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The effects of air pollution on educational outcomes: Evidence from Chile
Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, 2013The purpose of this study was to analyse the possible contemporary effects of air pollutants on standardized test scores in Chile. Previous studies have indicated that air pollution also generates problems on children cognitive performance and on children capital formation.DocumentMen as perpetrators and victims of armed conflicts: innovative projects aimed at overcoming male violence
Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation, 2013The propensity to violence exhibited by adolescents and young men after wars often causes problems for those responsible for peacekeeping missions, reintegration and rehabilitation programs, especially when there is a lack of understanding of what male identity means in armed violence.DocumentYoung people and the law in Asia and the Pacific: a review of laws and policies affecting young people's access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV services
UNESCO Bangkok, 2013The Asia-Pacific region is home to the largest number of young people aged 10-24 globally, and the largest cohort of young people in the history of the world. While today’s generation of young people in the region are generally healthier and better educated than in the past, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV are often-overlooked aspects of their well-being.DocumentLost in transitions: current issues faced by adolescents living with HIV in Asia Pacific.
Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, 2013In Asia Pacific, an estimated 230,000 children under 15 years of age were living with HIV in 2012, with approximately 25 percent of them receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). The paediatric HIV epidemic is entering the next phase of its evolution in the region, as children infected from birth enter adolescence and face new challenges.DocumentYouth employment programmes: what can be learnt from international experience with youth employment programmes?
Economic and Private Sector PEAKS, 2013Youth employment programmes have evolved over the years. Over time, there has been a transition from ‘in-classroom only’ towards combined measures of in-classroom, workplace training, and other supplementary services.DocumentChild labour in cocoa farming in Cote D’Ivorie
Global March Against Child Labour, 2013The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, a West African nation is the leading supplier of cocoa accounting for more than 40 percent of global production. However this production is undertaken using child labour.DocumentDirty cotton - a research on child labour, slavery, trafficking and exploitation in cotton and cotton seed farming in India
Global March Against Child Labour, 2012The introduction of genetically modified or BT cotton in India has increased the demand for cheap labour. Recognising the need to understand and address the growing concern over the engagement of children in the cotton industry in India, this study examines the issue of child labour in four cotton and cotton seed growing states in – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and MaharashtraDocumentNot made by children - a toolkit for understanding the realities, responses and responsibilities of stakeholders in the garment supply chain
Global March Against Child Labour, 2013This Toolkit is designed to present the conceptual, factual and actual understanding of child labour in a simple, short and systematic manner.DocumentMonitoring progress in child poverty reduction: methodological insights and illustration to the case study of Bangladesh
2013Important steps have been taken at international summits to set up goals and targets to improve the wellbeing of children worldwide. Now the world also has more and better data to monitor progress.OrganisationGrandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)
The Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN) is composed of volunteer grandmothers and grand-others from across Canada.Pages