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Assessing emergency food needs in Ethiopia
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 In Ethiopia, there are no standard procedures to assess emergency situations. As a result, the information these assessments produce varies in quality ...
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Review of how nutrition data is collected, analysed and interpreted
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This paper, published by the Humanitarian Practice Network, reviews how nutrition data is collected, analysed and interpreted in emergencies. The prevalence ...
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New perspectives on sexual rights in a development context
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 Have development interventions promoted only negative messages in relation to sexuality, ignoring poor people's rights to pleasure, affirmation and joy ...
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Are violence and poverty connected?
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This brief presents an integrated framework for understanding urban violence. It is informed by the findings from participatory urban appraisals of violence ...
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Should the ICC proceed with prosecutions for the conflict in Darfur?
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This article reviews the arguments for and against criminal prosecutions of the International Criminal Court (ICC) during ongoing conflict situations. ...
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How to engage non-state actors in the peace process
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This report discusses the outcomes of a workshop on how to deal with ”spoilers” in peace negotiations. The report discusses strategies for engaging those ...
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Monitoring the efficiency of education across borders
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This toolkit is intended to act as an aid in regulating quality assurance for countries that are involved in providing and receiving cross-border education. ...
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Shortcomings in the African discourse on NGOs
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This paper examines critically the role and future of the NGO in Africa. It argues that NGO's have a series of blind spots which tend to undermine their ...
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Labour conditions at mobile phone factories in China, India, Thailand and the Philippines
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This report looks at corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mobile phone industry. It reports on the conditions at mobile phone factories in China, ...
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Matching health service provision with patient choice in India
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 Orissa is one of India's poorest and least developed states. The state's strategy to improve health services is based on providing local and low cost ...
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Can Tanzania's malaria control strategy profit from private drug sellers?
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 Many African countries are adopting malaria control policies based on artemisinin-containing combination treatment (ACT). What role can private sector ...
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Vouching for access: adolescent sexual health in Nicaragua
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 There is an urgent need for effective, low-cost programmes that help adolescents to protect themselves from unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted ...
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The growing role of private and NGO schools in Africa
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This paper, written for a Department for International Development (DFID) seminar in preparation for the 2004 World Development Report, explores the evidence ...
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Private and NGO provision of health, education, water and sanitation: what do we know?
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This paper reviews the recent literature on non-state provision of health, education, and water and sanitation services, focusing on how government and ...
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How do donors work with private and NGO providers of health, education, water and sanitation?
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This document provides an overview of donor agencies' policies towards non-state service providers (NSPs) and the main approaches that they advocate for ...
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Extending the reach of schools in Africa: evidence on complementary education programmes
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 This paper presents evidence on “complementary education” programmes in African countries - programmes designed to extend the reach of formal public schooling ...
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PAKISTAN: Floods Leave Afghan Refugees Down and Out
IPS | Development 07 09 2010 When they are not looking forlornly over what used to be their homes or trying to find help for relatives who have fallen ill, many Afghan refugees chase after vehicles that pass through the Great Trunk Road connecting Peshawar to Islamabad, the Pakistani capital.
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BAHRAIN: No Change Seen in Ban on Entry of People with HIV
IPS | Development 07 09 2010 Bahrain may be dependent on expatriate labour, but that has not stopped it from deporting migrant workers who are found to be HIV-positive.
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Methods for the preservation of food products in Malawi
Eldis | General 07 09 2010 Appropriate technology for the conversion of solar radiation to thermal energy is vital for food dehydration. Commercial producers of dried foods need ...
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COTE D'IVOIRE: More Births Attended By Skilled Attendants
IPS | Development 07 09 2010 As she leaves the community health centre in Abobo-Baule with her newborn baby, Abiba Tahoué is doubly satisfied.
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NICARAGUA: Extreme Poverty Falls - But Opposition Asks 'How'?
IPS | Development 07 09 2010 An independent study has confirmed that extreme poverty in Nicaragua fell by 7.5 percentage points between 2005 and 2009, an achievement clouded by criticism of the environmental costs, a supposed lack of transparency and the paternalism of the country's social programmes.
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Time Running Out Faster Than Water, Experts Warn
IPS | Development 07 09 2010 A major weeklong international water conference opened in the Swedish capital Monday with an ominous warning: time is running out faster than fresh water.
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Development image gallery launched
DFID | Research for Development | News 06 09 2010 A new image gallery offering free development-related pictures for non-profit use has been launched.
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The roles of openness and labor market institutions for employment dynamics during economic crises
DG | Poverty 06 09 2010 Employment effects of the recent global economic crisis have differed significantly across countries. An active public debate currently focuses on external shocks and the role of labor market policies as a driver of those differences. In this note, the authors analyze the roles of integration into the global economy and different labor market institutions during different phases of past global economic downturns and domestic banking and debt crises. The authors find that domestic debt and bankin
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Forest-based livelihoods in Malawi
Eldis | General 06 09 2010 This study was conducted to identify and promote forest-based alternative livelihoods for local communities around Malosa Forest Reserve. The objectives ...
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