| People - Population |
| Agrobiodiversity, food security and HIV/AIDS mitigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic issues for agricultural policy and programme responses |
| Food insecurity and the impact of HIV/AIDS are priority concerns for rural development throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper explores strategic components for the agricultural sector's response to them.
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| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/PE0104_en.htm |
| French: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/PE0104_fr.htm |
| Spanish: http://www.fao.org/sd/2002/PE0104_es.htm |
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| People - Population |
| FORUM 2000 - Technical Co-operation Conference on HIV/AIDS and STD in Latin America and the Caribbean |
| FORUM 2000 - Technical Co-operation Conference on HIV/AIDS and STD in Latin America and the Caribbean - was held in Rio de Janeiro, November 2000. The conference encouraged discussion and exchanges of experiences among organisations, agencies and institutions involved in control and prevention of the HIV/AIDS and STD epidemic. This report highlights sessions and conclusions of special interest to ... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/2001/PE0301_en.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Gender and development: Why do we still have problems in population programmes after all these years? |
| The note looks at some of the current difficulties to address gender in development interventions and policy formulation and suggests a few operational lines of action. The task ahead is not a simple one, but it is nonetheless not insurmountable: collective work is needed at both conceptual and operational levels, integrated across sectors and institutions. As this effort proceeds, the present wor... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0047.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Provision of reproductive health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons, issues, challenges and the overlooked rural majority |
| This paper explores the major issues in the availability, accessibility and affordability of reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa. The first part reviews the current situation and proposes some solutions to respond to the still remaining unmet need for family planning. The second part focuses on the relevance of existing reproductive health strategies to rural populations and highlig... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0044.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Adolescent fertility: Socio-cultural issues |
| The paper provides an insight in the cultural dimension of adolescence and very early pregnancy and proposes ways in which it can be translated into operative programmes, as adolescents need specific strategies in order to be effectively reached. Furthermore, it looks into how the concept of adolescence has been constructed culturally, with its meanings and characteristics varying across cultures. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0024.htm |
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| People - Population |
| The rural elderly and the ageing of rural populations |
| This note highlights several issues which need to be taken into account by the UN system in the preparations for International Year of Older Persons. It focuses on developing countries - first, on the rural elderly and, second, on some issues that relate the ageing of rural populations to sustainable development. Mention is also made of the impact of ageing in developing countries for their nation... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0016.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Socio-cultural research and female genital mutilation |
| The document states that behavioural change for ending the practice of FGM cannot be induced without first understanding the unique characteristics of the social and cultural context in which all players, either directly or indirectly, associated with the practice, relate to one another and to the girl child. If we want to create change, we must provide alternatives to the perceived benefits of th... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpan0008.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Culture, agriculture and rural development: A view from FAO's Population Programme Service |
| FAO's approach to culture and development takes into account cultural factors in order to achieve sustainable rural development and food security. This note illustrates the latter with two examples of FAO's approach to cultural issues and then describes one of the instruments it uses to understand cultural factors and their complex relation with agriculture and development, namely socio-cultural r... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0132.htm |
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| People - Population |
| TSS thematic workshop on male Involvement in sexual and reproductive health programmes and services |
| The idea of involving men in the traditionally female-oriented reproductive health programmes is not new. However, relatively few activities have been actually carried out in this domain in spite of the importance of these to advance towards gender equality and to improve both men's and women's reproductive health. The workshop reported in this document focused on the operational as well as concep... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0123.htm |
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| People - Population |
| The Population Programme Service (SDWP) |
| This note summarises the activities of SDWP, which concern the interrelations between population factors, the biophysical environment and socio-economic and cultural factors as seen from a sustainable development perspective. SDWP encourages in-house integration and mainstreaming and synthesises the experience of FAO and other institutions. This is done by providing information and advice to membe... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0020.htm |
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