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    Report on the global compact pakistan: an outline for next steps

    Global Compact, 2007
    This document presents operational frameworks for developing the Global Compact in Pakistan. It highlights opportunities for partnership and identifies resources that can be mobilised for it.
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    Anti-child trafficking legislation in Asia: a six country review

    International Labour Organization, 2006
    What are the inadequacies of the legal frameworks addressing the problem of cross- border trafficking? This extensive paper looks at international legal frameworks, and regional conventions. It highlights inadequacies of the legal frameworks in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia as well as the discrepancies between the national laws and international instruments.
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    Learning from the ‘mountain tsunami’ – Kashmir’s earthquake

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The earthquake that struck Pakistani Kashmir in October 2005 killed over 70,000 people, left 2.5 million homeless and had a devastating impact on the livelihoods of poor subsistence farmers. The national and international response, however, was not as generous or organised as that following the 2004 Asian tsunami.
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    Adapting to climate change – how do poor people cope?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Climate change will increase the gaps between developed and developing countries, in terms of wealth, health and food security. This will make achieving goals to reduce poverty more difficult.
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    More and better teachers needed: achieving quality education for all

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Eighteen million primary school teachers are needed over the next decade to meet Universal Primary Education (UPE) goals, says a recent report from the UNESCO Institute of Statistics. This is to fill the new posts needed and the vacancies created by attrition (teachers leaving existing posts).
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    Finding the pathway: women teachers’ aspirations in northern Pakistan

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Women teachers face enormous cultural challenges in northern Pakistan. Research from the Aga Khan University explores women's experiences of trying to build teaching careers within this patriarchal society and looks at how they balance their multiple commitments.
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    Inclusive growth toward a prosperous Asia: policy implications

    Asian Development Bank, 2007
    Asia’s impressive economic growth is being complemented by soaring inequalities. This paper argues that if rising income and non-income inequalities are not addressed, there is a major risk to continued social and economic progress in developing Asia.
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    Pakistan: the land of religious apartheid and jackboot justice, a report to the UN Committee Against Racial Discrimination

    Asian Centre for Human Rights, India, 2007
    This document discusses the problems surrounding racial and religious discrimination in Pakistan. It particularly focuses on the role the government has played surrounding these issues and it puts forward a list of recommendations for the Pakistani government.
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    Addressing mistrust between governments and non-state service providers

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Non-state providers (NSPs) of services play a vital role in poor and isolated communities. Some governments recognise the need to collaborate with them but most do not. How can partnerships between policymakers and NSPs, including local entrepreneurs, faith and community-based organisations, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) be made?
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    Can open and distance learning help make South Asia competitive?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Rapid advances in technology have made open and distance learning (ODL) more attractive to South Asian policymakers, but information about results is lacking. What role can ODL play in low-income countries’ skills strategies in a globalised knowledge economy? Can institutions become more accessible to the poor?

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