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  Children, HIV/AIDS and communication in South Africa: a literature review

  Centre for AIDS Development, Research and Evaluation, South Africa, 2002

  This commissioned report aimed to to provide insight into issues related to communication of HIV/AIDS to children in the 3-12 year age group, with an emphasis on South Africa.
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  Adolescent sexuality, gender and the HIV epidemic

  HIV and Development Programme, UNDP, 1999

  Young people have been found to be especially vulnerable to HIV infection through lack of knowledge, access to treatment and prevention methods like condoms.Stereotypical gender roles place young women, and to a lesser extent young men, at heightened risk of HIV infection. Young women in many parts of the developing world have little control over how, when and where sex takes place.
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  Global Employment Trends 2002

  International Labour Organization, 2002

  This report estimates that the number of unemployed grew by 20 million since the beginning of 2001 to reach about 180 million at the end of 2002, and that the increase was most severe among women. In addition an increasing number of young people entering the labour market were unable to find jobs.
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  Journeys of jeopardy: a commentary on current research on trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation within Europe

  International Organization for Migration, 2002

  The aim of this review is to summarize what is already known about child trafficking in Europe, to organize the material into key themes, to critically assess the knowledge base and to identify gaps and future challenges.To date, the emphasis in research on trafficking for sexual exploitation has been on:estimating the scale of the problemmapping routes and relationships between cou
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  Child soldiers in Africa: solutions to a complex dilemma

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2002

  In recent years, the use of child soldiers by both government forces and insurgent groups in some African countries has been harshly condemned by the international community.
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  Trafficking in persons report June 2002

  2002

  This is the second annual Trafficking in Persons Report to Congress, as required by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, on the status of severe forms of trafficking in persons worldwide.
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  Comparative perspectives on child poverty: a review of poverty measures

  Young Lives, 2002

  The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current measures of child welfare that are used in both developed and developing countries and how appropriate they are in terms of incorporating all necessary indicators.The authors argue that that it is important to ensure that a wide range of child well-being indicators fall within the policy domain (including more traditional income, health and e
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  Preliminary assessment on trafficking of children and women for labour exploitation in Lao PDR

  International Labour Organization, 2001

  This preliminary assessment is to provide current insights on trafficking of children and women for labour exploitation in Lao PDR. It attempts to present several character profiles of children and women at risk of trafficking, typifying selected villages and families in Khammuane, Savannakhet and Champassak Provinces.
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  "My gun was as tall as me": child soldiers in Burma

  Human Rights Watch, 2002

  This report is based on research conducted by Human Rights Watch in Thailand and border areas of Burma between February and July 2002.
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  Child prostitution: global health burden, research needs, and interventions

  The Lancet, 2002

  Inadequate data exists on the health problems faced by prostituted children, who are at high risk of infectious disease, pregnancy, mental illness, substance abuse, and violence.

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