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    Factors influencing decisions to use child labour: a case study of poor households in rural Badakhshan

    Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2008
    This case study is the second in a three-part series examining household decision making on the use of child labour in urban and rural Afghanistan. In contrast to the other two studies in the series, which were conducted in urban areas of Afghanistan, the setting for this research is an isolated village in the northern province of Badakhshan.
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    New approaches to cutaneous leishmaniasis

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the so-called neglected diseases, and is found in many of the world’s poorest people in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It affects the skin, and in its severe forms can lead to chronic disability and disfigurement. However, because it is rarely fatal, it attracts little interest from financial donors, public health authorities or health professionals.
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    Local democracy in Asia: representation in decentralized governance – concepts and issues

    United Nations Development Programme, 2006
    This Background Paper is part of a wider UNDP regional initiative that focuses on a number of core issues related to representative systems and local elections. It includes a detailed review of the systems in place in eight countries in South/West Asia, five countries in Southeast Asia and three Pacific region countries.
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    Thwarting Afghanistan’s insurgency: a pragmatic approach toward peace and reconciliation

    United States Institute of Peace, 2008
    Arguing that Afghanistan is at a crucial stage of transition, this paper looks at how Afghanistan’s insurgency can be thwarted through peace and reconciliation. It discusses the roles of various actors before concluding with a set of principles that it recommends should be followed.
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    ‘Civil society with guns is not civil society’: aid, security and civil society In Afghanistan

    Centre for Civil Society, LSE, 2008
    Afghanistan has become the first theatre in which the USA’s seemingly contradictory goals of the War on Terror and the promotion of liberal democracy and free markets are being played out to their full. This paper examines the intensified convergence of aid, security and foreign policy goals since 9/11 and its effects on civil society in the context of Afghanistan.
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    De meilleurs enseignants et en plus grand nombre: parvenir à une éducation de qualité pour tous

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Selon un récent rapport de l’Institut de statistique de l’UNESCO, pour atteindre les objectifs de l’enseignement primaire universel (EPT), il faudra dix-huit millions d’enseignants de plus au cours des dix prochaines années. Il faut en effet ouvrir de nouveaux postes mais aussi remplacer les enseignants qui abandonnent l’enseignement.
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    TALIBAN PROPAGANDA: WINNING THE WAR OF WORDS?

    International Crisis Group, 2008
    This paper discusses the conflict in Afghanistan with a specific focus on the Taliban and their propaganda mechanism. It also looks at the current situation with regards to Afghanistan’s political landscape before proposing recommendations to the government, the governments of countries contributing troops and donors.
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    Putting the cart before the horse? privatisation and economic reform in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2006
    As part of the ongoing economic restructuring, privatisation process has gained increased momentum in Afghanistan. Fifty-four fully state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been slated for privatisation by the end of 2009.
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    Justice for children: the situation for children in conflict with the law in Afghanistan

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2008
    There has been increasing attention by the government of Afghanistan and civil society to juvenile justice reform in Afghanistan in recent years. Yet, there remain gaps between the Juvenile Code and the international standards and norms on children in conflict with the law.
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    How the water flows: a typology of irrigation systems in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2008
    This paper develops and presents a typology of irrigation systems in Afghanistan. The report is intended to enhance knowledge of irrigation methods and management with the aim of improving system performance and productivity.

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