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  Population 4.59 mln
  
  Population growth 4%
  
  Life expectancy 80 years
  
  Net migration 200,000
  
  Economy
  
  GDP $161.35 bln
  
  - per capita $35,163
  
  - growth rate 8%
  
  FDI, net inflows $24.14 bln
  
  Infrastructure
  
  Cellphone users 129%
  
  Internet users 66%
  
  High-tech exports 46%
  
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U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: The Impact of China and Russia

US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move. It is also a game that has been going on for some three decades. It is clear that it is also a game that is unlikely to be ended by better dialog and mutual understanding, and that Iran’s version of “democracy” is unlikely to change the way it is played in the foreseeable future.

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Equality at work

ilo.org –

This Report shows that discrimination continues to be persistent and multifaceted. A major area of concern is access to jobs. The proportion of workers who are vulnerable to poverty is on the increase again, reversing the positive trends noted over the last few years. Discrimination has also become more varied, and discrimination on multiple grounds is becoming the rule rather than the exception. Such trends have been witnessed by equality bodies, which have received an increased number of more...

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Multiple discrimination in the world of work

ilo.org –

Multiple discrimination has always existed; yet it has not always been recognized as a legal concept. African-American women first spoke out about the ways in which single ground approaches to anti-discrimination law failed to capture the lived realities of inequalities linked to gender, race and ethnicity. Given the early importance of racial and sexual equality rights movements, it is not surprising that the concept of multiple discrimination first emerged to describe the complex interplay of more...

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Afghanistan: Annual Report 2011: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict

humansecuritygateway.com –

This annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Afghanistan for 2011 was prepared by the Human Rights Unit of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and covers the period 01 January to 31 December 2011. This report is compiled in pursuance of UNAMA’s mandate under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1974 (2011) “to monitor the situation of civilians, to coordinate efforts to ensure their protection, to promote accountability, and to assist in more...

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Comparative Protest Spaces in Asia and the Middle East

rsis.edu.sg –

Shrines, squares and soccer stadiums have provided the settings for anti-government protests and people power in Southeast Asia and the Middle East in recent decades. At times used for mass detentions and torture of regime opponents by the security forces in the Middle East and North Africa, soccer stadiums became battlefields of resistance by soccer fans against autocratic rulers as the fans became politicized, clashing with security forces and increasingly using matches to shout more...

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Beyond the Arab awakening : Policies and investments for poverty reduction and food security

ifpri.org –

This report aims to inform and stimulate the debate on key policy priorities for poverty reduction and food security in light of the Arab Awakening. Its findings are based on an innovative combination of datasets and rigorous economic analysis. Results suggest that poverty and income inequality in the Arab world are likely higher than official numbers have long suggested. Given that poverty indicators seem to be misleading for many countries in the region, the report introduces a new welfare more...

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Culture and disasters: a beautiful mind of indigenous flood legend from Papua

preventionweb.net –

This issue focuses on local knowledge preserved in the almost forgotten flood legend from Arso, Keerom, Papua Province, Indonesia. The authors argue that local risk management knowledge is printed in cultural 'media' such as legends and myths. The local knowledge provides clues on human-environment relations in the past that is almost forgotten which can be beneficial for present generation.

Added by Zunia on February 06, 2012

Flash flood risk management: a training of trainers manual

books.icimod.org –

This manual is designed to help build the capacity of trainers in flash flood risk management, who can then disseminate the knowledge to a larger number of practitioners. The manual presents an eight-day course including a three-day field trip. Detailed lesson plans for 21 sessions are followed by resource materials that will enable the trainers to replicate the course in their own work areas.

Added by Zunia on February 06, 2012

Putting farmers first

pubs.iied.org –

How agricultural research is funded, organized, controlled and practised can have a huge impact on small-scale producers in the global South. This briefing explains how a series of farmer assessments and citizens’ juries in West Africa has helped farmers assess existing approaches and articulate recommendations for policy and practice to achieve their own vision of agricultural research. In 2012, a high-level policy dialogue between farmers and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa more...

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Making private practice work for the public

ni.unimelb.edu.au –

Vietnam is moving towards universal health care coverage. How can the private sector be encouraged to play its part and what should its part be?

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Caitlin Grover on February 06, 2012

No Place to Go But Up

As part of a year-long study on urban refugee livelihoods, the Women’s Refugee Commission undertook a field assessment trip to Johannesburg in March/April 2011. The assessment focused on refugees‘ economic coping strategies, associated protection risks and potential market opportunities. This study focused on four urban communities: Somalis and Congolese in the inner city and Zimbabwean and South Africans in Alexander township.

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Preventing Gender-based Violence, Building Livelihoods

Women displaced by conflict or natural disaster adopt new strategies to provide for themselves and their families. These new strategies often place them at risk of gender-based violence (GBV). The Women’s Refugee Commission found that the evidence of impact on protection from livelihood approaches in crisis settings is scarce, and that the literature on impact from noncrisis settings is fragmented and focuses predominantly on domestic violence. This guidance is therefore based on promising more...

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

Sowing innovation for sustainable food

pubs.iied.org –

This paper highlights research into sustaining local food systems, biodiversity and livelihoods. It showcases how farming communities are taking the lead in action research to revive diverse, locally controlled food systems.

Added by Zunia on February 06, 2012

Following the money

ni.unimelb.edu.au –

Improving health in the Pacific means spending money where it’s needed most. Are donors looking at local priorities or setting their own agendas?

Added by

Caitlin Grover on February 06, 2012

Humanitarian Action for Children 2012

unicef.org –

As stated in the Humanitarian Action for Children 2012 report, US $1.28 billion is needed this year to fund humanitarian operations to assist children in more than 25 countries globally. The publication summarizes key humanitarian challenges and the results of the organization’s interventions in 2011, as well as plans and associated funding requests for the coming year.

Added by Zunia on February 07, 2012

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