UNFPA Workshop on the Needs of Displaced and Migrant Women in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations

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Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  April 23, 2008
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Creating Hope International (CHI)

"CHI begins projects wth grassroots organizations to help them respond with local solutions when they face problems. Rather than short-term grants or limited-impact charity work, we invest in building local education and health resources and training people with the skills they need to continue the work on their own in the future. In the process, w. . .

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  April 18, 2008
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MDG's Global Monitoring Report 2008

"At the halfway mark to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline of 2015, the world has not made the necessary progress, but success is still possible given certain conditions, said World Bank economist Zia Qureshi, lead author of this year’s Global Monitoring Report. While much of the world is on track to halve extreme poverty by the de. . .

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  April 14, 2008
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The Hygiene Improvement Framework

The Hygiene Improvement Framework is a holistic approach to water and sanitation efforts that combines increased access to facilities and the promotion of behaviour change with supportive policies and institutions. Sustainable improvements in hygiene behaviour patterns require more than promotion and education activities. Water, sanitation and hygi. . .

Added by  Anuradha Bhattacharjee  April 11, 2008
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Population Ageing and Health Expenditure: Sri Lanka 2001-2101

This study develops projections of the cost of the national health system for the period 2005—2101, building on an earlier effort in Sri Lanka. It utilises an actuarial-cost projection methodology, similar to the approach used in official projections prepared in developed economies, such as USA, UK and Hong Kong SAR. The model projects resource req. . .

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  April 8, 2008
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The implications of aging for the structure and stability of financial markets

The paper begins by describing the increased dominance of institutional investors in OECD countries and their rapid growth in emerging economies. Part II discusses these investors’ role in enhancing the volatility of capital flows and exacerbating the procyclicality of the global financial system and the potential for systemic risk. The next sectio. . .

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  April 8, 2008
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Poverty among the Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean

This paper provides evidence on the incidence of poverty among the elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean, based on household survey microdata from 20 countries. The situation of older people is characterized in terms of income, employment, education, health and access to services vis-à-vis the rest of the population. The paper identifies t. . .

Added by  Carmen Villegas Caballero  April 8, 2008
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Poverty reduction and violence against women: exploring links, assessing impact

By Geraldine Terry. " In 1993 the international community acknowledged for the first time that violence against women (VAW) is a human rights issue, while VAW is also increasingly recognised both as a global public health issue and a barrier to sustainable development. However, even where they are committed to reducing VAW through their programmes . . .

Added by  Anuradha Bhattacharjee  March 19, 2008
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