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    Gender Issues in ICT Policy in Developing Countries: An Overview

    United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2002
    Without explicit attention to integrating a gender perspective into Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policies, the needs of women and girls risk being overlooked.
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    Catalyst for local democracy? Land reform in Eastern and Southern Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    From Eritrea to South Africa land tenure laws are in a state of flux. In every nation in eastern and southern Africa, apart from those wracked by conflict, tenure reform is either under discussion or coming on stream. What is driving this change? What are the consequences for landholders, for democratization and the nature of state power? Who are the potential winners and losers?
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    Read all about it! Getting books to pupils in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How do pupils in Africa gain access to books? Which methods of getting books to students and teachers work best? Recent research in Ghana, Tanzania, Mali, South Africa, Mozambique and Kenya, examined different approaches to book provision including school or classroom-based libraries, teacher support centres and mobile libraries.
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    Is awareness enough? Practical responses the HIV epidemic in southern Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    People living in southern Africa are increasingly aware of the threat of HIV. But awareness is often superficial and fails to change people’s behaviour. A report from Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) describes attempts to integrate HIV/AIDS into its programmes across all sectors in the region. It highlights a need to move beyond awareness towards more practical solutions.
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    Poverty and pensions: The rights of older people

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Relatively rapid population ageing in poorer countries implies that unless policies and social protection schemes specifically address issues of old age poverty, targets for poverty reduction will not be achieved. Studies of poverty in old age reveal its multi-dimensional nature, including its persistence and its intergenerational impact.
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    Supporting the poor: sustainable safety nets for the new millennium

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Policymakers have moved away from offering universal benefits to developing ways of protecting the poor against income fluctuations and livelihood shocks. What have we learned about the design, targeting and impact of social protection programmes? Should resource transfers be in cash or in- kind? Can we be sure assistance is sustainable?
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    Counting the cost of HIV in Southern Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Southern Africa is the region with the highest rates of HIV infection in the world. An estimated 9.4 million of the total population of 97 million were HIV-positive in 1999. What impact will the HIV/AIDS epidemic have on the provision of health services in the region? Is there any scope for improving access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in low-income countries?
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    Assessing the odds for peace: conflict resolution in theory and practice

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Is the field of conflict resolution a western liberal imposition or does it have global relevance? Has it grown out of its Cold War roots? Can civil and international conflicts be prevented, managed and resolved? Should the international community use force? What lessons have we learned from successful peace processes in recent years?
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    Digging deep - new dimensions of HIV prevention in southern Africa's mines

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Labour migration plays an important role in HIV transmission, particularly in the mining industry in eastern and southern Africa. HIV prevalence is around 30 percent amongst South African gold miners. Improved strategies for HIV prevention are obviously needed - is it time for a new approach?
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    Are governments out of the woods? Returning Africa’s woodlands to communities

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    African governments have traditionally assumed that the main agents from which forest and woodlands need protection are the local inhabitants. As new constitutions and land laws recognising customary tenure come on stream, radical change is in the air. What progress has actually been made in implementing community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) and joint forest management (JFM)?

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