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24-Jun-2010
How does gender inequality in social institutions, such as norms around violence against women, disparities in political participation, early marriage or lack of access to economic resources inhibit the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals? How can social institutions be transformed in ways that empower women and lead to equitable and sustainable development? OECD Development Centre, ICRW and UNIFEM will be hosting a panel discussion in New York on 1 July.
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16-Mar-2010
The Development Centre and the UNDP will be co-hosting a workshop in Dakar on 25 March to discuss migration in West Africa. The sessions will convene researchers and policy makers to focus on the themes of governance of migration and the links between migration and labour markets in the region.
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03-Feb-2009
In this edition: launch of Wikigender 2.0; preparing International Women's Day 2009; informal employment and the economic crisis.
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18-Dec-2008
To celebrate the adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in 1990, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the 18th of December as International Migrants Day. As shown by the work of the Development Centre, migrants continue to be an important factor to promote development in their countries' of origin.
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18-Nov-2008
In this edition: Global Forum on Migration and Development; Gender Motion Charts; International Workshop "Measuring, Managing and Evaluating Progress in Gender Equality".
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06-Nov-2008
In the presence of the French Minister of State for Cooperation and Francophony, Jeff Dayton-Johnson of the Development Centre reminded participants at an international seminar of the importance of greater co-ordination between migration and development policies – in order to meet more effectively both sets of policy goals.
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30-Jul-2008
In this edition: Inclusive Globalisation; Creating More and Better Jobs; Can the Internet Make the World a Better Place?; Informal Employment in Romania
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15-Jul-2008
Informal employment is a widespread phenomenon in Romania and a key challenge for the country’s development. A new OECD Development Centre report analyses this problem and highlights several policy options.
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10-Apr-2008
In this edition: Launch of Wikigender; Presentation of "Migration and Developing Countries" in Mexico; Working Paper on "Household Structures and Saving"; Upcoming Events and Conferences.
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25-Sep-2006
This study shows a new approach concerning the concept of family in developing countries. This new approach notably takes into account numerous family related constraints placed upon members of a household. This allows us to analyse more effectively the impact of family structures and intra-family money transfers on saving and investment, which are important factors for growth and poverty reduction.
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