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Working with Young Men to Promote Gender Equality: An Experience in Brazil and Latin America
BRIDGE, 2005Traditional beliefs about manhood in Brazil have been shown to directly correlate with unsafe sexual practices and violence against partners. This paper describes the Program H Initiative which was developed in 1999 by Instituto Promundo in Brazil and other collaborating Latin American organisations.DocumentWorking with young men to promote gender equality: an experience in Brazil and Latin America
Eldis Document Store, 2005This paper describes the Program H Initiative which was developed in 1999 by Instituto Promundo in Brazil and other collaborating Latin American organisations. The initiative targets young men with the aim of promoting more gender-equitable attitudes and behaviours at the individual and community level.DocumentDemanding attention: addressing the dynamics of small arms demand
Small Arms Survey, 2006This paper aims to inform the debates that will shape the outcomes of the 2006 Review Conference reviewing the 2001 ‘Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects’.DocumentPalliative care in Latin America: is the WHO strategy working?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Over 20 years ago the World Health Organization (WHO) established pain relief and palliative care as components of its Cancer Control Programme. However, palliative care is still not available to millions of patients worldwide, including in Latin America.WHO advocates a three-part strategy for including palliative care in national health systems. EducationDocumentSexual Rights in Brazil: Social Movement and Legal Literacy
BRIDGE, 2005The Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988 made freedom of sexual orientation a fundamental right. Sexual diversity is thus constitutionally secured in Brazil. Since the 1990s, Brazilian gay and lesbian movements have used this rationale to fight for a specific law to regulate same-sex marriage. Yet this paper argues that the ?gay marriage institution?DocumentEnvironmental goods and services: a synthesis of country studies
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2005This study presents a synthesis of 17 country studies on environmental goods and services (EG&S). The countries examined are Brazil, Chile, China, Cuba, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Thailand and Vietnam.DocumentUrban governance and access to basic services
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006In many developing country cities poor people suffer from insecure and over-crowded housing as well as inadequate access to water and sanitation. Municipal governments play a primary role these areas, but often fail to provide basic services. As a consequence, poor people have explored informal ways of gaining access to water, land and shelter.DocumentIrrational numbers: why the FAO’S forest assessments are misleading
Rainforest Foundation Norway, 2005This report argues that the Global Forest Resources Assessments (GFRA) of FAO is failing to do its job. The GFRA should be providing accurate information and credible data describing the state of forests in the world.DocumentA better quality of life?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Remittances have an important role to play in the economic development of a country. Yet their impact is primarily seen at the regional and local level as a source of income to improve the wellbeing of thousands of households in migrant-sending countries.DocumentClimate debt: making historical responsibility part of the solution
Friends of the Earth, 2005This publication from Friends of the Earth argues that with regard to climate change, historical responsibility for emissions means that compensation based on climate debt should be added to a rights-based approach for determining fair shares of environment space.Pages