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    Socioeconomic inequalities in child malnutrition in the developing world

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2000
    Among the conclusions Wagstaff and Watanabe reach about malnutrition rates among different economic groups in the developing world:Inequalities in malnutrition almost always disfavor the poorIt's not just that the poor have higher rates of malnutrition.
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    AIDS and agriculture in Africa: can agricultural policy make a difference?

    Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2000
    Focussing on sub-Saharan Africa, where the HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread rapidly over the past 15 years, this article highlights the effects of the pandemic on farm households and discusses some policy issues arising from it.Effects of HIV/AIDS infection on agriculture:Reduction in area of land under cultivation, as land is often allocated by community authorities to families on the basi
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    Explaining child malnutrition in developing countries:a cross-country analysis

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2000
    Substantial abstract of a report which draws on the experience of 63 developing countries over a 25-year period to clarify the relative importance of the various determinants of child malnutrition for each developing region. Six factors are explored:
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    The impact of HIV/AIDS on food security

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
    This article begins by emphasising that HIV/AIDS cannot be considered solely as a health problem and sufficient efforts are needed to address its social, economic and institutional consequences. Indeed the report suggests that increasingly, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is having a major impact on nutrition, food security, agricultural production and rural societies in many countries.
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    Food safety and developing countries

    Agriculture and the WTO Negotiations: The New Trade Round and Developing Countries, 2000
    Background information and and basic principles on how World Bank lending for food safety can help client countries build the effectiveness and credibility of their food safety systems, from cleaner food to pest-free production.
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    Poverty, human capital and gender: a comparative study of Yemen and Egypt

    Workshop on the Analysis of Poverty and its Determinants in the MENA Region, 2001
    The objective of this study is to examine the impacts of poverty on children's health status and educational attainment in Yemen and Egypt. The hypothesis is children from poor families, particularly girls have lower health status, lower educational attainment, and are most likely to engage in child labour.
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    The State of the World’s Children 2001

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2001
    Drawing on reports from the world over, The State of the World’s Children 2001 details the daily lives of parents and other caregivers who are striving – in the face of war, poverty and the HIV/AIDS epidemic – to protect the rights and meet the needs of these young children.
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    Understanding linkages among food availability, access, consumption, and nutrition in Africa: empirical findings and issues from the literature

    Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1995
    By providing new perspectives on linkages between food availability, access, consumption, and nutrition, this report intends to assist policymakers in understanding the nature and extent of relationships among all variables involved in this issue, so as to encourage formulation of more appropriate and sustainable food policies.
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    Implementing the 20/20 initiative

    United Nations Children's Fund, 1997
    During the first half of the 1990s, goals and targets for infant mortality, child malnutrition, adult literacy and other social indicators were set at landmark world summits and global conferences.
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    Gender Equality and Investments in Adolescents in the Rural Philippines

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 1998
    Examines the nutrition, health, educational attainment, and contributions to family welfare of adolescents living in a rural area of the Philippines.

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