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Actualización de contenido - Género y Desarrollo en el Development Gateway ------------------------- 62 {totalItems} nuevos recursos en la página Género y Desarrollo del Development Gateway http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender -------------------------------------------------- 1. Attending secondary school might help reduce the risk of HIV among youth in rural South Africa (Kaiser Daily HIV Report) 2. HIV-AIDS Curriculum To Expand In the Fall (Washington POst) 3. Status of The Global Plan to Stop Tb 2006 - 2015 - Updates. July 2007. 4. Treating Millions of TB Patients 5. SAARC Gender Database launched 6. The Middle East Youth Initiative (MEYI) 7. TreasurePostcards08 Project 8. Architects Wanted: March Deadline for Media Center Designs (Kenya, Nepal, and/Or Ecuador) 9. Youth InfoNet 41 10. WIDER Project on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Concepts, Measurements, and Impacts 11. Improving the World Bank's Development Effectiveness: What Does Evaluation Show? 12. Provider-Initiated HIV Testing Programs in Zimbabwe Increasing Number of Pregnant Women Seeking Testing (Kaiser Daily HIV Reports) 13. 调查�现：年末医院求诊“疲劳症�的多�于女性 14. Youth Exclusion in Egypt: In Search of "Second Chances" 15. Youth Exclusion in Syria: Social Economic, and Institutional Dimensions 16. Youth Exclusion in Morocco: Context, Consequences, and Policies 17. Youth Exclusion in Iran: The State of Education, Employment and Family Formation 18. The Global Gender Gap Report 2007 - World Economic Forum 19. ILO projects global economic turbulence could generate five million more unemployed in 2008 20. Request for input - UNIFEM Review of Women's Leadership in the HIV and AIDS Response 21. Women's contribution to equality in Latin America and the Caribbean 22. Towards a Horizon of Parity in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Political Representation of Women 23. Women's Contribution to the Economy and Social Protection, with reference to Unpaid Work 24. The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) - Spanish acronym ( CEPAL ) 25. Campaign to end fistula in Sudan 26. Cash Transfers and Social Protection 27. Promoting local economic development in a war-affected country 28. Population Change in the Northeast 2000-2005 29. ICRW Seeks Special Assistant to the President 30. GIRLS’ EDUCATION IN INDIA by AK Sengupta 31. UNICEF Launches State of the World Children Report 2008 32. Education in Iran - Intense Competition for University Admission Drives Families to Stress and Education Policies to Reform 33. Youth Photographer Captures Daily Scenes at 360 Degrees 34. Shabab Diaries: Blazing a Trail in Civic Participation 35. Thoughts on Marriage in Yemen - Mu’aadh ( Shabab Diaries) 36. Thoughts on Employment in Egypt - Mohammed (Shabab Diaries) 37. Thoughts on Education in Morocco - Waddah (Shabab Diaries) 38. On Monsanto 39. Poverty, Growth and Income Distribution in Lebanon 40. Poverty in Focus: What is Poverty? Concepts and measures 41. Debating Targeting Methods for Cash Transfers: a Multidimensional Index vs. an Income Proxy for Paraguay’s Tekoporã Programme 42. A New Commitment for Securing a Prosperous Middle East 43. Diaries of a Young Pen: How I Became a Journalist . Sarah Zaaimi 44. Peace and Collaborative Development Networking 45. MDG Targets: Misunderstood or Misconceived? 46. Cash Transfers and Social Protection – IPC Research Programme 47. MDGs: Applied Research on the Millennium Development Goals 48. MDGs: Misunderstood Targets? 49. Reducing Poverty in Latin American and the Caribbean 50. Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment in Latin America 2007 51. EXCERPT - Outsiders? 2008 Report on Economic and Social Progress in Latin America (IPES 2008) 52. Gender Differentials in Judicial Proceedings:Field Evidence from Housing-Related Cases in Uruguay 53. The uses and impacts of medico-legal evidence in sexual assualt cases 54. Sexual Violence against Women and Children in China. K.L. Chan. 55. UNU-WIDER vacancy announcement: Research Fellows (February 2008) 56. Civil Society Briefing papers on the Paris Declaration 57. Poverty in Focus: Gender Equality 58. Human Trafficking Convention: an ''effective weapon'' against modern slavery 59. Ian Micallef: 'Better prevention of domestic violence means talking about it' 60. At Clinton Global Initiative Donors Pledge $3 Million To Vital Voices 2010 61. Vital Voices Programs in the MIddle East 62. World Premiere Brings Vital Voices to New York City ------------------------- 1. Attending secondary school might help reduce the risk of HIV among youth in rural South Africa (Kaiser Daily HIV Report) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1130390 Attending secondary school might help reduce the risk of HIV among youth in rural South Africa, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, the South African Press Association reports.... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 20 Jan , 2008 2. HIV-AIDS Curriculum To Expand In the Fall (Washington POst) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1130406 Thursday, January 17, 2008. With the city in "a crisis," public school officials are promising that a comprehensive HIV-AIDS curriculum will be in place by the fall. The push follows long-delayed endorsement of health and physical education standards... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 20 Jan , 2008 3. Status of The Global Plan to Stop Tb 2006 - 2015 - Updates. July 2007. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1130449 The Global Task Force on Extensively Drug Resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) challenged the Working Group (WG) on MDR-TB to revise the MDR-TB component of Global Plan to STOP TB 2006-2015. The revision is to address the issue of diagnosis and treatment... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 20 Jan , 2008 4. Treating Millions of TB Patients http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1130470 The Stop TB Partnership's Global Drug Facility (GDF) has procured 4.4 million life-saving TB drug treatments and made deliveries to 58 countries in four years. Our goal is to save 25 million lives and prevent 50 million new TB cases by 2015 through... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 20 Jan , 2008 5. SAARC Gender Database launched http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1130904 A single data pool on gender issues of the region, it has records on trafficking and violence against women, and women’s health, including HIV/AIDS and feminization of poverty. The SAARC Gender database has been set up as a joint initiative of the... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 21 Jan , 2008 6. The Middle East Youth Initiative (MEYI) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1130713 The Middle East Youth Initiative (MEYI) was launched by the Wolfensohn Center for Development at the Brookings Institution and the Dubai School of Government in July 2006. The MEYI's objective is to accelerate the international community's ability to... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 21 Jan , 2008 7. TreasurePostcards08 Project http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1130461 IMMEDIATE RELEASE TreasurePostcards’08: Connecting and inspiring women around the world through arts and celebrating their achievements! A Call for Participation... (Global) - Arts for Global Development, Inc. has launched its TreasurePostcards... Contribuido por Nil Sismanyazici Navaie el 20 Jan , 2008 8. Architects Wanted: March Deadline for Media Center Designs (Kenya, Nepal, and/Or Ecuador) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1130322 Global Design Competition Launched to Create One Connected World AMD and Architecture for Humanity challenge the creative world to develop sustainable technology centers for the AMD Open Architecture Challenge Architecture for Humanity has launched... Contribuido por Janet Feldman el 18 Jan , 2008 9. Youth InfoNet 41 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1129390 This issue of the monthly e-newsletter on youth reproductive health and HIV prevention features summaries of presentations on youth from the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights, held 29-31 October 2007, in... Contribuido por David Hock el 15 Jan , 2008 10. WIDER Project on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Concepts, Measurements, and Impacts http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1129329 Entrepreneurship is important for structural economic change, growth, and ultimately for improving human well-being. Governments and development agencies are recognizing the need to build entrepreneurial capacity. This can gain from a better... Contribuido por Adam Swallow el 15 Jan , 2008 11. Improving the World Bank's Development Effectiveness: What Does Evaluation Show? http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131133 This evaluation uses recent IEG evaluations to assess the development effectiveness of the World Bank and how it could be improved. It covers three questions: 1. What is the measurable progress in improved living conditions in the developing world... Contribuido por Carmen Villegas Caballero el 22 Jan , 2008 12. Provider-Initiated HIV Testing Programs in Zimbabwe Increasing Number of Pregnant Women Seeking Testing (Kaiser Daily HIV Reports) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131375 An increasing number of women in Zimbabwe are receiving HIV tests and counseling as a result of the country's provider-initiated testing and counseling programs, Minister of Health and Child Welfare David Parirenyatwa said recently, The Herald... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 22 Jan , 2008 13. 调查�现：年末医院求诊“疲劳症�的多�于女性 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131448 八�多�业女性表示年末�常加�，工作强度大，患有“疲劳症�。这是上海中医�大学附属岳阳中西医结�医院最近进行的一项“女性�康精神状况�的临床调查得出的结论。调查�现，�末年�上医院求诊“疲劳症�的多�于女性，在一些�业中有明显的�集倾�,如�机�空��护士，“疲劳症�已��业病。 Contribuido por xiaochong zhang el 23 Jan , 2008 14. Youth Exclusion in Egypt: In Search of "Second Chances" http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131637 BY Ragui Assad and Ghada Barsoum - Egypt is at a stage in its demographic transition with a marked “youth bulge�, a period in which the proportion of youth in the population increases significantly compared to other age groups. The objective of this... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 24 Jan , 2008 15. Youth Exclusion in Syria: Social Economic, and Institutional Dimensions http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131662 By Nader Kabbani and Noura Kamel - A combination of factors contributes to actual or potential economic exclusion of young people in Syria. This paper focuses on three of them: economic, social, and institutional. Instead of drawing attention to the... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 24 Jan , 2008 16. Youth Exclusion in Morocco: Context, Consequences, and Policies http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131655 By Brahim Boudarbat, Aziz Ajbilou - Currently, the age structure of the Moroccan population is characterized by the predominance of youth aged 15-24. The share of youth in the population grew from about 17 percent in 1971 to a little over 21 percent... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 24 Jan , 2008 17. Youth Exclusion in Iran: The State of Education, Employment and Family Formation http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131646 By Djavad Salehi-Isfehani and Daniel Egel - Using conceptual frameworks relating to social exclusion literature and life transitions, the inclusion of youth and their successful transition to adulthood is analyzed in this paper by looking at three... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 24 Jan , 2008 18. The Global Gender Gap Report 2007 - World Economic Forum http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131044 The Global Gender Gap Index, introduced by the World Economic Forum last year, aims to be a tool for benchmarking and tracking global gender-based inequalities on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria. The 2007 Report covers a... Contribuido por Barbara Iuliano el 22 Jan , 2008 19. ILO projects global economic turbulence could generate five million more unemployed in 2008 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131785 Economic turbulence largely due to credit market turmoil and rising oil prices could spur an increase in global unemployment by an estimated 5 million persons in 2008, the International Labour Office (ILO) said today in its annual Global Employment... Contribuido por Shambhu Ghatak el 27 Jan , 2008 20. Request for input - UNIFEM Review of Women's Leadership in the HIV and AIDS Response http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131889 Experience shows that AIDS policies and programmes do not work for women until women’s organizations – particularly those of HIV positive women and people with gender expertise – help shape their content and direction. Currently, there is... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 27 Jan , 2008 21. Women's contribution to equality in Latin America and the Caribbean http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131892 From the Introduction to the Report, presented at the 10th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in August 2007. "The women of Latin America and the Caribbean are at the centre of one of the greatest cultural... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 27 Jan , 2008 22. Towards a Horizon of Parity in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Political Representation of Women http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131899 From Chapter 1 of the report presented at the 10th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in August 2007. " In the last few years there has been a qualitative change in women’s involvement in decision-making.... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 27 Jan , 2008 23. Women's Contribution to the Economy and Social Protection, with reference to Unpaid Work http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131907 From Chapter II of the report, presented at the 10th session of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in August 2007. " The purpose of this section is to analyse women’s contribution to the economy and to social... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 27 Jan , 2008 24. The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) - Spanish acronym ( CEPAL ) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131915 The Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) was established by Economic and Social Council resolution 106(VI) of 25 February 1948 and began to function that same year. The scope of the Commission's work was later broadened to include the... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 27 Jan , 2008 25. Campaign to end fistula in Sudan http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131746 Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by prolonged labour without prompt medical intervention, usually a Caesarean section. The woman is left with chronic incontinence and, in most cases, a stillborn baby. UNFPA has its largest global... Contribuido por Yoshiko Zenda el 25 Jan , 2008 26. Cash Transfers and Social Protection http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131560 The International Poverty Centre has a comprehensive research agenda on cash transfer programmes. It is currently focused on comparative studies in selected countries in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Research encompasses both quantitative and... Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 23 Jan , 2008 27. Promoting local economic development in a war-affected country http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131495 The ILO experience in Cambodia- This paper analyses the "Small Enterprise and Informal Sector Promotion" project, implemented in Cambodia (1992 - 1995) to raise the living standards of disadvantaged, war affected, population. Its strategy was the... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 23 Jan , 2008 28. Population Change in the Northeast 2000-2005 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131468 by Tse-Chuan Yang, Penn State University and Anastasia R. Snyder, Associate Professor of HDFS, Ohio State University - Published on Nov 2007- Data from the 2000 Summary Files and the 2005 American Community Survey are used to describe county-level... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 23 Jan , 2008 29. ICRW Seeks Special Assistant to the President http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131245 ICRW’s Office of the President seeks a Special Assistant to the President to provide technical and substantive support to the President and serve as a liaison between the President and in-house staff. Contribuido por Mel Largess el 22 Jan , 2008 30. GIRLS’ EDUCATION IN INDIA by AK Sengupta http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131925 India has made remarkable progress since independence in various aspects of girls’ education like greater access to and enrolment in schools, decline in drop out rates and in the number of out of school girls, greater transition to upper primary... Contribuido por Shambhu Ghatak el 28 Jan , 2008 31. UNICEF Launches State of the World Children Report 2008 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1131974 Strategies that can help reduce the number of children who die before their fifth birthday were highlighted on Jnauary 22, 2008 - at the launch of UNICEF’s flagship report - The State of the World’s Children 2008: Child Survival – in Geneva. While... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 28 Jan , 2008 32. Education in Iran - Intense Competition for University Admission Drives Families to Stress and Education Policies to Reform http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132260 Djavad Salehi Isfahani (Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech and a Visiting Fellow at Brookings). " The effect of Iran’s national entrance exam (concour) on education has been a subject of debate in Iran for some time. Preparation for the big test... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 29 Jan , 2008 33. Youth Photographer Captures Daily Scenes at 360 Degrees http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132268 Based in Cairo, Waleed Nassar is a full-time photographer specializing in virtual reality photography. Virtual reality - or VR photography - offers viewers the sensation of being able to see a photograph at a 360 degree angle from a single... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 29 Jan , 2008 34. Shabab Diaries: Blazing a Trail in Civic Participation http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132276 Abdullah Al Thawr is the Youth Programs Officer for the Democracy School, San'na, Yemen and the Middle East Youth Initiative Youth Ambassador. In the upcoming weeks, I will write about my personal journeys and thoughts. The idea is to introduce how I... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 29 Jan , 2008 35. Thoughts on Marriage in Yemen - Mu’aadh ( Shabab Diaries) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132284 In the Middle East, marriage and family formation are significant milestones for young people in their transition to adulthood. A generation ago, marriage was both early and universal - 63 percent of Middle Eastern men when reaching their mid- to... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 29 Jan , 2008 36. Thoughts on Employment in Egypt - Mohammed (Shabab Diaries) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132292 Mohammed introduces himself as a school teacher, yet always speaks of his long hours at the garment factory. Currently taking what is known as igeza bidoun moratab, or “vacation without salary,� Muhammad’s situation is common among teachers and other... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 29 Jan , 2008 37. Thoughts on Education in Morocco - Waddah (Shabab Diaries) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132300 Born in Rabat, Waddah a 29 year old Moroccan studied telecommunication engineering at the National Institute for Technology. However, Waddah relates, “During my years at the University I found that I was constantly stressed. Stress is how teachers... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 29 Jan , 2008 38. On Monsanto http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132307 GMOs are being promoted by the Indian state itself in order to boost productivity Contribuido por Shambhu Ghatak el 29 Jan , 2008 39. Poverty, Growth and Income Distribution in Lebanon http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132215 We are pleased to announce the publication of IPC Country Study #13, “Poverty, Growth and Income Distribution in Lebanon�. The authors, Heba El Laithy, Khalid Abu-Ismail and Kamal Hamdan, have written a full national report for the Government of... Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 29 Jan , 2008 40. Poverty in Focus: What is Poverty? Concepts and measures http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132209 It is our pleasure to announce a new issue of the IPC Journal Poverty in Focus: What is Poverty? Concepts and measures. Available online as PDF at: http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/pub/IPCPoverty_in_Focus009.pdf All publications are available for... Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 29 Jan , 2008 41. Debating Targeting Methods for Cash Transfers: a Multidimensional Index vs. an Income Proxy for Paraguay’s Tekoporã Programme http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132201 We are pleased to announce the publication of IPC Evaluation Note #2, “Debating Targeting Methods for Cash Transfers: a Multidimensional Index vs. an Income Proxy for Paraguay’s Tekoporã Programme�. These Notes are a continuing series that will... Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 29 Jan , 2008 42. A New Commitment for Securing a Prosperous Middle East http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132189 By James D. Wolfensohn No task is more urgent than providing hope to the 100 million young people between the ages of 15 and 29 in the Middle East. If we provide them with the opportunity to lead constructive lives, they will build an exciting area... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 29 Jan , 2008 43. Diaries of a Young Pen: How I Became a Journalist . Sarah Zaaimi http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132184 Sarah Zaaimi has joined the Middle East Youth Initiative as a Youth Ambassador from Morocco, where she is a master's degree candidate in international studies and diplomacy at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane. "The Moroccan educational system is the... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 29 Jan , 2008 44. Peace and Collaborative Development Networking http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132244 Today, the Peace and Collaborative Networking site's membership reached over 1700 members. There are currently members from over 100 countries around the world. Experiences and backgrounds of individuals on the site range from undergraduate students... Contribuido por Craig Zelizer el 29 Jan , 2008 45. MDG Targets: Misunderstood or Misconceived? http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132509 We are pleased to announce a new issue of our One Pagers: One Pager # 33: “MDG Targets: Misunderstood or Misconceived?�, by Hamid Tabatabai. This One Pager takes issue with Jan Vandemoortele’s One Pager # 28: “MDGs: Misunderstood Targets?� Available... Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 30 Jan , 2008 46. Cash Transfers and Social Protection – IPC Research Programme http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132502 This new webpage on the IPC Research Programme on Cash Transfers and Social Protection highlights IPC publications on this theme and includes other important research papers, interviews, and evaluation reports from multilateral organizations,... Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 30 Jan , 2008 47. MDGs: Applied Research on the Millennium Development Goals http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132473 We are pleased to launch a webpage dedicated to the MDGs: Applied Research on the Millennium Development Goals (http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/mdg.htm) You will be able to find there recent IPC research publications focusing on MDGs as well as... Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 30 Jan , 2008 48. MDGs: Misunderstood Targets? http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132460 It is our pleasure to announce a new issue of our One Pagers: One Pager # 28: “MDGs: Misunderstood Targets?� by Jan Vandemoortele. Available online as PDF at: http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/pub/IPCOnePager28.pdf Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 30 Jan , 2008 49. Reducing Poverty in Latin American and the Caribbean http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132401 Solution Papers Consulta de San José RESUSER; Younger, Stephen Sebastian Galianis paper proposes three solutions to the challenge of poverty and inequality in Latin America: nutritional interventions, conditional cash transfers, and early childhood... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 30 Jan , 2008 50. Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment in Latin America 2007 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132369 The Scoring Model (Excel) - Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) - In this inaugural Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment in 15 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, the Economist Intelligence Unit - in association with the... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 30 Jan , 2008 51. EXCERPT - Outsiders? 2008 Report on Economic and Social Progress in Latin America (IPES 2008) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132357 The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean Marquez Mosconi, Gustavo; Chong, A; Duryea, S; Mazza J.;Ñopo, H. - This book raises fundamental questions about the multidimensional and interrelated nature of social exclusion and... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 30 Jan , 2008 52. Gender Differentials in Judicial Proceedings:Field Evidence from Housing-Related Cases in Uruguay http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132327 By Eduardo Gandelman, Néstor Gandelman and Julie Rothschild - Using micro data on judicial proceedings in Uruguay, this paper presents evidence that female defendants receive more favorable treatment in courts than male defendants. This is due to... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 30 Jan , 2008 53. The uses and impacts of medico-legal evidence in sexual assualt cases http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132806 A global review. By Janice Du Mont and Deborah White. Published by Sexual Violence Research Initiative and WHO. This review was commissioned by the World Health Organization for the Sexual Violence Research Initiative to provide a global overview of... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 31 Jan , 2008 54. Sexual Violence against Women and Children in China. K.L. Chan. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132814 Report of Sexual Violence Research Initiative, Global Forum on Health Research and South African Medical Research Council. " No society is free from rape, and China is no exception. This review documents current literature on gender based violence... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 31 Jan , 2008 55. UNU-WIDER vacancy announcement: Research Fellows (February 2008) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132687 *Vacancy Announcement for Research Fellows (from L-3 to L-5)*. Organizational Unit: United Nations University - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki, Finland. Reference Number: 2008/WIDER/001. Closing Date: 7 March... Contribuido por Adam Swallow el 31 Jan , 2008 56. Civil Society Briefing papers on the Paris Declaration http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132592 Read a civil society perspective on the aid effectiveness agenda in INTRAC's Briefing Papers 14 and 12: Briefing Paper 14: "Civil Society Perspectives on Aid Effectiveness and the Paris Declaration" discusses social policy, civic representation and... Contribuido por Linda Lonnqvist el 30 Jan , 2008 57. Poverty in Focus: Gender Equality http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132568 This issue of IPC’s journal Poverty in Focus presents a dozen articles summarising some of the most important recent research results and commentaries on the links between gender and poverty. Reducing gender inequality promises significant returns;... Contribuido por International Poverty Centre (IPC/UNDP) el 30 Jan , 2008 58. Human Trafficking Convention: an ''effective weapon'' against modern slavery http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132872 [31/01/2008 11:30:00] Council of Europe leaders have welcomed the entry into force on 1 February of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. In a statement, Secretary General Terry Davis declared: ''Every year, more than 600 000... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 01 Feb , 2008 59. Ian Micallef: 'Better prevention of domestic violence means talking about it' http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132866 For some days now the whole of Malta has been living to the beat of the Council of Europe campaign to combat domestic violence against women, which the Congress is promoting at local level. Ian Micallef, President of the Chamber of Local Authorities... Contribuido por Giulia D'Amico el 01 Feb , 2008 60. At Clinton Global Initiative Donors Pledge $3 Million To Vital Voices 2010 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132952 Vital Voices Global Partnership, a nonprofit dedicated to building the capabilities, connections, and credibility of women leaders around the world, received $3 million in funding commitments at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York City in... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 03 Feb , 2008 61. Vital Voices Programs in the MIddle East http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132960 RAISING THE VOICES OF WOMEN LEADERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFGHANISTAN - As the world faces new and age-old challenges to development and peace, it is crucial that women gain and fully exercise leadership roles at many levels in business, government,... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 03 Feb , 2008 62. World Premiere Brings Vital Voices to New York City http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1132971 On January 21st, art and activism shared the stage at the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center's premiere of Seven, a documentary theatre presentation. The result was riveting, explosive, and inspiring drama. The brainchild of playwright Carol K.... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 03 Feb , 2008

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