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  Socorristas en Red - Socorro Rosa: A feminist practice for the right to choose in Argentina

  Association for Women's Rights in Development, 2014

  Abortion is illegal in Argentina, with three exceptions: when the pregnancy was the result of a rape or abuse against a woman with a mental disability, and when the pregnant woman’s life or health are at risk. However, even these cases often end up before the courts, and women continue to undergo surgical clandestine abortions that put their lives at risk.
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  Unlocking the Doha impasse: imperative of a balanced Bali Package

  2013

  This paper argues that while the Doha Round is deadlocked, there is still a possibility that the WTO members will be able to reach an agreement on specific issues. The paper discusses three possible areas of convergence: agriculture, trade facilitation and LDC issues.
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  Trade and exchange rates: effects of exchange rate misalignments on tariffs

  2013

  The genesis of the GATT and IMF in 1940s created a clear line between the GATT and IMF: one was to be responsible for trade liberalisation, and the other for exchange-rate. The current paper argues that this artificial construction created an illusion that trade could be separated from exchange rates.
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  Geneva consensus for trade multilateralism: a relook at the eighth Millennium Development Goal – Global Partnership for Development

  2013

  Trade multilateralism is in crisis. The current paper reveals that part of the reason for this crisis is lack of recognition that the center of gravity of economic activities are shifting towards the east.
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  Brazil in the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding: a perspective

  CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment, 2013

  Brazil is the most active developing country user overall of the WTO’s DSU (Dispute Settlement Understanding). This paper highlights that Brazil has brought complaints in 25 cases, been a respondent in 14 cases and participated as a third party in 64 cases.
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  Science for humanitarian emergencies and resilience (SHEAR) scoping study: Annex 2 - The current status of early warning systems and risk assessments in Africa, the Caribbean and South Asia – A literature review

  Evidence on Demand, 2014

  The report forms part of the Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) scoping study, which aims to provide the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) with evidence-based recommendations on future research priorities for risk assessments and early warning systems. The focus is on weather-related hazards (i.e.
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  Green economies in the Caribbean: Perspectives, priorities and an action learning agenda

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2014

  This paper summarises early explorations by the Green Economy Action Learning Group (GE ALG), which aims to help governments and other stakeholders develop a practical Caribbean vision of an inclusive and resilient ‘green’ economy.
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  Break Your Bones – Mortality and Morbidity Associated with Haiti’s Chikungunya Epidemic

  Igarape Institute, 2014

  In December 2013, chikungunya, a deadly dengue-like virus spread by mosquitos, was first diagnosed in the Americas on the island of St. Martin. The disease quickly spread to neighboring islands and on May 7 the Haitian Ministry of Health confirmed 14 cases.  A week later that number had increased to more than 1,500.
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  The pacification of the favelas: mega-events, global competitiveness and the neutralization of marginality

  Socialist Studies, 2013

  Rio de Janeiro is preparing to host two major sporting events in the coming years: the 2014 FIFA World Football Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games. Local authorities are promoting these mega events as an opportunity to increase the global competitiveness of the city.
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  Home Grown School Feeding and social protection

  Home Grown School Feeding, 2010

  This paper argues that Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programmes have great potential to deliver various social protection benefits, not only for schoolchildren and their families but also for food supplying farmers.

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