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Eldis / General


Information strategic, policy or practical interest for development practitioners based in both the North and South.

La ampliacin de la Unin Europea hacia los pases de Europa Central y Oriental: una evaluacin preliminar del impacto para Amrica Latina y el Caribe
12 03 2010 Este documento trata sobre la significacin que tiene para Amrica Latina y el Caribe la ampliacin de la Unin Europea (UE) hacia ocho pases de Europa ...

Internet y sociedad en Amrica Latina y el Caribe: investigaciones para sustentar el dilogo
12 03 2010 Este libro es una compilacin de los proyectos ganadores del �Concurso de Proyectos de Investigacin sobre Impactos Sociales de las Tecnologas de Informacin ...

La gobernanza para el desarrollo sostenible en Catalua: conceptos, requerimientos institucionales y elementos de anlisis
12 03 2010 El objetivo de este estudio es responder a dos cuestiones bsicas:1. Qu se entiende por desarrollo sostenible en Catalua?2. Existe suficiente ...

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OECD / Observer


The OECD Observer magazine presents concise, up-to-date and authoritative analysis of world economic, social and environmental issues.

Out of work: A portrait
28 02 2010 No Job, by David Rooney

"Being unemployed is frustrating, demeaning and, at this point, frightening." Anyone who has any doubt about the devastating effects unemployment can have will learn a lot from statements such as this one, captured in a recent survey undertaken by the John. J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University in the US.

Is financial stability enough?
28 02 2010

Ireland's economy
16 01 2010

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IPS / Development


Global news agency producing independent news and analysis about events and global processes affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations, especially in the South.

INDONESIA: Waste Composting Project Blazes Cleaner Path
12 03 2010 JAKARTA, Mar 11 (IPS) - Battling the pain from a boil on his left thigh, 45-year-old Inggit Tukino pulled his two-wheeled cart through the overcrowded alleys of a slum in Rawabebek, Penjaringan hamlet in here North Jakarta.

THAILAND: Media Caught in Red-or-Yellow Divide Too
12 03 2010 BANGKOK, Mar 11 (IPS) - Anyone who is still trying to look for neutrality or balance in the Thai media in these days of political ferment, ahead of large anti-government protests expected in the capital, has a pretty tough job.

BURMA: Despite Loss at Oscars, Film A Testament to Courage
12 03 2010 BANGKOK, Mar 11 (IPS) - It may have not won an Oscar, but its having been a final contender for the prestigious statue at the U.S. Academy Awards on Mar. 7 has taken ‘Burma VJ’ to heights never achieved by previous films depicting the oppression and courage in military-ruled Burma.

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DG / Poverty


dgCommunities is both a place to find knowledge resources focused on development issues and an interactive space to share knowledge, participate in discussions and find people with similar interests.

Human Capital and the Quality of Education in a Poverty Trap Model
10 03 2010 This paper presents a model of a poverty trap that is caused by an unequal initial income and human capital distribution, and differences in the quality of education between children from the more and less advantaged social sectors. The model suggests that a policy oriented to equalizing the quality of education would, in the long run, have potential in reducing initial inequalities.

Polarization and the Decline of the Middle Class: Canada and the US
10 03 2010 In this paper the authors propose a range-free approach to measuring the middle class and polarization, based on partial orderings. The authors apply the new methodology to income and earnings data from the US and Canada, and find that polarization is on the rise in the US but is stable or declining in Canada. A cross-country comparison reveals the US to be unambiguously more polarized than Canada.

Lower Partial Moments as a Measure of Vulnerability to Poverty in Cameroon
09 03 2010 In this paper the class of Lower Partial Moments (LPMs) is used for measuring vulnerability as downside risk of household income in rural Cameroon. The results suggest that in the study area fishermen are less affected by adverse effects on income than other livelihood systems, while rice growers are the poorest and most vulnerable. It is also shown that rice and millet growers are suffering from chronic poverty, while transient poverty is more prevalent among the group of sorghum growers and fi

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DG / Civil Society


dgCommunities is both a place to find knowledge resources focused on development issues and an interactive space to share knowledge, participate in discussions and find people with similar interests.

Moldovan Media Buyers Desire Better Data
11 03 2010 VIENNA, Virginia, March 10, 2010 –D3 Systems recently presented the findings from Moldovan television advertising buyer research at an event launching the new AICI TV Network in Chisinau. The research was conducted for the USAID-funded Media Program in Moldova (MPM). Reflecting the attitudes and perceptions of advertising buyers in Moldova, this research provides insights that support the symbiotic relationship between the media outlet and media buyer. D3 Systems reports that the regional Moldov

Are Nepali students at risk of HIV?
11 03 2010 This report shows that the rate of condom use at first sexual intercourse is low among the students. It indicates students are exposed to health hazards through their sexual behavior. Findings from this study point to areas that policy and programmes can address to provide youth with access to the kinds of information and services they need to achieve healthy sexual and reproductive lives.

The UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund
10 03 2010 "The Fund supports urban youth in developing countries. It aims to advance the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and the Habitat Agenda by providing small grants of between USD 5,000 and USD 25,000to youth-led projects piloting innovative approaches to employment, good governance, shelter and secure tenure."

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Oxfam International / Press Releases


Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.

Japan climate bill seriously flawed
12 03 2010

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European Commission launches its climate talks rescue plan
10 03 2010

European Commission proposals for advancing post-Copenhagen climate talks, launched today, were welcomed by Oxfam International. read more

Many countries failing test of political will to implement oil and mining industry anti-corruption initiative
09 03 2010 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative deadline arrives with many governments falling short

Tuesday, March 9 marks the deadline for candidate countries to complete e read more

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UN Pulse / Connecting to UN Information


UN Pulse alerts you to selected just-released UN online information, major reports, publications and documents. Created and maintained by a team of reference librarians at the United Nations Dag Hammarskj??ld Library in New York, UN Pulse is updated as new information is published and received.

Enhancing womenâs political participation - UNDP policy note
12 03 2010 The results of 6 national roundtable discussions organized in 2008 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine as well as a regional conference in Turkey in December 2008 are reflected in the policy note published by UNDP Office in Bratislava - Enhancing womenâs politi...

Asia-Pacific HDR 2010 - gender equality
10 03 2010 UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched 2010 Asia-Pacific human development report - Power, voice and rights: a turning point for gender equality in Asia and the Pacific. The report focuses on 3 areas âeconomic power, political decision-making and legal rightsâ to analyse what holds women back, an...

UNCTAD-OECD-WTO Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures
10 03 2010 UNCTAD, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have issued a report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures.The Report covers relevant developments and measures taken in the period from 1 September 2009 until mid-February 2010. This re...

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DFID / Research for Development / News

In conversation with Carlos Pérez del Castillo, CGIAR Consortium Board Chair
12 03 2010 The newly appointed chair introduces himself at the recent first meeting of the CGIAR Consortium Board

New DFID Nutrition Strategy
11 03 2010 'The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: DFID's Strategy' is launched today

Call for Submissions for Systematic Reviews - New Review Question Added
10 03 2010 An additional question on social protection has been added to the call, bringing the total to 50.

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ODI / Web log


Overseas Development Institute \| Commentry from Experts

High food prices – what policies work best?
12 03 2010 When world food prices shot up in 2007-8, lots of countries hastened to put in place emergency policy measures ranging from food export bans to food vouchers many of which were quite different from well-meaning advice they were given by economists and international agencies. How did it all pan out? This blog discusses early findings from an ODI study and workshop....(read more)

African poverty is falling – do we dare believe it?
12 03 2010 A National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) paper issued this week by Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Maxim Pinkovskiy shows that: poverty in Africa is falling; that it is falling at a faster rate than expected; and that this holds true for a wide range of African economies. What’s more, if this trend continues, Africa will achieve the first Millennium Development Goal – halving the proportion of people living on less than one dollar a day – if not by the 2015 deadline, then shortly after. This...(read more)

Gender needs to be more than a ‘tick-box’ in social protection programming
12 03 2010 On International Women's Day, this blog argues that gender issues are too rarely part and parcel of social protection programming....(read more)

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eGov Monitor / International Development

UK launches aid campaign to rid Nigeria of malaria by distributing life saving bednets
04 09 2009 With support from several donors, led by £50 million in UKaid, two insecticide treated bed nets will be distributed to every Nigerian household by December 2010, reaching over 30 million homes and saving thousands of lives.

Universal access to bednets would ensure UN reaches its protection against malaria goals in Africa
04 09 2009 Ray Chambers, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria, is confident of that the international community would achieve its goal of providing providing all sub-Saharan African countries where the disease is endemic with universal access to insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor spraying and treatment by the end of next year.

Ban urges countries to come to an agreement on new climate change pact for the future of humanity
04 09 2009 With only 100 days left before the December meeting, the UN is launching Global Climate Week from 21 to 25 September. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week reiterated the need for countries to ‘seal the deal’ at a major climate change conference later this year in Copenhagen, stressing that a successful outcome is crucial for the planet and the future of humanity.

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