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Protifolon: Impact of global financial crisis on the economy of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2009Since the collapse of the United States sub prime mortgage market and the subsequent international global crisis, many developed and developing countries have been plunged into deep recession. Bangladesh, whose economy is less dependent than some on international capital and foreign investment, found itself in a less critical position but still took early steps to shield it's economy.DocumentVulnerable migrant workers: the responsibility of business
The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility, 2009This report provides an overview of the vulnerable position of many migrant workers employed in Britain and Ireland and offers a comparative analysis of the extent to which nine food production, manufacture and retail (supermarket) companies address this vulnerability.Key findings and issues:DocumentAID All in Diary: a practical tool for field based humanitarian workers
AID All in Diary - a practical tool for field based humanitarian workers, 2009<p>The immediate pressures of working in a disasters environment mean that humanitarian workers can struggle to access the most relevant information needed for the situation in which they are working. The All In Diary is designed for use in disaster situations and is specifically aimed at field based humanitarian workers in international and local NGOs.DocumentIslam, human rights and displacement
Forced Migration Review, 2009The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and subsequent instruments of international human rights law and international humanitarian law play a vital role in providing protection for refugees and IDPs. Yet the claim to universality has been disputed and not all states have acceded to these legal instruments.DocumentChild migrants with and without parents: census-based estimates of scale and characteristics in Argentina, Chile and South Africa
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2009This paper analyses children’s internal and international migration, using individual-level census data, in the three middle-income countries of Argentina, Chile and South Africa. It defines child migrants as under 18 year olds whose usual residence was in a different country or province five years prior to census. Specifically, this paper examines three issues:DocumentReflections on innovation, assessment, and social change: a SPARC case study
Development in Practice, 2009This article challenges the terms on which donor agencies evaluate development success, drawing on a particular case to make its point.DocumentAsylum and migration in the Mashrek
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, 2008Refugees and migrants in the Mashrek countries (defined as Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria for the purposes of this report) are at risk of unlawful deportation, ill treatment and exploitation.DocumentDo conflicts create poverty traps?: asset losses and recovery for displaced households in Colombia
Microcon, 2009Determining assets as key indicators of household welfare, the authors of this paper seek to analyse how asset losses occur during internal conflicts and the process of asset accumulation following conflict. To conduct such research they focused on an especially vulnerable group of victims of conflict - the displaced population in Colombia.DocumentEconomic institutions matter, but they are not the full story
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009Much attention has been paid recently to the premise that ‘institutions matter’ for economic development and growth. Development thinking has changed over time, however. It is important to establish whether the current focus on institutions is just another attempt to explain poverty or if can provide the basis for sustainable programmes in developing countries.