IN THIS ISSUE

EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
GENDER
Second regional training workshop on gender, citizenship and governance – 23 April – 3 May 2005 Beirut
DEVELOPMENT
Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment

NEWS
GENDER
Divergences and challenges in the feminist movement
For some inmates in Afghanistan, serving time is an educational experience
Opening of Palestinian Women's Research and Documentation Centre
Women’s lives at stake: Development lost in WTO Ministerial Declaration
West underestimates sexual fear among Islamists says Rushdie
Women, children, clergy and detainees suffer abuses in strife-torn Iraq: UN
HEALTH
Afghan government looks to regulate sale of ancient herbal medicines
UNRWA, Palestinians near agreement on health services
HURRIYAT
Families of missing Lebanese demand action
ICT
ESCWA delivers IT training to South Lebanon
NGOs
English version reference on NGOs in Lebanon released
POLITICS
Fourteen injured in Egypt sectarian violence
Mofaz: Iran gives Hizbullah $100 million a year
FOREIGN AID
New Direction for U.S. Foreign Assistance
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
EDL deficit set to reach $1 billion this year
Iraq needs $20 billion to rehabilitate electricity sector
'Lebanon needs more development projects'
MPs submit proposal to rehabilitate Riyaq Airport in bid to develop Bekaa Valley
YOUTH
Developing Youth Advocates for Employment - Egypt

REPORTS & BOOKS & ARTICLES
CHILDREN
Stop violence against us!: summary report: a preliminary national research study into the prevalence and perceptions of Cambodian children to violence against children in Cambodia
DEVELOPMENT
"Hearing the voices of the poor": assigning poverty lines on the basis of local perceptions of poverty; a quantitative analysis of qualitative data from participatory wealth ranking in rural South Africa
Public spending, pro-poor growth and poverty reduction in Tunisia: a multilevel analysis
Reducing social exclusion through the mechanism of social assistance
Report on the World Social Situation
GENDER
Being a Female Entrepreneur in Botswana
Beijing plus ten meets WTO plus ten: assessing the impact of trade liberalization on women's
Economic literacy resource kit for CEE/CIS. Gender and economy
Eldis guide to sexual and reproductive health and rights
Lessons from gender-focused international aid in post-conflict Afghanistan; Learned?
Maid to order: ending abuses against migrant domestic workers in Singapore
Reforming the World Bank: Will the gender strategy make a difference?
Researching violence against women: A practical guide for researchers and activists
Stitched up! How those imposing unfair competition in the textiles and clothing industries are the only winners in this race to the bottom
Temporary marriage (Muta) is prohibited in Islam
GLOBALIZATION & TRADE
Civil society and the OECD
ICT
World Links Zimbabwe

RESOURCES
Middle East Studies, World-Wide Web Virtual Library for IRAQ and more!
Resources on gender budgets