The Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Children and HIV and AIDS plays a critical role in ensuring the effective implementation of the global agenda for children affected by AIDS as articulated in the Framework for the Protection, Care and Support
Tiana lives in a crumbling and violent housing project in the North Zone of the city that was built in the 1970's to house the dislocated residents of Catacumba - a favela demolished by Brazil's military dictatorship. She and her
Adolescents and young people aged 10-24 from vulnerable and higher risk groups in Armenia have insufficient levels of knowledge to protect themselves against the spread of HIV infection, according to a new study. The assessment conducted by a multi-disciplinary team
GNESD) is a UNEP facilitated knowledge network. The main objective of GNESD is to carry out policy analysis on thematic energy issues which can facilitate in reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). A number of publications are available from its
The problem that exists in the Cameroonian education system especially in elementary and secondary education is the problem of quality teaching and that of quality learning. The basic problems in the elementary schools are related to language skills acquisition. Such
FLORENCE, Italy, 25 April 2008 - Two related topics - combating child sex tourism, and corporate social responsibility - were key discussion points at the expert consultation on child sexual exploitation and trafficking hosted by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
The debt crisis of the early 1980s prompted several analyses that emphasized the negative role of fiscal deficits on economic development. This negative view of fiscal deficits was consolidated in the so-called Washington Consensus agenda. International financial crises - recurrent
According to regulations expert Ximena Arteaga, Basel II requires lower amounts of capital in the microcredit portfolios of financial entities. Once Basel II, an international agreement on banking regulation and supervision, is implemented, financial institutions in the signatory countries will
Paulo "Paulinho" Cerqueira Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither was Quitungo's new community center. Paulinho is taking it one bag of cement and load of bricks at a time. Paulinho grew up in the housing project built for
It is a great honour for me to address today this important forum, organised at a time when the question of migration is increasingly becoming a burning issue for our societies, both in countries of origin and destination. This forum
Tiana lives in a crumbling and violent housing project in the North Zone of the city that was built in the 1970's to house the dislocated residents of Catacumba - a favela demolished by Brazil's military dictatorship. She and her
More than 200 mayors representing tourism cities from 35 countries and areas worldwide signed and published a manifesto to encourage the sustainable development of tourism and cities around the world. It also emphasized the need to support those areas with
