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    The GM decision-making process: who decides?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
    Genetically modified (GM) crops are legally grown in over 17 countries worldwide. Three of the world’s five largest GM producers – Argentina, China and Brazil – are developing countries (the other two are USA and Canada). How do governments in developing countries make decisions concerning GM crops and who has access to these decision-makers?
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    Migrants lack information on UK banks’ remittance services

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004
    Money sent by migrants to their families is the second largest financial flow to the developing world, after foreign direct investment. However, there is little information on remittance products and services available to migrants.  A new project ‘Sending Money Home?’ based in the UK, aims to fill this gap and make money transfers easier for those on a low income.
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    Crop wars: can obstacles to genetically modified crops be removed?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Controversy continues over safety standards for biotechnology products such as genetically modified (GM) crops. Although benefits have been documented for a number of GM crops, most developing countries have denied permission to plant GM seeds.
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    Meeting of minds: youth sexual health programme leaders tackle stigma and discrimination

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    An international knowledge synthesis meeting under the UK Department for International Development's Safe Passages to Adulthood Programme brought together programme leaders and researchers from 11 resource-poor countries to discuss stigma, discrimination and human rights in relation to young people’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
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    Three models of social protection

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2005
    This one-pager outlines three examples of social protecion programmes in India, South Africa, Colombia and Brazil.
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    The GM debate – who decides?: an analysis of decision-making about genetically modified crops in developing countries

    Panos Institute, London, 2005
    GM (genetically modified) crops are rapidly gaining ground in developing countries, even though their adoption is highly controversial. This report explores how decisions are made about GM food crops in five developing countries - Brazil, India, Kenya, Thailand and Zambia - by drawing on current research and personal interviews.
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    What has been achieved, what have been the constraints and what are the future priorities for pharmaceutical product-related R&D relevant to the reproductive health needs of developing countries?

    Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health, 2005
    This paper examines the role of public and private sectors in the development of contraception and other pharmaceutical products. It also explores the obstacles to availability of these products in developing countries, as well as further research needs.
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    Global networked readiness for education

    World Bank Institute, World Bank, 2003
    This series of global and national reports contain preliminary findings from the September - November 2003 pilot deployment of the Global Networked Readiness for Education Survey Toolkit.
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    Communities can create their own water supply and sanitation

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Urban communities in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Angola are creating – and funding – their own water supply and sanitation services. Partnered with local governments they are covering large areas at much lower costs than conventional projects. To meet the Millennium target of sustainable access to safe drinking water, international agencies need to learn how to support such innovations.
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    Pro-poor growth in the 1990s: lessons and insights from 14 countries

    World Bank, 2005
    This paper is based on a study designed to better understand the options for policymakers to increase the impact of growth on poverty reduction and how they vary depending on policies and country conditions.

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