*PRGA Newsletter issue No. 27 November 2007
Women Sound the Alarm: More Funds Needed for Development
Only 0.1% of official development assistance is spent on gender equality, according to a 2005 Eurostep/Social Watch report. Alarming statistics like this illustrate just how little money and resources are actually allocated for women's empowerment.
The World's Most Deprived, Characteristics and Causes of Extreme Poverty and Hunger
At the turn of the millennium seven years ago, the international community made a commitment to halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty and hunger between 1990 and 2015. Now, at the halfway point between the millennium declaration and the deadline, it is clear the world has achieved considerable progress. However, though poverty and malnutrition rates are declining, it is less clear who is actually being helped. Are development programs reaching those most in need, or are they primarily benefiting those who are easier to reach, leaving the very poorest behind?.
African council proposes forum for women scientists
A forum for African women in science and technology was amongst the resolutions agreed by the African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology (AMCOST) at their meeting in Mombasa, Kenya, last week (16 November).
Annual Drive to End Gender Violence Starts
Kenya joined the rest of the world in launching the yearly campaign against domestic violence and rape.
The campaign dubbed "International 16 days of activism against gender violence (2007)" will run from November 25 to December 10.
World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development
World Development Report 2008 calls for greater investment in agriculture in developing countries.The report warns that the sector must be placed at the center of the development agenda if the goals of halving extreme poverty and hunger by 2015 are to be realized.
Participatory plant breeding to promote Farmers’ Rights
The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty) is the first legally binding international agreement that explicitly recognizes farmers’ rights. The normative content of the Treaty’s Article 9 on farmers’ rights is relatively open-ended. It sets the scene for proactive and imaginative national-level implementation and for continued normative evolution at the international level by the Treaty’s Governing Body.
Fellowships in Sustainability Science Center for International Development, Harvard University
Due date for applications: 1 February 2008
The Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University’s Center for International Development invites applications for resident fellowships in sustainability science for the University’s academic year beginning in September 2008. The fellowship competition is open to advanced doctoral and post-doctoral students, and to professionals engaged in the practice of harnessing science and technology to promote sustainable development.
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