Violence Against Women and Girls
Violence against women and girls (VAW/G) has been raised as a critical issue to be addressed in the international arena. While many programmatic initiatives are or have taken place around the... read more Posted on 11-18-2009
Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries
This publication from the Population Reference Bureau, provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intra-urban differences in health for a number of countries and showing how... read more Posted on 11-18-2009
Health in Bangladesh
Ill-health is a serious challenge that many households have to face, with specific impact on vulnerable groups such as women and children. This short paper from the Institute of Development Studies provides... read more Posted on 11-18-2009
Girl's Education in the 21st Century
This publication discusses gender equality as a development issue. It argues that women’s economic empowerment is essential for economic development, growth, and poverty reduction not because of the income it... read more Posted on 11-17-2009
Research on Poverty, Development and Health in Latin America
On October 1-2, 2009, CROP, The Latin America committee/UiB, HEMIL Centre/UiB, CMI (‘Right to health through litigation’ project), and NorLARNet at the University of Bergen.
"Across continents and including in... read more Posted on 11-15-2007
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