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  GM crops and the politics of international trade

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  National experiences, whether in Africa, Asia or Latin America, must be considered in the wider context of international trade politics. This is highlighted by the ongoing World Trade Organisation dispute between the United States (US) and the European Union (EU). This presents many risks and opportunities for developing countries.
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  Global tuberculosis control: surveillance, planning, financing (WHO report 2004)

  World Health Organization, 2004

  This is the eighth World Health Organization (WHO) annual report on global tuberculosis (TB) control. It reviews data on strategies for TB control, case notifications and treatment outcomes from all 201 countries that reported to WHO.
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  Implementing the right to adequate food: the outcome of six case studies

  Intergovernmental Working Group for the Elaboration of a Set of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security (RTFG), FAO, Rome, 2004

  This paper attempts to explore the question of how the human right to adequate food can be implemented at the country level.
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  Facilitating conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

  Convention on Biological Diversity, 2003

  Science and technology have long been recognised as essential driving forces in the development process.
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  Culture matters: working with communities and faith-based organizations: case studies from country programmes

  United Nations Population Fund, 2004

  This paper reports on efforts by UNFPA’s to develop culturally sensitive programming in the area of gender equity and equality, and reproductive health and rights.
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  Public perceptions and expectations of biotechnology

  Biotechnology and Development Monitor, 2001

  This edition of the Biotechnology and Development Monitor surveys the perceptions and expectations that have developed in the public domain on agricultural gene technology in recent years. Authors from different parts of the world analyse the factors that have influenced public perceptions and expectations of biotechnology as applied to agriculture in their own countries over the last 25 years.
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  Accessing modern science: policy and institutional options for agricultural biotechnology in developing countries

  Eldis Document Store, 2001

  The paper highlights the complexity of the challenge in developing new forms of collaboration between a variety of actors in the biotechnology area in developing countries, including, national research systems with very diverse capacities in biotechnology, international research centres, local private R&D companies, global life science companies, and advanced research institutes in both industrial
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  Export dynamism and market access

  World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2003

  This paper undertakes a product-specific analysis of the evolution of world trade over the past two decades.
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  Public participation in national biotechnology policy and biosafety regulation

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This paper explores the challenges entailed in applying the principles and methods of public participation to national and international policy processes.
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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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