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The female condom is the only female-initiated method which provides protection from HIV infection; it also prevents unwanted pregnancy. Studies have shown it is acceptable to users, […] View resource Briefing paper Health Insurance in Low Income Countries: Where is the evidence that it works? 07/05/2008 4 documents 29 pages long Languages: English, French, German, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Access to medicines Finance Health systems HIV and AIDS Overview Some donors and governments propose that health insurance mechanisms can close health financing gaps and benefit poor people. Although beneficial for the people able to join, this method of financing health care has so far been unable to sufficiently fill financing gaps in health systems and improve access to quality health care for the poor. […] View resource Issue briefing EU Free Trade Agreements Manual: Eight briefings on the European Union’s approach to Free Trade Agreements 29/02/2008 9 documents 69 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Trade policy Overview These briefings aim to explain EU policies, procedures and practices to those interested in supporting developing countries. They are not intended to endorse any particular policy or position, rather to inform decisions and provide the means to better defend them. View resource Briefing note Blind Spot: The continuing failure of the World Bank and IMF to fully assess the impact of their advice on poor people 01/09/2007 2 documents 12 pages long Languages: English, French Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Finance World Bank and IMF Overview It seems impossible that the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) would give advice to developing countries without fully considering how it might affect the lives of poor people. Yet, despite it being a long-stated policy of both institutions to do so, and some recent progress on the part of the IMF, they are […] View resource Briefing paper Two Degrees, One Chance: The urgent need to curb global warming 24/05/2007 2 documents 8 pages long Languages: English, Italian Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Natural resources Overview Human-induced climate change is already happening. People – particularly poor people – struggle with its impacts every day. Whilst world leaders argue over how to tackle this immense issue, one thing must be agreed on now: the level of change the world needs to avoid. For millions, ‘safe’ levels of change have already been exceeded […] View resource Research report Between Hope and Fear in Northern Uganda: Challenges on the ground and urgent need for peace 27/02/2007 1 documents 8 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Disasters Protection Refugees and IDPs Overview Uganda is at a critical point in its history. After over 20 years of cyclical conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda, the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH) agreement signed on 26 August 2006 and last extended on 16 December 2006 has given new hope to conflict affected communities that peace […] View resource Briefing paper Justice for Nigeria: Why the UK should return Nigeria’s £1.7 billion to fight poverty 01/02/2006 1 documents 4 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Debt Debt relief Overview Nigeria, one of the poorest countries in the world, is in the process of giving a huge sum of money to the richest countries. UK organisations which are members of the Jubilee Debt Campaign are urging the UK government to return its share of this money to Nigeria to fight poverty. View resource Briefing paper Green But Not Clean: Why a comprehensive review of Green Box subsidies is necessary 16/11/2005 1 documents 9 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords World Trade Organisation WTO Overview Green Box subsidies, by definition of the World Trade Organization (WTO), are not allowed to distort trade. This is why, under the terms of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), countries may provide as many Green Box subsidies as they like. ActionAid, CIDSE, and Oxfam believe, as this briefing note will show, that the EU and […] View resource Briefing note Delivering and Exceeding the MDGs: Why and how countries can take action at the UN Summit 01/09/2005 1 documents 9 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Development methods MDGs Millenium Development Goals Overview Delivering and exceeding the MDGS – Why and how countries can take action at the UN Summit – A historic opportunity in 2005. The world’s largest anti-poverty campaign – the Global Call for Action against Poverty (GCAP) – is calling on leaders to make firm commitments at the UN on poverty, peace and security and […] View resource Briefing paper Undervaluing Teachers: IMF policies squeeze Zambia’s education system 27/09/2004 1 documents 23 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Education financing MDGs Millenium Development Goals World Bank and IMF Overview Zambia is a country on the brink. One in 5 people are infected with HIV, life expectancy has dropped to 33 years and young people aged 20-25 actually have less education than their parents’ generation. Therefore, the achievement of Zambia’s new government in getting more children into school holds out a critical glimmer of hope. […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know