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Development e
-Brief
August
20, 2004: Issue
12
IN THIS ISSUE:
NEWS
1. Machrek-Magreb
2. Disability
3. NGOs
REPORTS
& BOOKS & ARTICLES
1. ICT
2. Youth
3.
Gender
WEBSITES
1. Trade/Economics/Microfinance
2.
Gender
1. MACHREK-MAGREB:
ESCWA Discusses Role
of Palestinian Diaspora in Rehabilitation and Development Process. The
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in collaboration with
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the
Palestine
International Institute (PII), held an expert meeting on the Role of the
Palestinian Diaspora in the Rehabilitation and Development Process in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory in Amman from 29-30 July 2004. “The meeting, in
which representatives of civil society institutions and the private sector
participated, aimed at drawing up plans and mechanisms for the role of
Palestinian communities abroad. Discussion revolved around four points,
including the role of experts in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of
Palestine; the role of the private sector; the role of civil society
institutions and the Palestinian Diaspora; and Palestinian and Arab political
and media rhetoric”. ESCWA Weekly News: 16/08/2004 (www.escwa.org.lb)
ESCWA Reports on
Repercussions of Israeli Occupation on Palestinian Population. Lead: “ESCWA
Executive Secretary Mervat Tallawy held a press conference to present a report
on the “Economic and Social Repercussions of the Israeli Occupation on the
Economic and Social Conditions of the Palestinian People in the Occupied
Palestinian Territory, Including Jerusalem of the Arab Population in the
Occupied Syrian Golan” on 30 July at the UN House, Beirut. The report indicates
that during 2002-2003, there were 785 fatalities and 5,130 injuries, with 16,000
Palestinians being displaced. About 423,000 settlers live in the Palestinian
territory within settlements, representing a source of great concern about the
possibility of establishing an independent and contiguous state. The report
reveals the extent of physical damage to the Palestinian economy, which was
calculated to be $370 million between 2002 and 2003, with cumulative losses
totaling $1.1 billion since October 2000”. ESCWA Weekly News: 09/08/2004 (www.escwa.org.lb)
IRAQ: The World Bank
plans to embark on its first reconstruction projects in Iraq since the toppling
of Saddam Hussein by October, Faris Hadad-Zervos, the World Bank's Head of
Mission for the Iraq program said this week. GDB: 12/08/2004 (www.developmentex.com)
Training Programs for Iraqi
Civil Service. Lead: “thirty civil servants from various Iraqi ministries
were awarded certificates at a graduation ceremony marking the conclusion of a
two-week training course on financial management, procurement and project
management. Financed by a contribution grant from the European Union to the
Bank-administered Iraq Trust Fund, the course is the latest in a series of some
20 training activities launched since
February to prepare Iraqi civil
servants for managing internationally funded reconstruction projects”.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,conten%20tMDK:20236702~menuPK:34464~pagePK:64003015~piPK:6400203012~theSitePK:4607,00.html
2. Disability:
Supporting the
Arab Decade for Persons with Disability on ESCWA Agenda. ESCWA and partners
organized, in Support of the Arab Decade for Persons with Disabilities, 2004 -
2013, an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to Discuss a Unified Arab Position on the
International Convention on Disability, at its premises in Beirut, 2 – 4 August
2004.“The Meeting aimed at developing capacity-building in the Arab countries in
areas of policy, programmes, and planning concerning the materialization of the
“Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with
Disabilities”; and at developing a unified position towards the preparation of
an Arab Plan of Action to support the implementation of the Arab Decade for
Persons with Disabilities, taking into consideration Arab countries current
achievements and situations.” ESCWA Weekly News: 16/08/2004 (www.escwa.org.lb)
3. NGOs:
Grants through
the Bank. Lead “The Bank offers a limited number of grants to facilitate
development projects --primarily those that encourage innovation, foster
cooperation and to increase participation by local stakeholders. Grants are
either funded directly or managed through partnerships. This site offers
information about a range of mechanisms through which the Bank distributes
grants, including competitions in the Development Marketplace, social funds, and
grants to promote innovation in information and communications technologies”.
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/OPPORTUNITIES/0,,contentMDK:20061756~menuPK:96315~pagePK:95645~piPK:95672~theSitePK:95480,00.html
1. ICT:
Information and
Communication Technology for Development: USAID's Worldwide Program. This is
a presentation of the ICT for Development program of the U.S. Agency for
International Development. USAID, May 2004. The report can also be ordered on
paper for US$3.00. (PDF, 619 KB, 60 pages.). It is however reported to be a
“fairly glossy” representation of their work.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/aideffectiveness/rc/ItemDeta%20il.do~1008642~intcmp=00001?unnamedparameter1=1008642&intcmp=00001
2. YOUTH:
Service-Learning:
Promoting Employability, Empowerment, and Social Entrepreneurship among Youth.
As a part of the Youth Employment Summit Campaign's (YES) Global Knowledge
Resources of best practices, YES is showcasing a working paper entitled,"
Service Learning: Promoting Employability, Empowerment, and Social
Entrepreneurship among Youth.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/youth/rc/ItemDetail.do~100%209021~intcmp=00001?itemId=100%209021&intcmp=00001
Youth Explosion
in the Developing World Cities. The Woodrow Wilson International Centre has
issued a comparative urban studies project that draws relationship between
urbanization, youth, poverty, and conflict. The project touches upon “youth
unemployment and its reasons in the developing world, youth migration”.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/youth/rc/ItemDetail.do~100%209180~intcmp=00001
Young People at
Risk in an Urbanizing World. This article relates the UN Human Settlements
Program, which gives an overview of the risks that urban youth faces today in
the Developing World. Such as “Migration from rural to urban areas,combined
with economic and social hardships, decreasing employment opportunities for
youth.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/youth/rc/ItemDetail.do~100%209182~intcmp=00001
3. GENDER:
Men on the
Elimination of Violence against Women - The Phillipines. This article
relates a programme, which sought to involve men in efforts to eliminate
violence against women (EVAW), included a series of workshops in 3 cities in Nov
and Dec, 2001. “Its objectives included: selecting strategic segments of the
adult male population for involvement in the prevention/elimination of VAW;
engaging these groups in the creation of awareness regarding the issue of VAW
and in planning local actions; promoting understanding of EVAW among the broader
population in order to bolster the actions of the identified male groups. The
programme addressed men, particularly members of the police force and elected
male village heads ("barangay chairmen")”.
http://www.comminit.com/experiences/pdskdv62002/experiences-1409.html
Gender in
Monitoring and Evaluation in Rural Development: A Toolkit, This toolkit by
Fort, L., Martinez, B. L., and Mukhopadhyay, M., shows how to implement a
gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation system for rural development
projects.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/fort_gemruraldev.htm
How to Guide:
[Sexual and Gender-Based Violence] SGV Programme Monitoring and Evaluation.
This tool provides 'how to' guidance on monitoring and evaluation for programmes
tackling sexual and gender-based violence (SGV) in refugee settings.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/vann_howtoguide.htm
A Quick Guide to Using
Gender Sensitive Indicators: A Reference Manual for Governments and Other
Stakeholders.
This guide provides
definitions, key features, limitations of, and recommendations for improved
development and monitoring of gender-sensitive indicators are addressed in this
guide.http://www.siyanda.org/static/beck_guide2indicators.htm
Globalisation and the
Gender Division of Labour: Case Study of the Garment and ICT Sectors in Lebanon
and Jordan (Arabic). UNESCWA, 2001. This study “explores the impact of
globalisation on the gendered division of labour in the traditional garment and
the modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) sectors in Lebanon
and Jordan”. The study is divided into six chapters which provide an overview of
the situation of working women in these sectors.
http://www.siyanda.org/docs/unescwa_genderdivision.doc
Female-Headed
Households in Selected Conflict-Stricken ESCWA Areas. This study written by
El-Solh, C., 2001, explores the complex links between poverty, conflict and
female household headship in Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen. It attempts to reveal
whether female-headed households are different through an examination of
cross-cultural data.
http://www.siyanda.org/docs/femaleheaded_households_in_selecte%20d_conflictstricken_escwa_areas_040427072751.doc
Gender, Citizenship and the
Role of NGOs in Conflict-Stricken ESCWA Countries: Yemen Case Study. This
case study is in Arabic, and is written by Al-Sharjabi, A., 2001. It highlights
Yemen and the role of NGOs in introducing the concept and practice of
citizenship with a gender-sensitive orientation. To view this document perform a
search at:
http://www.siyanda.org/search/
Gender, Citizenship and the
Role of NGOs. This covers ESCWA Countries affected by Conflicts, using
Lebanon as a case study. It is in Arabic and explores the intersection between
gender, citizenship, conflict and the role of NGOs in Lebanon. It focuses on the
legal background in Lebanon that women’s rights activists claim, “perpetuate
gender discrimination and inequality between male and female Lebanese citizens”,
and reveals the results of a survey aimed at analysing the role of women’s NGOs
in this endeavour. To view this document perform a search at:
http://www.siyanda.org/search/
1.
TRADE/ECONOMICS/MICROFINANCE:
Imp-Act.
This website relates the work of Imp-Act, which is “a global action-research
programme designed to improve the quality of microfinance services and their
impact on poverty by developing impact assessment systems. A section of the
website provides general resources on impact assessment.
http://www.developmentgateway.org//ict/dg-contribute/item-detail?item_id=409570&version_id=250596&from=alert
2. GENDER:
The UNESCWA
Women's Centre -Lebanon. “The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western
Asia (UNESCWA) division - Women’s Centre was established in 2003 to improve Arab
women's economic, social and political status. The Centre works to achieve this
through creating greater awareness of gender related issues, monitoring
developments, analyzing the situation of Arab women and providing technical
assistance…”http://www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/ecw/main.htm
Development e-Brief
Information Sources
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of material from various sources for its publication. Should you wish to refer
to these sources/ sites directly, the list includes publications from: AVIVA,
www.aviva.org
, AWID:
www.awid.org ,
Democracy Digest:
www.freedomhouse.org
, Development Gateway:
www.developmentgatway.org
, Dignity:
www.dignity.org ,
e-Civicus:
www.civicus.org
, Eldis:
www.eldis.org , ESCWA:
www.escwa.org.lb
, GDB:
www.developmentex.com
, IGTN:
www.IGTN.org , ILO:
www.ilo.org
One World:
www.oneworld.net ,
Siyanda:
www.siyanda.org
, The Daily Star:
www.dailystar.com.lb
, The Drum Beat:
www.comminit.com , The
Soul Beat:
www.comminit.com
, The World Bank:
www.worldbank.org ,
UNDP:
www.undp.org
, Wicejilist:
www.wicej.addr.com
, WLP:
www.learningpartnership.org
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