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Accelerating development using the web: Empowering poor and marginalized populations

The rapid evolution of the Web from its static beginning to the rich interactive interoperable media platform that it is today indicates that it is likely to be the principal platform for new development for the foreseeable future. It therefore deserves significant attention for its potential in making further significant contributions to assisting poor and underserved individuals and communities throughout the world. As evidenced by the rapid rise of China and India in the high-tech industry, more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Market Support in South Sudan: Building Long Term Resilience for Livelihoods

mercycorps.org –

International humanitarian agencies are increasingly aware that emergency responses must be designed with a sound understanding of key markets, or they risk undermining recovery by damaging livelihoods, jobs and businesses through prolonged dependence on outside assistance. Mercy Corps employs the Emergency Markets Mapping and Analysis (EMMA) tool to conduct market analyses in emergencies and make response recommendations based on the findings. This case study from the Abyei region on the more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

In the shelter of each other: Notions of home and belonging amongst Somali refugees in Nairobi

unhcr.org –

Over the past 20 years, the geopolitical landscape of Somalia has undergone multiple shifts, reflecting the complex and dynamic nature of conflict in the country. Warlordism, general anarchy, Islamic militancy, banditry, piracy, a series of foreign interventions, drought and famine have all played a major roles in creating a tragic context of ongoing insecurity and displacement. Yet durable solutions continue to remain elusive, in part because the government and international community continue more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Border Management Modernization

openknowledge.worldbank.org –

This book provides border management policymakers and reformers with a broad survey of key developments in and principles for improving trade facilitation through better border management, including practical advice on particular issues. In contrast to the traditional border management reform agenda, with its focus on improving customs operations, this book addresses both customs reform and areas well beyond customs-a significant broadening of scope. The book thus presents a new, more more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

The case of recent negotiations on the global strategy on Public health, innovation and intellectual Property

southcentre.org –

The financial burden of the expenditure in medicines in most of the developing countries falls on the individuals and not on the health insurances (private or public) as occurs in the developed countries. In countries where the per capita income (PCI) is less than 1,000 US dollars per year individuals, as well as the State will not be able to bear the cost of an antiretroviral treatment at a cost of 4,000 to 5,000 US dollars per year. According to World Bank figures, one billion people more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Poverty-oriented planning and reporting for development partnership

star-inwent.org –

Increasing poverty orientation in development partnerships - a tool for partnership practitioners. This document provides a practical and userfriendly tool for poverty-oriented planning and reporting of development partnerships. It has been developed to assist partnership managers to understand the necessity and rationale for analysing poverty impacts and guide them through such an analysis.

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D C on May 17, 2012

United Nations model double taxation convention between developed and developing countries

un.org –

The United Nations Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries (the United Nations Model Convention) forms part of the continuing international efforts aimed at eliminating double taxation. These Models, particularly the United Nations Model Convention and the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital (the OECD Model Convention) have had a profound influence on international treaty practice, and have significant common provisions. The similarities more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

New treatment could reduce sub-Saharan Africa newborn deaths -

trust.org –

A large number of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa are infected with both malaria and sexually transmitted - reproductive tract infections (STIs - RTIs), according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Each year an estimated 25 million women in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of malaria infection during pregnancy, the study said. Malarial infection heightens the risk of miscarriage, still births, or premature birth and death.

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Moushumi Biswas on May 17, 2012

Reality Check in the Rural and Health sectors in Nicaragua

sida.se –

Study on three communities: urban, semi urban and rural / This reality check was conducted to consider the perspective on development of the population living in conditions of poverty, particularly related to health care services and support for rural development. It was conducted within the context of the principles of participation, non-discrimination, transparency and responsibility. The reality check surveys the opinions and experiences of poor people and provides information about how more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Is REDD undermining FLEGT?

loggingoff.info –

With proper safeguards, FLEGT has the capacity to bring about real improvements in forest governance – but concerns have been raised that this could all be undermined by the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) schemes currently being developed by the UN and the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). This briefing looks at the case of Ghana and concludes that the Ghana experience should alert us to the dangers of rushing REDD processes.This more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Policy Opportunities and Constraints to Access Youth Financial Services

uncdf.org –

The current global youth population of 1.2 billion is the largest in history and represents approximately 18 per cent of the world’s population. More than 80 per cent of the world’s youth live in Africa, Asia and Oceania, where employment in agriculture comprises at least 35 per cent of total employment. Seventeen percent of the global youth population lives in Africa. One in five youth lives on less than US$1 a day.To cope with the poor economic conditions and lack of educational more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

The business of collecting fecal sludge in four Latin American cities

wsp.org –

The case studies were conducted in four cities located in countries where coverage with sanitary sewerage services is below the regional average: Santa Cruz (Bolivia), Guatemala City (Guatemala), Tegucigalpa (Honduras), and Managua (Nicaragua).The present report spotlights the major challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead in fecal sludge management and summarizes the findings from four case studies that describe the current and potential market for sludge removal, collection, and more...

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D C on May 17, 2012

Families at risk of forced eviction in Haiti

amnesty.org –

Hundreds of families living in a camp for internally displaced people in Carrefour, in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, are being harassed and intimidated and are at imminent risk of forced eviction.Residents at Grace Village camp, in the Carrefour area of Metropolitan Port-au-Prince are at imminent risk of forced eviction. At least 30 families have already been forcibly evicted, after their shelters and belongings were destroyed during the night of 28 April. They were forced to leave their more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 17, 2012

Poverty and vulnerability in DRC

gsdrc.org –

Identify and summarise key national and localised information in Democratic Republic of Congo, on who are the extreme poor and vulnerable, what the causes of poverty are, and how people move in and out of poverty. Include an overview of how poverty is defined, key indicators used and quality of data.

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Moushumi Biswas on May 17, 2012

Understanding the dynamics of gender and nutrition in Bangladesh : Implications for policy and programming

reliefweb.int –

During the past two decades, Bangladesh has made considerable progress in development, sustaining high rates of economic growth and reducing poverty rates by nine percent between 2000 and 2005. This report aims to contribute to reducing malnutrition in Bangladesh through a better understanding of gender-nutrition linkages. It is also part of a larger effort on multisectoral approaches to improving nutrition. The report takes as its starting point, the hypothesis that gender inequality in more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 17, 2012

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