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BRICS Insights 2: New South–South co-operation and the BRICS New Development Bank
Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015The establishment of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) marks a milestone in BRICS co-operation and is a symbolic achievement in the reform of global financial governance. It will help to promote the financing of infrastructure among developing countries, improve global governance and propel the revival of the global economy.DocumentBeyond the North-South divide: triangular cooperation in the new development cooperation
BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2015International development cooperation has been changing rapidly during the last two decades. Shifts in international power constellations and a trend towards an increasing multipolarity are reflected in development cooperation institutions and settings.DocumentUnderstanding the Rising Powers' contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015Rising powers such as Brazil, India and China have been criticised for being obstructive in the negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda. The start of the United Nations (UN) negotiations saw high expectations for the role of these countries in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This leadership has not materialised.DocumentSouth Africa, the Indian Ocean and the IBSA-BRICS equation: reflections on geopolitical and strategic dimension
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2013South Africa's entry into the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) forum in 2011 alongside its membership in the trilateral forum of India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) raises a number of issues in the nature of trends analysis. These have to do with the relationships among theDocumentBRICS: emergence of health agenda
International Organisations Research Institute, 2014Health is an indispensable public good. At the national level, it has been manifested in the commitment of the BRICS members of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to scale up health financing. At the global level, it is evidenced by the international community progress on the three health-related Millennium Development Goals.DocumentThe effect of folic acid, protein energy and multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy on stillbirths
BMC Public Health, 2011Pregnancy is a state of increased requirement of macro- and micronutrients, and malnourishment or inadequate dietary intake before and during pregnancy, can lead to adverse perinatal outcomes including stillbirths. Many nutritional interventions have been proposed during pregnancy according to the nutritional status of the mother and baseline risk factors for different gestational disorders.DocumentImpact of education and provision of complementary feeding on growth and morbidity in children less than 2 years of age in developing countries: a systematic review
BMC Public Health, 2013About one third of deaths in children less than 5 years of age are due to underlying undernutrition.DocumentDevelopment Banks from the BRICS
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015The BRIC acronym was created at the beginning of the 2000s to represent a group of four fast-growing economies –Brazil, Russia, India and China – and was changed to BRICS in December 2010 with the inclusion of South Africa.DocumentSouth Africa, Africa, and the BRICS: progress, problems, and prospects: policy brief
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, hosted a two-day policy advisory group seminar in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa, 2014.DocumentSouth Africa and the BRICS: progress, problems, and prospects
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014The BRICS countries played a pivotal role in enabling other developing and emerging economies to weather the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008–2009. Participation in the BRICS grouping offers an opportunity for South Africa to deepen and broaden its bilateral engagement with Brazil, Russia, India, and China.Pages