This powerpoint presentation outlines factors in the tobacco tax system in Indonesia, along with opportunities for increased tobacco tax on consumption.
This peer-to-peer mentoring project was successful in mentoring and graduating 32 science journalists, creating an online course in science journalism, fostering science journalists associations in Africa and the Middle East, supporting local acti
An innovative new mentoring program aims to strengthen science reporting in developing countries where gaps between science and public awareness can be conspicuous, particularly in Africa.
Science journalists in the developing world face unique stumbling blocks, even as some of the biggest science stories unfold around them (H5N1; HIV/AIDS).
Major findings of this cross-country research show that while the traditional “modernity” variables remain important determinants of democracy in the long-run, they fail to explain the persistence of the Arab democracy deficit relative to other co
IDRC's Expert and Advisory Fund (EASF) aimed to support Canada's role in the multilateral peace process in the Middle East focusing on the issue of Palestinian refugees.
Over the past decade, television broadcasting has become central in shaping public attitudes in the Middle East.
The 2002 Arab Human Development Report identified a fundamental "freedom deficit" in the Arab World evident in the widespread authoritarianism and lack of democracy throughout the region.
The paper looks at political leadership by women and the implications for women in the Anglophone Caribbean by assessing Caribbean women’s progress against the progress of women in selected outliers-Switzerland, Finland and Rwanda.