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  Is Asia losing the fight against hunger?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  The first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) seeks to halve the proportion of people suffering from hunger. In the Asia-Pacific region only seven developing countries are on track. Almost two-thirds of the world’s undernourished live in Asia. India – where one in five people are undernourished – has more undernourished people than the whole of Africa.
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  Campaigning for access in Viet Nam

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Handicap International reports that between 4.5 and 7 million (six to nine percent) of Viet Nam’s population is disabled, of which up to forty-two percent have motor impairments (difficulty with movement).
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  Keys to success in shrimp health management

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Diseases are the greatest concern for all shrimp producers. Disease prevention therefore represents a strong argument for change in the organisation and management of the whole sector. This requires improvements throughout the sector, from the initial farming stage to post-harvest processes, such as greater industry organisation and increased disease reporting.
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  Education For All (EFA) - Fast Track Initiative (FTI) status report

  Education for All Fast Track Initiative, World Bank, 2004

  This report looks at the progress of the FTI.
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  Role of a sentinel surveillance system in the context of global surveillance of infectious diseases

  The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2004

  This article, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, examines the effectiveness of a sentinel surveillance system targeting selected infectious diseases across South America, Africa and Asia. This system, developed by the Agency for Cooperation in International Health in 1998, was monitored by a voluntary study group, the Alumni for Global Surveillance network (AGSnet).
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  Why should we care about child labor?: the education, labor market, and health consequences of child labor

  World Bank, 2005

  This paper examines the consequences of child labour on the children’s education, wages, and health.
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  Children in disasters: after the cameras have gone

  Plan, 2002

  Exposure to a disaster is a traumatic experience for any person, but particularly so for a child.
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  Shrimp farming at the cross roads

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  The growth of the shrimp industry in many developing countries has generated considerable international debate about the environmental and social costs and benefits of previous practices. Problems have been linked to poor management practices, planning and governance.
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  Wage and labour regulation in Vietnam within the poverty reduction agenda

  Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, University of Singapore, 2004

  Since 1986, Vietnam officially began its transition from a centrally-planned economy towards a market-oriented economy. In parallel to drastic economic reforms, the regulatory environment was improved and enhanced, in order to facilitate this transition.
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  Gender mainstreaming guidelines in national policy formulation and implementation: towards gender equality in Vietnam through gender-responsive national planning and planning

  United Nations Development Programme, 2004

  This guide aims to support government officials in understanding gender mainstreaming, in terms of their roles and responsiblities, and in terms of developing the skills needed to contribute to achieving gender equality for Viet Nam through their daily work.The guide is designed to help government officials and cadres at different levels in recognising and addressing gender issues in their work

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