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Journal article

Opportunities for the UN and civil society to collaborate more effectively

01/02/2005

7 pages long

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In 2002, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan established a Panel on UN Civil Society Relations, to which were appointed more than a dozen `eminent persons’. The establishment of this Panel was a signal that the UN at its highest levels recognised, rightly, that an opportunity was being lost for it to work more effectively with […]

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Journal article

Trust, accountability, and face-to-face interaction in North-South NGO relations

01/02/2005

6 pages long

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This paper examines the excesses of the `audit culture’ in relation to North-South development NGO partnerships. It argues that the focus on documentation needs to be reduced, and greater faith placed on personal interaction and judgement between Northern and Southern development NGO partners. In some circumstances, this is a strategy that can encourage more rigorous […]

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Briefing note

The Asian Tsunami: Three weeks on

14/01/2005

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9 pages long

Languages: English

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Almost three weeks since the tsunami disaster struck on 26 December 2004, more than one million people living in the Indian Ocean region remain displaced. The appalling death toll could still increase, unless the humanitarian response reaches all those in need with appropriate life-saving assistance. Beyond the immediate threats to life, the disaster may reduce […]

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Briefing note

The Asian Tsunami: The challenge after the Jakarta summit

07/01/2005

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7 pages long

Languages: English

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The emergency summit meeting held on 6 January 2005 in Jakarta represented world governments’ unprecedented response to the tsunami that struck the countries around the Indian Ocean on 6 December 2004.

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Research report

Climate Change Impacts on Development: A note of Oxfam’s experiences for the Stern Review

01/01/2005

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13 pages long

Languages: English

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Climate change adaptation

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Climate change – in the sense of rapid, large-scale and noticeable climate change, unusual in people’s experience – is happening already. This is having important economic and social effects. It is making life more precarious for many people, particularly those who are already the poorest. Yet people are not passive, but are changing their lives […]

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Book

Gender, Development, and Advocacy

01/01/2005

1 documents

93 pages long

Languages: English

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Articles in this collection focus on advocacy and campaigning on gender equality, targeting decision makers, influential individuals, and groups in governments and international development institutions. The challenges of advancing the interests of women whose lives are shaped equally by gender and another aspect of social identity are also discussed, together with the role of development […]

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Book

Mainstreaming Gender in Development: A critical review

01/01/2005

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116 pages long

Languages: English

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This collection of articles critically assesses the degree to which gender inequality has been addressed in the work of development organisations. Contributors scrutinise the efforts of governments and NGOs, at the national and international levels, in order to assess the difference that gender mainstreaming has made to advancing women’s interests in development. In addition, they […]

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Book

Gender and the Millennium Development Goals

01/01/2005

1 documents

123 pages long

Languages: English

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This collection of articles focuses on the Millennium Development Goals from a gender perspective. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of this way of understanding and addressing poverty, and suggests ways of strengthening the approach by using key insights and approaches associated with the thirty-year struggle to establish and uphold the rights of women.

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Book

Gender, Peacebuilding, and Reconstruction

01/01/2005

1 documents

113 pages long

Languages: English

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This collection of articles examines the impact of armed conflict on women, men, and gender relations. Gender stereotypes of conflict depict women and children as powerless victims, while men are presented either as saviours of the weak and powerless, or as agents of violence and destruction. Reality is more complex. Women, girls, and boys also […]

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Book

Gender, Development, and Poverty

01/01/2005

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106 pages long

Languages: English

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This book examines how gender inequalities impact on men’s, women’s, and children’s experiences of poverty, and demonstrates the importance of integrating gender analysis into every aspect of development initiatives. Covering a range of issues including macro-level neo-liberal restructuring, poverty reduction strategies, gender budgets, education, HIV/AIDS, globalisation, and poverty in the North, the contributors bring new […]

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