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  AIDS epidemic update: December 2003

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2003

  This annual publication presents information and statistics about the evolution of the HIV/AIDS pandemic by region.Findings include:the global HIV/AIDS epidemic killed more than 3 million people in 2003an estimated 5 million acquired the HIV in 2003, bringing to 40 million the number of people living with the virus around the worldin sub-Saharan Africa, HIV prevalence has remain
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  Biological diversity and tropical forestry analysis [Morocco]

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2002

  This report details the assessments of tropical forestry and biological diversity in Morocco. A desk based study, it includes information on the government of Morocco actions and support by USAID and other donors to the conservation of tropical forests and biological diversity.Main findings include:forests are generally in a mediocre and deteriorating condition.
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  Re-conceiving war-affected children: from passive victims to active survivors

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Is it time that education in emergencies occu­pied a more prominent place in humanitarian thinking? How can education help protect the physical and psychological wellbeing of children in war-affected or displaced communities? How can such children act to help protect themselves? What are the risks for kids and for agencies running education programmes in war-affected environments?
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  Empowering women, developing society: female education in the Middle East and North Africa

  Population Reference Bureau, 2003

  This policy brief offers an overview of education’s benefits to women, families, economies, and societies and highlights the ongoing concerns about education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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  Improving the social protection of the urban poor and near-poor in Jordan: the potential of micro-insurance

  Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (GDI), 2001

  This study examines the potential of micro-insurance as an approach to reducing the vulnerability of urban population groups that are difficult for conventional social protection strategies to cover in Jordan.
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  Diverting the flow: a resource guide to gender, rights and water privatization

  Women's Environment and Development Organization, 2003

  This resource guide examines the impact that the privatisation of goods and services such as water has on the livelihoods of women, particularly poor women.Section one presents extracts from a variety of sources that highlight the critical issues related to water privatisation and women, including: water as a human right public versus private goods gender roles and inequities
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  Men and reproductive health programs: influencing gender norms

  Synergy Project, USAID, 2003

  This review outlines programs in Central America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia that are designed to change social norms related to entrenched gender roles. It explains the methodologies each program employed to achieve this goal and presents findings from evaluations conducted to assess their efficacy.
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  Will nationals and Asians replace Arab workers in the GCC?

  Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), Egypt, 2002

  The paper reviews the population and labor migration record of the Gulf Countries Council (GCC). The paper develops a set of four alternative scenarios regarding the prospects of Arab labor migration to the region. A review and an analysis of the forces that will impact on the future outcome of each scenario are carried out.
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  Managing reproductive health with a gender perspective

  Eldis Document Store, 2003

  This report explores the impact of gender on reproductive health and reproductive health care. It identifies existing gender inequalities in reproductive health care, particularly focusing on Afghanistan, and proposes a methodology to be used by Marie Stopes International in its projects.
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  VSAT case studies (Nigeria & Algeria)

  International Development Research Centre, 2003

  This report presents two country case studies (Nigeria and Algeria) on Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT), a low cost, rapidly deployable technology for Internet connection.

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