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    World disasters report 2012

    International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2012
    The World Disasters Report 2012 aims to widen and sharpen the focus on the complex causes of forced migration and the diverse consequences and impacts for both affected populations and humanitarian actors. The report shows that, more than ever, the complex nature of disasters and conflicts is accompanied by the enormous potential to uproot large numbers of people.
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    Migration and Health in SADC - A review of the literature

    International Organization for Migration, 2010
    This review presents a synthesis of published literature relating to migration and health in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). To support this review, a set of key informant interviews with representatives of academic institutions and international organizations working on migration and health in SADC have been undertaken to supplement the findings from the literature.
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    Maternal Migration and Child Well-Being in Peru

    Young Lives, 2009
    Migration affects not only those who migrate, but may also have intergenerational effects on their children. Looking at those mothers with a history of internal migration who are part of the Young Lives project, and comparing them with suitable controls, we find that mothers’ migration has had a positive impact on the nutritional outcomes and cognitive achievement of their offspring.
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    Linking migration, reproduction and wellbeing: exploring the strategies of low-income rural-urban migrants in Vietnam

    Overseas Development Group, East Anglia University (UEA) School of Development Studies, 2010
    Rural-urban migration is a core livelihood strategy for many poor people in the developing world. In post-socialist economics, like-Vietnam, its significance is growing rapidly. What does this mean for gendered family wellbeing, particularly during the critical years of early marriage when migrants are trying to build a family?
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    Social transition issues in Europe and Eurasia, USAID publications

    Social Transitions, USAID, 2011
    This document is one of a series of publications sponsored by the Social Transition Team in the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia on social transition issues in the Region.You may download the documents in this series from the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse website (http://dec.usaid.gov), using the Doc IDs for reference.If you would like more information about these and upcoming products,
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    Migration and health in South Africa: a review of the current situation and recommendations for achieving the world health assembly resolution on the health of migrants

    The Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, 2010
    Southern Africa represents a region of diverse migration patterns including the movement of people within countries, across borders and between different continents. This paper focuses on South Africa, and explores the linkages between health and the diverse movements of people within the county and across its borders. The document finds that:
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    Israel's long-term care insurance scheme

    Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2009
    Concerns about the implications of population ageing and the size of the elderly population with disabilities led Israel to began to implement its Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) Law fully in 1988.
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    Return migration and the health of older aged parents: evidence from Rural Thailand

    Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2009
    Both migration and population ageing are increasingly occurring in Thailand. The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which an association exists between health of older parents and return migration of children in rural Thailand.
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    Wireless technology for social change: trends in NGO mobile use

    United Nations Foundation, 2008
    This report, published by the UN Foundation, examines real life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance, and environmental conservation. Largely using case studies, the authors find that NGOs’ use of mobile technology is very widespread and indispensable.
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    Arab Human Development Report 2009: challenges to human security in Arab countries

    Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2009
    This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from a state-centric conception of security to one which also concentrates on the security of individuals, their protection and their empowerment.

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