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LATIN AMERICA: Ties with China Based on Commodity Exports, Manufactured Imports
IPS | Development 04 09 2010 Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities may increase dependency on China, and Asia as a region, warns a new report by ECLAC, the regional United Nations agency.
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LATIN AMERICA: Ties with China Based on Commodity Exports, Manufactured Imports
IPS | Development 04 09 2010 Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities may increase dependency on China, and Asia as a region, warns a new report by ECLAC, the regional United Nations agency.
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MIDEAST: Scepticism Marks Peace Talks Launch
IPS | Development 04 09 2010 While all parties maintained a spirit of cordiality and mutual understanding, no new promises emerged from this week's talks between the leaders of Israel and the Palestine Authority (PA) that offered tangible hope for a major breakthrough in resolving the more than 60-year-old conflict.
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BRAZIL: Sugarcane's Electrical Potential Goes to Waste
IPS | Development 04 09 2010 Sugarcane could replace the energy produced by three hydroelectric dams like the Belo Monte in the Amazon, claims the Brazilian sugarcane industry, which remains relegated to marginal participation in the national electricity matrix.
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Migrants lack information on UK banks' remittance services
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 Money sent by migrants to their families is the second largest financial flow to the developing world, after foreign direct investment. However, there ...
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Women on the move: time to bring gender into migration policy
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 The export of labour through migration from developing countries is being encouraged by trade liberalisation and global shortages of labour in education, ...
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Making decentralisation work for rural people in Mali
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 Decentralisation became a reality in rural Mali in 1999, with 703 municipalities democratically electing administrations to take over powers previously ...
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Surviving school: educating Rwanda's children after the war
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 During and immediately after conflict, education can play a critical role in helping children return to a normal life - in laying the foundations for ...
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Education for all in conflict affected countries: an impossible goal?
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 The devastation and chaos left behind by conflict has dramatically slowed the ability of war-torn countries to reach the Education for All (EFA) goals. ...
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Putting energy at the heart of poverty reduction
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 A quarter of humanity still lacks access to electricity. 2.4 billion people use biomass - wood, dung and crop waste - for their basic energy need, cooking. ...
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Working together to protect forests in India
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 Sustaining the incomes of forest communities whilst conserving biodiversity is a challenge all over the world. Many poor people see conservation as a ...
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Flexible supply chains endanger women's well- being
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 In response to pressure from shareholders and consumers, retailers are demanding flexibility and cheaper rates from producers, who in turn give workers ...
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Making poverty history? id21 viewpoints
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 Over the past decades there has been a succession of global initiatives addressing the challenge of poverty. The United Nations (UN) and others have committed ...
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Development challenges for corporations: building relationships with communities
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 This working paper considers the challenges for corporations that recur across a wide range of different companies and contexts. The authors consider ...
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Twelve analytical case studies of the women's IT sector
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 A set of twelve analytical case studies of the women's IT sector enterprises in developing countries. Each provides a summary of performance, success ...
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Meeting the needs of internally displaced people in Zimbabwe
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 This report highlights the Zimbabwean government's denial of assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of the internally displaced people (IDPs) ...
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What is the status of farmers' rights in relation to plant genetic resources?
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 This background study presents the findings of an international stakeholder survey on farmers' rights. The survey aims to facilitate a common understanding ...
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Briefing papers, presentation slides and other resources from the ETI biennial conference 2005
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 Based on presentations and discussions from the Ethical Trading Initative's (ETI) biennial conference 2005, this set of briefing papers has been designed ...
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Trafficking of Nepalese girls and women to India
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 This is a qualitative study of Nepalese girls and women after they have been sold for prostitution into brothels in Mumbai and Kolkata, India. The study ...
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Record of ratification and implementation of labour standards in Romania
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 This report assesses the respect and the observance of internationally recognised core labour standards in Romania. Altogether Romania has ratified all ...
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Exposing illegal subsidies by the US and EU
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 Folowing the findings by the WTO that US cotton subsidies and EU sugar subsidies are illegal, this paper presents new research detailing a number of other ...
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The concept of "policy space" and its role in promoting the development of the South
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 This policy briefing discusses the concept of "policy space" and its role in promoting the development of the South. The concept is founded on the principles ...
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Shortcomings of Iraq's constitution-making efforts
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 This report traces the events that led to the creation of the Iraqi draft constitution, and identifies both the strengths and shortcomings of Iraq's constitution-making ...
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Food security survey after resettlement, Angola
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 The central highlands of Angola is home to most of the formerly displaced/recently returned populations of the recently abated civil war, and is also ...
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What strategies work to stop female genital mutilation/cutting?
Eldis | General 04 09 2010 This paper examines the prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and its social dynamics. It provides an explanation as to why the practice ...
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