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| IDRC Bulletin ─ July 2005 |
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| News | En Route to the G8 Summit, July 6-8, 2005
The G8 world leaders are meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland July 6-8, to tackle two priorities: the challenges facing Africa and climate change.
IDRC has been investing in progress in Africa for more than 30 years. IDRC works with African partners to find innovative approaches to reducing poverty, improving health, resolving conflicts, addressing trade issues, and conserving natural resources. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-84441-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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IDRC Dedicates CA$2 Million to Health Research in Latin America and the Caribbean
IDRC is awarding CA$1 million to a network of Latin American, Caribbean, and Canadian researchers to reduce exposure to environmental poisons and improve collective human health in the region. The second pledge of CA$1 million will fund research into the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases.
IDRC announced these commitments at the Meeting of Health and Environment Ministers of the Americas (HEMA) in Mar del Plata, Argentina, June 16 and 17, 2005. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-84040-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Feature articles | Learning Lessons from Traditional Leaders in Ghana
In Ghana, traditional leaders are at the forefront in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. Chiefs and queen mothers are regaining their authority and assuming active roles as partners in development, working to alleviate the social, economic, and health consequences of AIDS in their communities. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-82924-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Addressing Barriers to Empowering Women: A South Asian Perspective
Ten years after the UN’s World Conference on Women in Beijing, women’s movements around the world have made progress in securing women’s basic human rights. However, notes Ratna Kapur, Director of the Centre for Feminist Legal Research in New Delhi, violence against women remains an enormous problem. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-81339-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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| Research and resources | Connectivity Africa Infobook
Connectivity Africa's innovative use of information and communication technologies is connecting Africans to opportunity. This collection of case studies outlines one of the many ways that Canada is fulfilling its commitment to the G8 Africa Action Plan. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-83638-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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Partnerships to Success in Sustainable Forest Management
The International Model Forest Network Secretariat (IMFNS) has much to celebrate after a decade: a global network dedicated to sustainable forest management; a diverse partnership linking people, communities, business, and governments; and 40 model forests in 19 countries. | | http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-80492-201-1-DO_TOPIC |
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