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    Corporate governance: observance of standards and codes

    World Bank, 2006
    As part of the Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) programme by the World Bank and IMF, this internet resource brings together country by country implementation assessments. The goal of the ROSC initiative is to identify weaknesses that may contribute to a country’s economic and financial vulnerability.
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    Measuring food security using respondents’ perception of food consumption adequacy

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005
    This document compares information on self-perceived food consumption adequacy from the subjective modules of household surveys with standard quantitative indicators, namely:calorie; consumption; dietary diversity; and measurement (anthropometry).Datasets from four countries are analysed: Albania, Madagascar, Nepal and Indonesia.
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    Beyond firewood: fuel alternatives and protection strategies for displaced women and girls

    Women's Refugee Commission, 2006
    This document presents the findings of desk reviews looking into fuel provision, collection and physical protection strategies in various IDP and refugee situations worldwide and conducted site visits in Darfur, Sudan and in the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal.The paper assesses alternative fuel options, firewood collection techniques and other protection strategies, appropriate to the
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    Time to tackle corruption in education

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In some developing countries massive amounts of funds transferred from ministries of education to schools are leaked. Bribes and payoffs in teacher recruitment and promotion and selling of exam papers can bring the teaching profession into disrepute. Illegal payments for school entrance and other hidden costs help explain low enrolment and high drop-out rates.
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    Can Nepal achieve education for all?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Despite its commitment to achieving Education for All (EFA), Nepal has the lowest literacy rate in the world. There are 2.6 million children engaged in different child labour sectors. The population of street children is rising as a result of conflict, poverty, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS and human trafficking.
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    Community development project: Myagdi final evaluation

    International Children's Centre, 2004
    This document details a study which has been conducted with the objective of evaluating Nepal Red Cross Socielty (NRCS) implemented Community Development Project (CDP) in Shikha Village Development Committee (VDC) of Myagdi district.The study is based on a combination of secondary source data gathered from published/unpublished documents/reports and data files made available by NRCS and primar
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    South Asian positions in the WTO Doha Round: in search of a true development agenda

    Consumer Unity and Trust Society, India, 2005
    Bringing together contributions of five research organisations in five developing countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – this book highlights the concerns of South Asian countries regarding the WTO Doha Round, and provides information and analysis on the main agenda items facing developing countries in future negotiates on the WTO.Chapters of the book include:"Ag
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    Handbook for bloggers and cyber dissidents

    Reporters Without Borders [Reporters Sans Frontières], 2005
    This handbook on blogging aims at giving interested individuals a tool for producing good quality blogs.
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    Protecting resources at the top of the world

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    The water that flows from the Hindu-Kush Himalayas and Tibetan plateau region affects the lives of nearly half the world’s popula­tion. Despite the vast supply, water in the mountains is increasingly scarce for both drinking and farming. The region’s water authorities must address land and water use policies to ensure future stability.
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    Family-member DOTS and community DOTS for tuberculosis control in Nepal: cluster-randomised controlled trial

    The Lancet, 2006
    This article, published in the Lancet, reports on a trial of two different methods of delivering DOTS (directly observed treatment, short-course), the World Health Organisation (WHO)-recommended strategy for tuberculosis control, in ten hill and mountain districts of Nepal.

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