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More Middle East and North Africa news from Eldis"; article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23771&resource=f1&n=1","The displacement crisis in Iraq"," Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22745&resource=f1&n=1","Egypt makes the most progress and Iraq the least in reducing child deaths"," Save the Children Fund, USA",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24088&resource=f1&n=1","Harnessing the demographic dividend in the Middle East and North Africa"," Population Reference Bureau (PRB)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24260&resource=f1&n=1","What is the impact of efforts towards Arab reform?"," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23468&resource=f1&n=1","A concrete plan for sustainable peace in the Middle East"," Oxford Research Group (ORG), UK",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23325&resource=f1&n=1","Palestinian refugees in Lebanon: on the margins of society"," Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23194&resource=f1&n=1","Lessons from the first decade of a new Palestinian education system, 1994-2005"," International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), UNESCO",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24142&resource=f1&n=1","What is the solution to conflict over property in Cyprus?"," International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24117&resource=f1&n=1","Promoting social and environmental sustainability through lending: a guide for financial institutions in emerging markets"," International Finance Corporation (IFC)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24105&resource=f1&n=1","Forced migration – shifting from needs-based to rights-based policies"," Development Research Centre (DRC) on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23926&resource=f1&n=1","Women as agents of change in Iran"," Hunt Alternatives Fund",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23574&resource=f1&n=1","Stopping violence against women: a handbook for development practitioners"," United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24062&resource=f1&n=1","Addressing violence against women in conflicts"," Eldis News Weblog",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24012&resource=f1&n=1","TRIPS-plus rules are preventing poor people from accessing affordable medicines"," Oxfam",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC24004&resource=f1&n=1","Examination of gender-based violence in Iraq since the US-led invasion"," MADRE",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23956&resource=f1&n=1","Preventing honour killings: an analysis of the Turkish case"," United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23897&resource=f1&n=1","Few countries expected to experience catastrophic impacts from sea level rise"," Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23514&resource=f1&n=1","Articles on urban-based humanitarian work"," Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN), ODI",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23813&resource=f1&n=1","Assessing how quality of care influences contraceptive use in Egypt"," Health-services-research",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23648&resource=f1&n=1","Comparing the gender gap on a global scale"," World Economic Forum",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23601&resource=f1&n=1","Restoring liquidity through reducing investment"," Bank for International Settlements (BIS)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23533&resource=f1&n=1","Rights through the eyes of Palestinian women"," Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23500&resource=f1&n=1","Palestinian women denied justice due to inadequate and ineffective laws"," Human Rights Watch (HRW)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20313&resource=f1&n=1","Tools for organisational collaboration"," United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23446&resource=f1&n=1","Issues and challenges concerning performance-based contracts"," Development in Practice",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23431&resource=f1&n=1","HIV and AIDS: new infections and deaths still rising according to the latest figures"," Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22974&resource=f1&n=1","2006 trends in global food insecurity"," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23296&resource=f1&n=1","Unprecedented poverty rates recorded in Palestine"," United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23240&resource=f1&n=1","Women must be encouraged to recognise and speak about their health care needs"," Population Reference Bureau (PRB)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23230&resource=f1&n=1","Progress of labour conditions in the fashion industry and progress of the Ethical Trading Initiative"," Labour Behind the Label",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23145&resource=f1&n=1","A bottom-up view of the growing sectarian violence in Iraq"," Brookings Institution",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23138&resource=f1&n=1","How can the Palestinian Authority improve the security of women and girls?"," Human Rights Watch (HRW)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22922&resource=f1&n=1","Abuse of migrant workers in UAE"," Human Rights Watch (HRW)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22640&resource=f1&n=1","Linking global policy and industrial policy"," Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex, UK",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23074&resource=f1&n=1","Women’s non-violent efforts to bring about change in Iran"," The initiative for inclusive security",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23055&resource=f1&n=1","Mapping the possibilities for Islamic microfinance"," Global Development Research Center (GDRC)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23035&resource=f1&n=1","Are there too many doctors in Lebanon?"," Human Resources for Health",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC23024&resource=f1&n=1","Access to free, clean water key to human development"," Human Development Report Office (HDRO), UNDP",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22994&resource=f1&n=1","A framework for assessing regional trade agreements"," Eldis Document Store",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22975&resource=f1&n=1","Which countries should be included in the first stages of a currency union in the Middle East and Central Asia?"," International Monetary Fund (IMF)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22928&resource=f1&n=1","Key role of mothers' health knowledge in Morocco"," Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) Household Surveys",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC13633&resource=f1&n=1","Inventory of bilateral free trade agreements"," Bilaterals.org",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22783&resource=f1&n=1","Improving TVET in the Middle Eats and North Africa"," World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22622&resource=f1&n=1","Proposed economic diversification strategy to tackle unemployment in Yemen"," UNDP International Poverty Centre (IPC)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22113&resource=f1&n=1","Key actions needed to continue and build on 3 by 5 momentum"," World Health Organization (WHO)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC7879&resource=f1&n=1","ICT for teacher training in Morocco and Namibia"," Learnlink, USAID",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC7661&resource=f1&n=1","Computer-aided instruction had little impact on test scores in Israel"," Royal Economic Society, UK",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22518&resource=f1&n=1","Programmes based on five core principles demonstrate effective HIV prevention amongst young people"," Safe Passages to Adulthood",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22341&resource=f1&n=1","Towards more equitable loan conditions for developing countries"," European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22178&resource=f1&n=1","Methods of measuring the impact of tourism on development"," University of Surrey",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC16777&resource=f1&n=1","Governance and investment climate in MENA countries"," Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC17056&resource=f1&n=1","How to link small-scale farmers to markets"," Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21880&resource=f1&n=1","What would be the effects of cash-transfer subsidies be on the poor in Egypt?"," Agricultural and Development Economics Division (ESA), FAO",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20403&resource=f1&n=1","Injustice and international bias in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict"," Christian Aid",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC16126&resource=f1&n=1","Increased coordination, political support, and country-led strategies are needed to take advantage of increased health systems funding"," Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (CMH), WHO",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC12681&resource=f1&n=1","Corporate involvement in the Palestinian Territories"," War on Want",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22314&resource=f1&n=1","Manual on campaigning against torture"," Amnesty International (AI)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22344&resource=f1&n=1","Gender mainstreaming through the Gender Focus Programme (GFP)"," Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC19989&resource=f1&n=1","Have global refugee numbers been falling?"," United Nations (UN) High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22240&resource=f1&n=1","Using the market to improve access and choice for reproductive health"," HLSP Institute, UK",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22226&resource=f1&n=1","2006 global education digest"," UNESCO Institute for Statistics",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21972&resource=f1&n=1","Does opening up trade markets lead to poverty reduction? A case study from Tunisia"," Poverty and Economic Policy Network (PEP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21953&resource=f1&n=1","On-the-job training may be a way of promoting the wages of low and medium wage workers"," Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme (DIAL)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21933&resource=f1&n=1","Weighing the pros and cons of a VAT system for developing countries"," International Studies Programmme (ISP), Georgia State University",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21738&resource=f1&n=1","Trends in teacher quantity and quality"," UNESCO Institute for Statistics",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21682&resource=f1&n=1","Annual report on major global, regional and thematic developments of internal displacement: 2005"," Internal Displacement Montoring Centre",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21271&resource=f1&n=1","Promoting free press in the Arab region"," Arab Press Freedom Watch (APFW)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21265&resource=f1&n=1","The state of the media in Iraq"," Index on Censorship",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21080&resource=f1&n=1","Can the results of social marketing of contraceptives survive the ending of donor support?"," Private Sector Partnerships-One (PSP-One)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21028&resource=f1&n=1","Targeting public and private family planning services: the market segmentation approach"," Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21209&resource=f1&n=1","Impact of the mobile communication boom in the MENA region"," MTC Mobile Telecommunications Co",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21117&resource=f1&n=1","How susceptible are small country economies to conditions in larger countries?"," International Monetary Fund (IMF)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21022&resource=f1&n=1","Do the very poorest migrate? Evidence from Egypt and Ghana"," Development Research Centre (DRC) on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21010&resource=f1&n=1","Record of ratification and implementation of labour standards in Israel"," International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20392&resource=f1&n=1","Cooperation on international water issues and its role in preventing conflict"," Expert Group on Development Issues (EGDI), Department for International Development Cooperation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC21008&resource=f1&n=1","Gender and citizenship in the Arab world"," Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20937&resource=f1&n=1","Assessing the past and future of privatisation for developing countries fo the Middle East and North Africa"," Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20792&resource=f1&n=1","Mainstreaming gender equality in sports"," Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC / DSC)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20912&resource=f1&n=1","The situation of girl child domestic labourers in Morocco"," Human Rights Watch (HRW)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20869&resource=f1&n=1","Enhancing the role of men in achieving gender equality: lessons from Yemen"," United Nations (UN) Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20823&resource=f1&n=1","Workshop explores ways to strengthen protection of child collaborators in the Occupied Palestinian Territory"," Defence for Children International Palestine Section (DCI/PS)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20808&resource=f1&n=1","Future integration of Hamas into the political process"," International Crisis Group (ICG)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20745&resource=f1&n=1","Examination of women's rights and citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa"," Freedom House",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20698&resource=f1&n=1","Short and long-term impacts of public spending policies on poverty reduction in Tunisia"," Social Science Research Network (SSRN)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20702&resource=f1&n=1","Ensuring growth and accountabiltity for the Islamic banking sector"," Finance and Development, IMF",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20680&resource=f1&n=1","Country profiles and key indicators for population and reproductive health"," United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20645&resource=f1&n=1","Governments failing to provide adequate sexual and reproductive health services for young people in the Arab States and Iran"," Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20564&resource=f1&n=1","How to implement a feasible strategy to strengthen the financial sector in the ESCWA region?"," Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20505&resource=f1&n=1","The problems of the Palestinian services sector and recommendations to improve it"," Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), Gaza and West Bank",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC19813&resource=f1&n=1","What are the relative contributions of government discretionary measures to the evolution of budget surpluses?"," Economic Research Forum (ERF), Egypt",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20578&resource=f1&n=1","Rebuilding security forces and institutions in Iraq"," RAND Corporation (RAND)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20551&resource=f1&n=1","Corruption in schools from ten case studies"," Transparency International (TI)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20511&resource=f1&n=1","Evaluating the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (Euro-Med)"," Oxfam",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20507&resource=f1&n=1","The Sudanese government and its responsibility for widespread and systematic abuses in Darfur"," Human Rights Watch (HRW)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC20477&resource=f1&n=1","Shortcomings of Iraq's constitution-making efforts"," United States Institute of Peace (USIP)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC9654&resource=f1&n=1","Developing microfinance services for the poor in the ESCWA region"," Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC9621&resource=f1&n=1","What drives the growth process in the Arab region?"," Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC22504&resource=f1&n=1","The relation between domestic saving and investment with regards to financial development levels and exchange rate regimes"," Economic Research Center (ERC), Turkey",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC9261&resource=f1&n=1","The effects of institutional and macroeconomic policy on current account deficits"," Economic Research Center (ERC), Turkey",""); article[mycounter++] = new newsitem("http://www.eldis.org/ds/docdisplay.cfm?doc=DOC12808&resource=f1&n=1","Tracking global progress towards MDG1"," Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)","");