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  Gender equality and the Millennium Development Goals

  Gendernet, World Bank, 2003

  This paper presents the case for bringing a gender perspective across the whole range of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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  Deadly delay: South Africa’s efforts to prevent HIV in survivors of sexual violence

  Human Rights Watch, 2004

  This report highlights the obstacles to effective post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) provision in South Africa and their solutions, and serves to illustrate lessons of the South African experience that may be useful for countries that are beginning to discuss or develop PEP services.Recommendations to the Government of South Africa include:launch an information campaign to educate the publ
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  The UNGASS, gender and women’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean

  HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse, 2002

  This paper discusses the effect of gender roles, power relations and sexual behaviour on the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Latin American and Caribbean Region, and it specifically explores women’s vulnerability to the epidemic.
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  Women, war and peace: the independent experts’ assessment on the impact of armed conflict on women and women’s role in peace building

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2002

  This report discusses women’s experiences during war and their struggles to build peace.
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  Assessment of resources, best practices and gaps in gender science and technology in the Asia Pacific Region

  United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Jakarta Office, 2002

  The APGEST scanning project, "Assessment of Resources, Best Practices and Gaps in Gender Science & Technology in the Asia Pacific Region" was conducted in India, Nepal, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Korea, Mongolia, Fiji, Kiribati and Samoa, and aimed to produce a knowledge base of initiatives that promote access by poor women to scientific and technological expertise, to identify ke
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  El Salvador: abuses against child domestic workers in El Salvador

  Human Rights Watch, 2004

  This report examines domestic work by children who work in other people’s households, including the households of relatives.
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  Enlisting the Armed Forces to protect reproductive health and rights: lessons from nine countries

  United Nations Population Fund, 2003

  This report provides information for future programming by identifying effective approaches for working with men in the uniformed services in reproductive and sexual health from a gender perspective.The case studies focus on institutional changes, rather than actual impact on epidemiology and behaviour.
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  Transforming men into clients: men’s reproductive health services in Guinea

  EngenderHealth, 2003

  This article, produced by EngenderHealth, reports on a programme to increase men’s use of reproductive health services in Guinea. The programme’s strategy was to integrate messages about reproductive health issues aimed specifically at men into existing information and education campaigns.
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  Gender equality in basic education and lifelong learning through CLCs: experiences from 15 countries

  UNESCO Bangkok: Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, 2003

  This report reviews the activities carried out by selected CLCs (Community Learning Centres) in the Asia Pacific region as examples of good practice in the promotion of gender equality in basic and lifelong education.The report discusses the lessons learned and offers recommendations for enhancing the CLC ’s role in providing education for a more effective impact on community life.Some of th
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  Gender, AIDS, and ARV therapies: ensuring that women gain equitable access to drugs within U.S. funded treatment initiatives

  Center for Health and Gender Equity, 2004

  This briefing paper identifies a number of essential elements of a gender sensitive approach to HIV treatment access to be incorporated in the United States (US) global AIDS strategies.Main recommendations include:the eligibility criteria developed by the US must recognise the effect of gender inequities at the household and community level on women’s access to treat

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