Brasilia, May 15, 2013 – This article is made available by the researchers of INCT-CITECS and published by the British magazine The Lancet Newly published research assesses the relationship between the Bolsa Família Program (BFP) and the reduction in mortality among children below five years. The research, which focused on the study period between 2004 [...]
Source: Development Pathways UK Brasilia – May 15, 2013 We are delighted to share the tenth in the series of ‘Pathways’ Perspectives’, papers that provide people with the opportunity to debate key issues in international development. In the latest Pathways’ Perspective Senior Social Policy Specialist Nicholas Freeland writes about the myths of social protection. The [...]
Welcome to the twentieth IPC-IG newsletter. We are pleased to present you a total revamp of our Inclusive Growth Bulletin
IPC-IG will be supporting the Brazilian Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (MDS) in the organization of the Seminar “Urban Productive Inclusion” to be held on May 8-9 in Campinas, Brazil. The Seminar aims at presenting and discussing the main results of Brazil Without Extreme Poverty Plan, with focus on the productive inclusion of [...]
Brazil is the country that has shown the fastest rate in unemployment reduction in the in the world since 2008. The findings come from data published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the survey, the unemployment rate in Brazil fell from 7.9% in 2008 to 5.5% in 2012, representing a decrease of 30%. [...]
ESCAP flagship Survey calls for a paradigm shift in macroeconomic policies to make growth inclusive and sustainable Brasilia, 18 April 2013 – Asia-Pacific economies will see subdued growth in 2013 after last year’s sharp slowdown caused by external factors, the United Nations said in its annual regional social and economic report released today in Brasilia. [...]
Brasília, April 04, 2013 – Friday April 5th marks 1000 days until the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are anticipated to be achieved. Momentum 1000 is a worldwide rally organized by the UNDP that aims to enhance cooperation and advocacy throughout the final leg towards achieving the MDGs. The International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) of the [...]
UN Women, the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) launch a study on the impacts of the adoption of the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) for Domestic Houseworkers. Brasília, April 02, 2013 – The Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) for Domestic Houseworkers intends to [...]
Brasília, March 28, 2013 – The International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth has published a working paper (number 106) that aims to analyse Brazil’s Food Acquisition Programme (Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos – PAA) in terms of the implications for improving food security for the Brazilian population and promoting fair markets for rural smallholder producers. The paper focuses on a [...]
Brasília, March 27, 2013 – The International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth hosted a 10-day E-discussion between February 10th and March 4th on the topic of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) with support from the UK Department for International Development. The discussion attempted to address the key tensions that exist at the intersection of climate change and agriculture [...]
