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Development
e
-Brief
June
25, 2004: Issue 8
IN THIS ISSUE:
EVENTS
1. Gender
2.
NGOs
3.
Sustainable Development
NEWS
1. ICT
REPORTS &
BOOKS & ARTICLES
1.
Trade/Economics/Microfinance
2.
Youth
3.
NGOs
4.
Sustainable Development
5.
Gender
WEBSITES
1.
NGOs
2.
Gender
EVENTS
1. GENDER:
Workshop: Curriculum for
Change: An educator Institute to stop Violence against Women. This
workshop which will start from July 21-24 at Seattle University, USA, has as
aim to explore ending violence against women. The workshop will include
members from all areas of life including community members, teachers and
students, who will work together in an attempt to find a solution.
www.amnestyusa.org/events/western/educatorsinstitute/
2. NGOs:
‘Associations
Make A Better World” 2004 Awards Program. “The Associations Make A
Better World Awards seek to recognize outstanding examples of association
programs, projects and activities that make a significant contribution to
societies and economies worldwide.”
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ngo/rc/ItemDetail.do~10053%2098~intcmp=00001?itemId=10053%2098&intcmp=00001
3.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
August
17-21: Universal Forum of Cultures, Barcelona. This biannual conference
will be held in Spain to assist vulnerable collectives in addition to
promoting the volunteer action as a way that everybody can use to contribute
to the growth of communities, to build participative processes and to
promote democracy and social justice.
www.iave2004barcelona.org
March 13-17, 2005:
Energy and Environment Conference. The
th International
conference on energy and environment will be held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
Full details about the conference can be found on the website.
http://ee9.sat-eng.com
G8 Summit on Mid
-East Democracy: A glass Half Full or Half Empty? At the G8 summit a
program for promotion reform in the Middle East and North Africa was
adopted. However many expressed their cynicism about democracy in these two
regions. The program does however include provision for a democracy
dialogue, a scheme for ‘willing partners’ amongst G8 and Arab states. This
dialogue will also raise issues ranging from election procedures to human
rights. Article dated 11/06/04,
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=1
G8 Sea Island Documents
Available: The Partnership for Progress and a Common Future with the Region
of the Broader Middle East and North Africa
can be found at:
www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/fs/33375.htm
G-8 Plan of Support
for Reform:
www.whiehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/0620040609-29.html
1. ICT:
Workshop on National
e-Strategies in Lebanon was held on May 27 and 28 by the office of the
Minister of State for Administration Reform and the UNDP. And its regional
program ICTDAR. The main aim of the meeting was to share regional and
international experiences.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/ict/rc/ItemDetail.do~100438
0&intcmp=00001
1.
TRADE/ECONOMICS/MICROFINANCE:
Crisis in World Trade Must
be Addressed at UNCTAD XI. In this Oxfam report it is claimed that “six
of the ten poorest countries in the world are less prosperous than they were
twenty years ago”. As a result Oxfam is calling for change so that world
trade rules can work for the poor, such as an end to export dumping, and the
introduction of mechanisms to achieve price stability in the commodities
market.
www.oxfam.org/eng/pr040610_trade-unctad_report.htm
2. YOUTH:
World Youth Report 2003:
The Global Situation of Young Peoples. In this UN publication an
overview of the global situation of young people is given. It explores both
the hopes and aspirations of youth today in addition to those elements of
vulnerability and lost opportunities that are so relevant today. Main topics
that are covered include; education, employment girls and young women in
addition to several more.
www.un.org/publications
3. NGOs:
Exploring the
Role of Development Cooperation Agencies in Corporate Responsibility.
This paper, which was produced by the International Institute for
Environment and Development (IIED), examines the role that donors have in
promoting and enabling corporate social responsibility. Findings reveal that
donors can play more significant roles in five main areas, including
simplifying policy documents, and developing closer links between government
and industry representatives.
www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC14949
Doha
Declaration. This past June 3- 4, the Doha Conference on Democracy and
Reform in the Arab World was held. The conference comprised of more than
100 thinkers and political leaders from states in the Arab world. As a
result a declaration has been produced and this can be found in this
article. Article dated 11/06/04,
www.freedomhouse.org
Who is Driving
Development? Reflections on the Transformative Potential of Asset Based
Community Development. This paper discusses how asset based community
Development has the ability to mobilise and sustain community development.
The paper concludes with several findings amongst which are that “many
development practitioners work in hierarchically structured environments
where development practice is not only NGO driven, but driven also by a
donor agenda”.
www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC14849
The Levi
Strauss Foundation. This article describes the Levi Strauss Foundation.,
an organisation which focuses on the immediate needs of communities around
the globe in which its employees and contractors are employed. The
foundation has supported social change for over fifty years.
ttp://topics.developmentgateway.org/hiv/rc/ItemDetail.do~100464 98
4. SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT:
Europe’s “Third Way”
Approach to Mideast Reform. Lead: The European “third way” approach to
promoting Arab democracy and human rights has been “ineffectual” in changing
the region’s power relations, states a new Carnegie report from the European
democratization expert, Richard Youngs.”
www.freedomhouse.org
5.
GENDER:
Development,
Women, and War: Feminist Perspectives. This is a new book published by
Oxfam. The book takes a look at several conflict regions including the
Middle East, and asserts that there are flaws in peace-making processes that
do not include women.
www.oxfam.org.uk/publications
Gender-Related Indicators of Well –Being. “This paper discusses the
rationale as well as the challenges involved when constructing gender
related indicators of well being”
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/gender/rc/ItemDetail.do~10
05185~intcmp=00001
Women and Men
in Rural Finance in the Syrian Arab Republic: State–Owned Banking vs.
self-managed microfinance. This document states that there is a serious
concern about social equality, equal opportunities and the effectiveness of
financial institutions to provide service outreach. One of the things it
examines is access of men and women to rural finance.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/businessenvironment/rc/Item
Detail.do~1005234~intcmp=00001
Global Action
Plan for Women’s Political Inclusion. The National Democratic Institute
for International Affairs (NDI) has launched a new initiative to increase
women’s political participation. This includes its Global Action Plan,
produced in 2003, as its central feature. It is a global advocacy tool that
focuses on political parties’ role to increase leadership opportunities. www.winwithwomen.ndi.org
(the document can also
be found in Arabic).
1. NGOs:
UNDP Evaluation
Office: Enhancing Development Effectiveness. The evaluation office works
to enhance the development effectiveness of UNDP to help both men and women
build a better life. It strengthens accountability and learning through
evaluation and partnership.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/knowledge/rc/ItemDetail.do
~1005401~intcmp=00001
Listening to
Israeli and Palestinian Voices. In this website Daniel Moss and Jennifer
Lemire from Grassroots International share in images and through stories the
lives of the people they met in Palestine and Israel. The pictures and
adjoined comments are a powerful reminder that a peaceful and just
settlement must be found soon.
www.grassrootsonline.org
2. GENDER:
Newsletter: ‘The Role of Men
and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality: This is a free downloadable
newsletter that can be downloaded at:
www.Internationalalert.org/pdf/pubgen/Gender%20&%20Peacebul
iding%20-%20Newsletter%20-%20June%202004.pdf
Development e-Brief
Information Sources
Development e-Brief
receives and comprises
of material from various sources for its publication. Should you wish to refer
to these sources/ sites directly, (NB: some sites could not be found), the list
includes publications from: AVIVA,
www.aviva.org , AWID:
www.awid.org
, CSID, 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, 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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