeless and hungry, he often wears a huge smile on his face. The picture is my reminder that he and the millions... Contribuido por Brian Wilcox el 31 Jul , 2006 8. Causing Hunger http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068407 For people to be hungry in Africa in the 21st century is neither inevitable nor morally acceptable. The world's emergency response requires an overhaul so that it delivers prompt, equitable, and effective assistance to people suffering from lack of... Contribuido por Jennie Morant el 01 Aug , 2006 9. Weaving a Brighter Future in the World?s Wettest Place - How Local Craftwork Can Benefit An Entire Community. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068350 Until 2001, the Khasi women of Kenbah Syntien, Meghalaya, waited hours in the local bazaar to sell a basket. Now after training under the UNDP?s Cane and Bamboo Technological Upgradation and Networking Programme, their coasters, lamps and fruit-trays... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 31 Jul , 2006 10. Development Jobs: African Development Bank http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068330 The AfDB is currently implementing a transformation program with the overarching goal of enhancing its development impact and delivering improved results for its client countries. As part of the transformation, it is seeking to fill a number of... Contribuido por John Daly el 31 Jul , 2006 11. Managing Globalization: For Africa, High Hopes (Daniel Altman International, Herald Tribune), July 18, 2006. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068320 Peter Eigen, founder of Transparency International, the global anti-corruption organization, and a member of Prime Minister Tony Blair's new Africa Progress Panel in Britain, answered questions recently from readers of the Managing Globalization... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 31 Jul , 2006 12. Investing in Knowledge for Development http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068300 Development is a central challenge of our time. The demographic trends are crystal clear: the international balance of power, when measured in population, is undergoing a tectonic shift. Contribuido por Brian Wilcox el 31 Jul , 2006 13. International Migration and Development: Report of the Secretary-General for the Sixtieth Session of the General Assembly http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068469 "This report stresses that international migration constitutes an ideal means of promoting co-development, that is, the coordinated or concerted improvement of economic conditions in both areas of origin and areas of destination based on the... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 01 Aug , 2006 14. Women are the Fabric: Reproductive Health for Communities in Crisis http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068472 Women form the backbone of families and communities. When emergencies strike, their important contributions become even more vital. But in times of crisis, the particular strengths and vulnerabilities of women are often overlooked in the rush to... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 01 Aug , 2006 15. Polygamous Husbands Behind Rise of HIV/AIDS in Indian Women: UNDP Report ( The Hindu, July 30, 2006). http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068486 The number of women living with HIV/AIDS is on the rise in the country and a recent United Nations survey found that in the majority of cases, the disease was passed on by polygamous husbands. The study - carried out by UNDP, National AIDS Control... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 02 Aug , 2006 16. JHU - Info For Health Global Technical Briefs: Helping Women with HIV Decide About Breastfeeding. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068532 Helping Women with HIV Decide About Breastfeeding: What Family Planning Programs Can Do - The AIDS crisis has focused concern on HIV transmission through breastfeeding, while drawing attention away from the risks to infant health of not... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 02 Aug , 2006 17. Gender and Governance Program - WEDO. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068572 The Gender and Governance Program of the Women's Environment and Development Orgnaization (WEDO) seeks women's full and equal access to all areas and all levels of public life, working toward gender balance in terms of participation and... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 02 Aug , 2006 18. Gender Equality Architecture and UN Reforms - WEDO LIbrary. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068583 This paper outlines the successes and failures of the current UN system in addressing gender equality and women?s rights, and puts forth several principles and characteristics that are critical to reforming the gender equality architecture in order... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 02 Aug , 2006 19. Vision 2050 for Africa - Africa the Human Face of the World! http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068636 Debating a shared Vision for Africa in the year 2050! The Future of Africa lies on the hands of African Peoples! At the event called the ?Knowledge Crucible? in 2004, Vision 2050 was launched while a group of young leaders and friends from different... Contribuido por Helder Malauene el 03 Aug , 2006 20. CARE - Expanding Economic Opportunity for Rural Women through Micro-Finance Program. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068674 CARE International in Rwanda has extensive experience working with members of poor rural communities grouped into associations having an average of 15-20 people. Our expertise is in the sector of economic security, specifically in capacity building,... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 03 Aug , 2006 21. From A Girl To A Complete Woman: Women of Dodoma, Tanzania, fight FGM http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068717 This article tells the story of how the women of the Dodoba peoples in Tanzania are fighting FGM as a traditional practice, and outlines an alternative approach that fulfills traditionalism requirements, educates, and is non-destructive. Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 22. GAO Report: MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068868 "Compact Implementation Structures Are Being Established; Framework for Measuring Results Needs Improvement" The MCC was established in 2004, and has received more than $4.2 billion in appropriations; as of May 2006, it had disbursed $22.4 million to... Contribuido por John Daly el 04 Aug , 2006 23. Hunger Relief in East Africa - Save the Children International. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068826 Save the Children is providing relief by facilitating livestock trading programs and by providing food and nutrition services, including specialized meals for children 5 years old and younger whose malnourished bodies may not be able to digest... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 04 Aug , 2006 24. Growing Up in Asia: Plan?s Strategic Framework for Fighting Child Poverty in Asia 2005 - 2015. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069106 Amer Jabry, August 2005. This 55-page document from Plan International is a strategic framework that was developed to provide Plan staff, and all who work with or contribute to Plan, a single reference that captures the main issues likely to affect... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 06 Aug , 2006 25. Community Takes Charge of Education in Remote Kargil Village. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069101 Rashme Sehgal, February 2005. This article describes how residents of Chuttumail Doks village in Kargil, India ensure the continuation of a primary school in spite of many obstacles. The school, depicted as "simply falling apart" is located in a... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 06 Aug , 2006 26. Development: Harvest of Hope http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069228 by Sarah Tomlin: An economist believes that a five-year aid effort in a dozen villages across Africa can teach the world how to defeat poverty: The Millennium Villages project aims to provide improved resources and techniques not only in agriculture,... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 08 Aug , 2006 27. Charity leads way in push for black fever vaccine http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069252 By Stephanie Strom The New York Times, July 31, 2006 - PATNA, India The drug that could cure Black Fever through a series of cheap injections was identified decades ago but then died in the research pipeline because there was no profit in it. Black... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 08 Aug , 2006 28. Rural poverty and desertification http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068928 When fragile land in arid regions is overexploited by the demands of an expanding population, it loses its productive capacity. The results are devastating. Land degradation affects more than 1 billion people and 40 per cent of the earth?s surface.... Contribuido por Roxanna Samii el 04 Aug , 2006 29. Global Urban Development Project - Treating People and Communities as Assets: the Community Productivity Project (CPP). http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068967 Poverty Reduction through Inclusive Economic Development - An old adage states: ?Give a person a fish, and he or she will eat for a day. Teach a person to fish, and he or she can eat for a lifetime.? Public policies for reducing poverty reflect these... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 30. Introduction to Slum Dwellers International. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068974 Slum Dwellers International is a loose network of people?s organisations from an increasing number of countries in the South. The network is made up of Federations of community organisations and other grassroots initiatives that are in the process of... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 31. Report on ACHR?s Phnom Penh Actions and Strategies to Deal with Evictions and Promote Feasible Alternatives, 17 July 2006. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068984 Introduction - Eviction Problems in Phnom Penh again. The relocation of communities from Basaac and Monivong AB, total more than 1,000 families and this has drawn a great deal of attention from the international housing rights movement. Evictions... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 32. Sister Cities International - Mission and Goals. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068990 Sister Cities International is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between U.S. and international communities. We strive to build global cooperation at the municipal level, promote cultural understanding... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 33. Sister Cities International's "International Partners Program." http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068997 Sister Cities International's "International Partners" program is an alternative to the traditional, long-term sister cities partnership. This type of affiliation allows sister city partners to undertake shorter-term (six months to two years)... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 34. Sister Cities International and The Open World Program. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069006 The Open World Program is sponsored by the Open World Center an independent entity of the Library of Congress, which aims to promote ideas of accountability, transparency, and citizen participation in government. This program brings Lithuanian,... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 35. World Associations of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination (WACLAC). http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069016 Presentation by Felipe de Jesús Cantú, the Mayor of Monterrey at the International Conference on Financing for Development (Monterrey, México 18-22 March 2002). "WACLAC was established in 1996 to provide a coordination mechanism for the international... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 36. METROPOLIS 2005 - 2008 Action Plan. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069036 The 2005-2008 Action Plan was approved by the Board and the General Assembly in Berlin. The plan stands as a continuation of the second plan 2002-2005, outlining Metropolis´s strategy, objectives and actions for the next three years. Metropolis is... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 37. Banco Solidario: los beneficios de prestar sin exigir garantías http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069296 por María Sol Pogliani, Santa Fe, Argentina: Se trata de un programa provincial que otorga créditos a personas que quieren iniciar o fortalecer emprendimientos productivos y de servicios. El sistema tiene éxito porque concede montos no superiores a... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 08 Aug , 2006 38. Regional Focus: Poverty in South Asia http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069496 Building on recent strong growth, countries in South Asia can dramatically reduce poverty by embracing policies aimed at increasing investment and productivity, and improving the quality of labor, while addressing pervasive income inequalities and... Contribuido por Carmen Villegas Caballero el 11 Aug , 2006 39. Poverty and Growth Blog http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069497 This blog is maintained by the Poverty and Growth Program (PGP)of the World Bank Institute. This blog provides news, resources, tools, ideas and commentary on poverty related issues. Contribuido por Carmen Villegas Caballero el 11 Aug , 2006 40. Seeking Comments on World Bank's Work on Governance and Anti-corruption http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069498 During the 2006 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, the Development Committee asked Bank Group management to prepare a paper laying out this enhanced strategy for discussion by the Committee at the 2006 Annual Meetings in Singapore (see... Contribuido por Carmen Villegas Caballero el 11 Aug , 2006 41. Empleos para comunidades pobres gracias al comercio http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069493 Las frases ?desarrollo sostenible?, ?protección del medio ambiente? y ?comercio que beneficie a los pobres? podrían sonar a consignas bien intencionadas. No obstante, tres proyectos muy distintos cumplen con esos objetivos: la explotación de una... Contribuido por Brian Wilcox el 11 Aug , 2006 42. AIDS 2006 Global Village Website (Virtual Village) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069476 The AIDS 2006 Global Village is open to both delegates of the XVI International AIDS Conference and non-delegates (including community organizations from around the world, local/national groups and the general public) and enables greater civil... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 11 Aug , 2006 43. Monitoring Health Equity in the MDGs: A Practical Guide http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069467 This Guide is for researchers, program staff, and policymakers interested in undertaking equity-sensitive monitoring of key health (or other development) indicators within a given country (as opposed to cross-national studies). The Guide provides a... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 11 Aug , 2006 44. National Reconstruction and Poverty Reduction ? the Role of Women in Afghanistan?s Future http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069450 Throughout the 20th century, the debate on women's rights and their role in Afghan society has been closely interlinked with the national destiny. Women not only carry the burden of symbolizing the honor of the family, but often are seen as embodying... Contribuido por Brian Wilcox el 11 Aug , 2006 45. CD3WD - digital library of technical info for 3rd world developemt http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069533 cd3wd is a project which provides free of charge 1.2 gigabytes of electronic books and documents on practical technical aspects of 3rd world development both for online browsing and (more importantly) for offline useage on pc's. It is comprised of... Contribuido por alex weir el 12 Aug , 2006 46. The International Task Force on Global Public Goods http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069526 The Task Force's mandate is to assess and prioritize international public goods, global and regional, and make recommendations to policy makers and other stakeholders on how to improve and expand their provision. International public goods, global... Contribuido por John Daly el 12 Aug , 2006 47. Higher life expectancy and Happiness Index in life process http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069068 Factors for happiness have been discussed in terms of higher life expectancy. Contribuido por DR.PRABIR Dutta el 06 Aug , 2006 48. Countries at the Crossroads 2006 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069344 "Countries at the Crossroads 2006" assesses the state of governance in 30 countries in which democratic institutions remain fragile or which are ruled by authoritarian governments. The study measures four areas of governance: accountability and... Contribuido por Geoffrey Chan el 09 Aug , 2006 49. Street Health Program from Street Kids International, Canada. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069420 Street Health training enables front-line workers to engage kids in taking responsibility for their own experience with sex, drugs, and other associated factors of life on the street. The training promotes a shift away from the worker as ?expert... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 10 Aug , 2006 50. AIDS, Poverty, and Hunger: Challenges and Responses - Stuart Gillespie, 2006. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pobreza/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069054 International Conference: From Evidence To Action - Against this backdrop, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held a conference in South Africa in 2005 to bring together researchers and practitioners to review the existing... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006

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