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Children and AIDS fifth stocktaking report, 2010
United Nations Children's Fund, 2010This report argues that the elimination of AIDS-related deaths in children is possible, but it will require vision, leadership and system-wide improvements in health-care delivery, as well as deep-seated social change. The paper finds that:DocumentHome truths: facing the facts on children, AIDS, and poverty
The Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS, 2009This report summarises the findings and recommendations of the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS (JLICA). It argues that the global aids response has neglected “home truths” about children, AIDS, and poverty.DocumentEpidemiology of Rotavirus and Cholera in Children Aged Less Than Five Years in Rural Bangladesh
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, 2011Despite the known presence of rotavirus-associated diarrhoea in Bangladesh, its prevalence, including records of hospitalization in rural health facilities, is largely unknown.DocumentChildren’s vulnerability to climate change and disaster impacts in East Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Children's Fund, 2011In 2011, UNICEF commissioned field research in Indonesia, Kiribati, Mongolia, Philippines and Vanuatu to determine if there were noticeable patterns and trends of climate change and disaster impacts on children.DocumentGetting to the Hardest to Reach: A strategy to provide education to nomadic communities in Kenya through distance learning
2010Kenya has committed itself to the Millennium Development Goals, Education for All, and other education targets, but despite its achievement, Kenya is unlikely to achieve these goals on present performance. Getting education to hard-to-reach children, especially nomadic pastoralists is a major challenge.DocumentMobile Pastoralists and Education: Strategic Options
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2009Educating nomadic peoples in the context of rapid global socio-economic change is a challenge of massive proportions.DocumentNutrition in the first 1,000 days: State of the world's mothers 2012
Save the Children Fund, 2012This year’s report shows which countries are succeeding – and which are failing – to provide good nutrition during the critical 1,000-day window. It examines how investments in nutrition solutions make a difference for mothers, children, communities, and society as a whole.DocumentSchool Drop Out in Bangladesh: New Insights from Longitudinal Evidence
Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2010This report provides new evidence into the factors that predict school drop out for children in Bangladesh. It also examines similarities and differences between children who enter late into primary schooling, those who are permanently excluded and those who drop out.DocumentChanging Patterns of Access to Education in Anglophone and Francophone Countries in Sub Saharan Africa: Is Education for All Pro-Poor?
Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2011This paper explores patterns of growth in participation in six Anglophone and seven Francophone countries in SSA with Universal Primary Education programmes. The results show that progress has been patchy and sometimes disappointing. Access remains strongly associated with household wealth despite commitments to pro-poor policies.DocumentState of world population 2011: people and possibilities in a world of 7 billion
United Nations Population Fund, 2011This report provides a snapshot of how a number of countries are facing diverse demographic challenges, ranging from ageing populations to high fertility rates, and from urbanisation to the emergence of new generations of young people.Pages