APLIC-INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATOR
Spring 2000, Issue #72
New Web Resources
Adapting to Change: A learning program on population, reproductive health and health sector reform
http://www.reprohealth.org
Address: Ms. Arlette Campbell White, Senior Population and Reproductive Health Specialist, Human Development Group, World Bank Institute, 1818 H. St., N. W., Washington, DC, 20433, United States
Phone/Fax: (202) 473-3301, (202) 676 0961. This site is a learning center and document database for the different training courses that are part of the 'Adapting to Change Program' at the World Bank. For each course you can find agendas, contact information and bios for the trainers and participants, and reading materials. For some courses you will find presentations that you can download and watch from your screen. Visitors are encouraged to sign up for the 'Adapting to Change' newsletter which will include updates on training courses, news about progress in population, reproductive health and health services reform, and information about updates and changes to the web site. E-mail: awhite1@worldbank.orgCanadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/main/lcdc/web/publicat/sheguide/
Address: Health Canada Online, A.L. 0913A, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0K9, Canada
Phone/Fax: (613) 957-2991, (613) 941-5366. E-mail: info@www.hc-sc.gc.caCARE Tools & Guidlines, Best Practices
www.care.org/programs/health/tools.html#repro
Address:151 Ellis Street, Atlanta, GA, 30303-2439, United States
Phone/Fax: 404-681-2552, 404-577-1205. Links to full text documents online of best practices, tools and guidelines in children's health, reproductive health, and water/sanitation/environmental health. E-mail: info@care.orgCenter for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
www.genderhealth.org/
Address: 6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 930, Takoma Park, MD, 20912, United States
Phone/Fax: 301/270-1182, The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) works to ensure that the health and population policies of international institutions supported by the United States government actively promote women’s reproductive and sexual health. It takes its mandate from the Program of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). E-mail: CHANGE@genderhealth.orgConvention on the Rights of the Child
www.unicef.org/crc/crc.htm
Address: UNICEF, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Phone/Fax: 212-326-7000, 212-888-7456. A Web-only publication about the international treaty guaranteeing children's rights. E-mail: sschwarz@unicef.orgGender, Science and Technology Gateway
gstgateway.wigsat.org/
Address: Gender Advisory Board, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD),
E-mail: shuyer@wigsat.orgThe Guide to Managing for Quality
erc.msh.org/quality/
Address: Management Sciences for Health (MSH), 165 Allandale Road, Boston, MA, 02130-4000, United States
Phone/Fax: 617-524-7799, 617-524-2825. This website is a joint effort of MSH and UNICEF. It is an online guide to managing for quality--focusing on problem solving, team building, managing the process and focusing on the user. Includes links to tools for quality, a case study, and a search feature. E-mail: erc@msh.orgIndigenous Knowledge for Development
www.worldbank.org/afr/ik/
Address: The World Bank, Africa Region, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20433, United States
Phone/Fax: 202-473-4467, 202-473-7917. This site was created to provide a gateway to indigenous knowledge (IK) sources. It includes access to a searchable database of indigenous knowledge and practices, links to key documents and web sites, links to newsletters and discussion groups. E-mail: sessama@worldbank.orgPanafrican News Agency (PANA)
www.africanews.org/PANA/science/
BP 4056, Dakar, Senegal
Phone/Fax: (221) 824-13-95, (221) 824-13-90. With an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies, PANA has the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. E-mail: quoiset@sonatel.senet.netPanos Pictures
www.panos.co.uk/
1 Chapel Court, Borough High Street,, London, SE1 1HH, United Kingdom
Phone/Fax: +44 171 234 0010, +44 171 357 0094. Panos Pictures is a photo agency specializing in documentary photography with a focus on political, cultural, economic and social issues in Africa, Asia, former Soviet Union, Middle East and Latin America. Half of all profits from the agency are given to the Panos Institute to further its international work in sustainable development. E-mail: pics@panos.co.ukPeople on War
www.onwar.org/
Address: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Aenue de la Paix, Geneva, CH 1202, Switzerland
Phone/Fax: ++ 41 (22) 734 60 01, ++ 41 (22) 733 20 57. Launched by ICRC in August 1999 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, this project has conducted interviews and surveys with over 20,000 people in 17 countries on war.The Progress of Nations 1999
www.unicef.org/pon99/
Address: UNICEF, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Phone/Fax: 212-326-7000, 212-888-7456. The Progress of Nations summarizes progress towards development goals for children and women. The nations of the world are ranked according to their achievements in child health, nutrition, education, family planning, and progress for women. E-mail: webmaster@unicef.orgThe State of the World's Children 2000
www.unicef.org/sowc00/
Address: UNICEF, 3 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY, 10017, United States
Phone/Fax: 212-326-7000, 212-888-7456. The State of the World's Children 2000 seeks to fan the flame that burned a decade ago when world leaders adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. It is a call to leaders in industrialized and developing countries alike to reaffirm their promises for children. It is a call for vision and leadership within families and communities. E-mail: netmaster@unicef.orgSustainable Development
susdev.eurofound.ie
Address: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions is a nonprofit autonomous agency of the European Union. This Sustainable Development homepage was designed to support the needs of employers and employees to promote sustainable development from a practical company level to a policy level. The resources here may also be useful to public policy makers and NGOs worldwide. E-mail: susdev@eurofound.ieUniversity of Zambia Medical Library Guide to Medical Resources
www.medguide.org.zm/
Address: University of Zambia Medical Library, Great East Road, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia
Phone/Fax: 260-1-250845, 260-1-250845. E-mail: medlib@unza.zmWorld Day for Water 2000
www.education.unesco.org
Address: UNESCO Division of Water Sciences, Jesus M. de la Fuente, 1, rue Miollis, Paris, 75700, France
Phone/Fax: (011) 33 1 45 68 40 06, (011) 33 1 45 68 58 11. The world celebrates World Day for Water on 22 March. UNESCO is the UN agency preparing events and activities this year. The theme selected for this year is “Water for the Twenty-first Century” and focuses on the challenges to be faced by humanity in water resources development and management in the coming century. This theme was selected to complement and enhance the efforts and impacts of the World Water Vision exercise and the 2nd World Water Forum to be held in The Hague (Netherlands) from March 17-22, 2000. In order to raise public awareness of water issues, UNESCO will, on this day, promote water-related activities and events organised by associations and groups focussing on water issues from across the world. E-mail: JM.Fuente@unesco.orgWorld Income Inequality Database (WIID), UNDP/WIDER
nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/wiid.htm
Address: British Library for Development Studies University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9RE, United Kingdom
Phone/Fax: 44-1273-606261, 44-1273-621202. This database provides statistical information on income inequalities at both cross-country and time series levels. It presents data on changes in income inequality over the period 1950-98, with a particular focus on the period since 1980 for 149 countries (developed, developing, and transition countries). The WWW browsing version is currently limited to country level times-series of Gini Coefficients, with an assessment of the data's reliability. A downloadable version is also available. The dataset is a development of the 1997 Deininger-Squire dataset compiled at the World Bank E-mail: blds.eldis@sussex.ac.uk
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