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Summary: By Françoise Girard andWilhelmina Waldman (International Family Planning Perspectives, Vol.26, No. 4, December, 2000, New York: Alan Guttmacher Institute).Examines the international legal framework for the reproductive rightsof refugees and internationally displaced persons, as well as someaspects of UN and NGO policies relevant to refugee reproductive health(7 pages).

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Population and Reproductive Health: Where Do We Go Next?

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Summary: By Adrienne Germain (American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 90, No. 12, December, 2000, Washington: American Public Health Association). Describes the areas of critical concern addressed in the ICPD Programme of Action and offers recommendations for moving forward (3 pages).

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Summary: By Leyla Gülçür (Health and Human Rights, Vol.5, No. 1, October, 2000, Boston: Harvard School of Public Health). Examination of the growing awareness—supported by health research and accepted in recent international documents such as the Beijing Platform for Action—that gender inequalities and violations of women's human rights, are closely linked to mental health problems, which disproportionately affect women (21 pages).

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Summary: Prepared by the InternationalWomen's Health Coalition (September 2000). Compiles citations andabstracts of articles and resources related to gender, sexuality, andhealth in the Middle East and the Mediterranean (214 pages).