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  Our Common Interest, Report of the Commission for Africa

  Commission for Africa, 2005

  This year promises to be a decisive one for Africa. In 2005, the United Nations (UN) will conduct a five-year review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which aim to halve world poverty (most of which is in Africa) by 2015.
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  Sudan Gender Profile

  United Nations Joint Assessment Mission, 2004

  This factsheet provides an overview of gender concerns and the status of women in Sudan.
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  Gender Assessment Sudan ISP: 2003-2005

  2003

  As Sudan emerges from decades of internal conflict, this report outlines the status of women in Sudan, with a particular emphasis on the differing challenges faced by women in Northern and Southern Sudan. Gender relations in Sudan must be examined through the lens of a range of ecological, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic differences.
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  Statistics on Women and Men in Viet Nam

  United Nations Development Programme, 2002

  This brochure provides statistics for differences between women and men in areas of: health and population; education and literacy; household composition; political representation; and labour and economic activity. Women in Vietnam suffer from inequalities in many ways.
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  Men Who Have Sex with Men and HIV in Vietnam: A Review

  Guilford Publications, New York, 2004

  Men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam's urban centres are increasing in numbers and visibility. Although limited to a few surveys, the available data on MSM in Vietnam show that they are at increased risk of HIV infection due to high numbers of sexual partners, high rates of unsafe sex, and inconsistent condom use.
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  State of the world's mothers 2005: the power and promise of girls’ education

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  Although total primary school enrolment rates have recently risen in every region of the developing world, there is still a significant gender education gap. Of 650 million children of primary school age in the world, 103 million do not attend school, and the majority of them are girls. This progress report focuses on girls' education.
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  Decision of the Prime Minister of the Government on the Approval of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam by 2010

  Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 2002

  This is the official approval by the Prime Minister of the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women. This document reiterates the overall and specific objectives of the strategy and lays out the main measure for implementation.
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  Plan of Action for the Advancement of Vietnamese Women by 2005

  National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Viet Nam, 2002

  The National Committee for the Advancement of Women in Viet Nam (NCFAW) developed this Plan of Action to guide implementation of the first five years of the ?National Strategy for the Advancement of Women in Vietnam by 2010?. It follows the format of the strategy - with coverage of the overall objective and its five specific objectives, including implementation arrangements.
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  I Have A Story To Tell

  2004

  This book documents the life-stories of a group of 32 young Zimbabwean women who were the first to be supported through their education by CAMFED International. They now hold positions of authority in their poverty-stricken rural communities, working to address the problems that are associated with rural poverty, HIV/AIDS and educational exclusion.
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  Women's Indicators and Statistics: Wistat Database CD-ROM, Version 4

  United Nations, 2005

  The Women's Indicators and Statistics Database, Version 4 (Wistat 4), is a global database of statistics and indicators on gender, population and social development. It contains detailed statistics and indicators on a wide range of topics for 206 countries or areas of the world.

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