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Crime and violence are now a key development issue for Central American countries. In three nations El Salvador … involvement of civil society organizations, in which much of the expertise in violence prevention and rehabilitation resides …
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Crime and violence are now a key development issue for Central American countries. In three nations El Salvador … involvement of civil society organizations, in which much of the expertise in violence prevention and rehabilitation resides …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550757
poverty also makes them more likely to experience neglect and violence in the home. Domestic violence, however, is rarely … development. Can these programs be adapted to address family violence as well Can these services be effectively delivered through …
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-income countries — are often disproportionately affected by disasters. Emerging evidence suggests that violence against women and girls …
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Though referred to as Grenada, the island state is in fact a collection of three islands - Grenada, Carriacuo, and Petit Martinique, cooperatively governed as Grenada. For the five years prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, economic growth in Grenada was considered robust. The...
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This policy brief presents an update on the state of domestic violence or other violence against women in the Middle …
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trends in World Bank (WBG) Disaster Risk Management (DRM) activities in Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) countries over …
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the gender inequality index. Guyana faces significant challenges in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and supporting …
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The Commonwealth of Dominica (Dominica) is a multiparty unicameral parliamentary democracy. According to data from the 2011 Census, the population has fallen in every census since 1981, standing now at some 73,000 people. As throughout the world, men are more active in the labor force than...
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the tourism industry. Jamaica has a high prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV), with a domestic violence rate that … increased by 15.6 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year. Exposure to violence has been found to have negative … recreational drugs. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified intimate partner violence (IPV), with a higher percentage of women …
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