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    The gathering storm: infectious diseases and human rights in Burma

    Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
    This document sheds light on the factors that have contributed to Burma’s health situation and the spread of infectious diseases in Burma, and across its borders.
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    MDGs: Promises and actions - it is almost half-time

    Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007
    In the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s), this paper presents the engagement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on this agenda. It takes stock of the MDG progress so far, discusses some of the key policy questions on financing for development and highlights key policy changes which would enable the attainment of the MDGs.
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    Minority rights: the key to conflict prevention

    Minority Rights Group International, 2007
    Minority issues lie at the heart of many violent conflicts,  yet their importance is often overlooked within international efforts at conflict prevention.
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    Ugandan NGOs act as sub-contractors for international development agencies

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    International donors have increasingly channelled their aid directly through local non-government organisations (NGOs) rather than governments. In Uganda, is this encouraging the emergence of a domestic charitable sector or are donors simply using local NGOs as sub-contractors for their development activities?
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    id21 viewpoint Should We Dump the North-South Lens?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The development community is visually challenged. Our analyses and policies are suspect because we do not see the world as it is, but how it used to be. We are half-blinded by our 50-year-old eyeglasses.
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    Designing social funds for government decentralisation

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Social funds and decentralised government are two distinct phenomena which are spreading rapidly throughout the developing world. The burning question is: can social funds, which have emerged in most countries as a highly centralised model, adapt to decentralised environments?
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    European aid to strengthen governance, democracy and human rights

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The European Union is committed to promote democracy, good governance and human rights while furthering sustainable development and poverty eradication. This requires specific interventions and making this agenda an essential part every project and programme, and in political dialogue.
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    Dhaka: improving living conditions for the urban poor

    World Bank Office, Dhaka, 2007
    Dhaka is the fastest growing mega-city in the world, attracting an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 mostly poor migrants a year. This paper argues that urgent measures are required to address the vital needs of the city's rapidly growing urban poor.
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    Greater than the sum of its parts? Assessing "whole of government" approaches to fragile states

    International Peace Academy, 2007
    This study examines efforts to promote policy coherence toward fragile states by seven donor governments: the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and Sweden.
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    Building governance and civil society: learning and innovation from local funds

    CARE International, 2006
    This paper explores questions around best practice for competitive grant-making mechanisms for supporting civil society. It particularly focuses on three case studies built around programmes from Zambia, Tanzania and Bangladesh.

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