| People - Population |
| Population movement, development and HIV/AIDS: looking towards the future |
| The study examines how trends in development have substantially encouraged the considerable movement of populations that may be contributing to an increase in the spread of HIV. The relationship between development and population movement is also studied to identify development strategies which could inadvertently facilitate the spread of HIV and may require revision to reduce HIV vulnerability. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0049.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 |
| A population project for small-scale fisherwomen in the Philippines |
| This report describes an FAO/UNFPA project for women in fishing communities in the Philippines. The project, implemented between 1990 and 1994 in Capiz and Pangasinan provinces, was very successful in improving the socio-economic status of women and their families and in promoting family planning and reproductive health care. The lessons learnt from the project are useful in designing and developi... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0013.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 |
| 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 |
| Male involvement in reproductive health: Incorporating gender throughout the life cycle |
| This page presents the Preface, Table of contents and Introduction of the first of a series of Occasional Inter-Agency TSS System papers. The full paper looks into the socio-cultural aspects that shape male perspectives, based on the socially embedded gender relations in the different stages of the life cycle, and aims to use this knowledge to suggest ways to increase men's involvement in reproduc... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0077.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Population, poverty and vulnerability: Mitigating the effects of natural disasters |
| Mitch is considered to be the most powerful hurricane to have hit Central America and the Caribbean in the last two centuries, and one of the most destructive natural disasters of recent times. This paper analyses the relationship between demographic dynamics and Hurricane Mitch, and extracts from this experience lessons that can help reduce vulnerability in the long run. |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpan0042.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Expert Group Meeting on Food Production and Population Growth |
| The meeting on Food Production and Population Growth, held in Rome in 1996 and organised by FAO and UNFPA, discussed and elaborated issues raised in two background papers on "Food Requirements and Population Growth" and "Population Pressure and the Food Supply System in the Developing World". It also proposed amendments to a policy statement "Towards Universal Food Security" to strengthen its trea... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0019.htm |
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