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Sexual Citizenship in Latin America: Opening up the Debate
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, 2004In Latin America the issue of diversity has taken on increasing importance in the struggle for human rights. The idea of sexual citizenship is a vital theoretical and practical tool for developing strategies for action to challenge social exclusion.DocumentGrowing older in Africa and Asia: Multicentre study on ageing, health and well-being. Global health Action journal, supplement 2
Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, 2010Selection of articles looking at the status of the elderly in Asia and Africa, resulting from the collaboration of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE). Article titles include:DocumentWorld Alzheimer Report 2010: the global economic impact of dementia
Alzheimer's Disease International, 2010Aound 0.5% of the world’s total population currently live with dementia. The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are US$604 billion in 2010. This report argues that these figures are a great cause for concern.DocumentWomen’s Leadership and Participation: Case Studies on Learning for Action
Oxfam, 2009What are the barriers to women’s leadership and participation and how could they be encouraged to take up leadership positions? Once they are leading, what support do women need to carry out their roles effectively and for progressive purposes?DocumentWomen’s Leadership and Participation: Case Studies on Learning for Action
Oxfam, 2009What are the barriers to women’s leadership and participation and how could they be encouraged to take up leadership positions? Once they are leading, what support do women need to carry out their roles effectively and for progressive purposes?DocumentChina’s rapidly aging population: program and policy implications
Population Reference Bureau, 2010The proportion of elderly citizens in China will continue to grow very quickly, as a combination of China’s one-child policy and low mortality takes effect, increasing the stress on an already troubled health care system. Only 40 percent of elderly males and just 13 percent of elderly females receive any kind of support from a pension:DocumentStrengthening Africa’s governance architecture: lessons from Lesotho’s first APRM Process
Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2010The African Peer Mechanism (APRM) has been hailed as a timely and apt innovation in Africa’s quest for entrenching democracy and improving governance on the continent.DocumentThe Millennium Development Goals Report 2010
UN, 2010The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the human needs and basic rights that every individual around the world should be able to enjoy - freedom from extreme poverty and hunger, universal education, gender equality, good health and shelter, better maternal welfare, and an environmentally sustainable world. This report presents the progress so far in meeting the goals.DocumentSocial assistance and disability in developing countries
Sightsavers International, 2010This study uses literature reviews and interviews to investigate social assistance for disabled people in developing countries. It examines attitudes towards social assistance within the disability movement, and reviews the characteristics of mainstream and targeted social assistance programmes in order to understand their current scope and how best they can reach and benefit disabled people.DocumentSocial assistance and disability: initial learning
Sightsavers International, 2010Governments and development agencies increasingly recognise social protection as an important component of poverty reduction and development. Social assistance, defined as non-contributory, regular and predictable cash or in-kind transfers, has received particular attention.Pages