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Sri Lankan army accused of carnage
Child rights absent from Indian parties’ manifestos
Climate crisis to hit 375 million
Bangladeshi villagers to get health tips on mobiles
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Welcome to Asia and the Pacific MDG Watch.
This fortnightly electronic newsletter brings to you news and information on the progress of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Asia and the Pacific.
The MDGs are a global initiative taken by the world’s governments to improve the lives of their people.
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Combat
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As it inches towards the final assault on Tamil Tigers, the Sri Lankan army has been accused of targeting innocent civilians during the military offensive.
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Missing agenda
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An NGO based in central India in its analysis shows that almost all political parties in the country have failed to include child rights in their manifestos.
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Accountability
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With Indian elections almost wrapping up, Amitabh Behar, Convener, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan urges people to question the leaders on unfulfilled promises.
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April 22 is Earth Day
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Catastrophe
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Oxfam has warned that climate victims could significantly rise in the coming years and this requires a major overhauling of the international humanitarian system.
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Parched
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The freshwater availability around the world
could be severely threatened with world’s major rivers drying up due to erratic rainfall and
dam construction.
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Women in rural Bangladesh have to travel far in search of drinking water
Photo credit: Laurent Weyl/ ABC news
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Quick relief
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Bangladesh’s poor will soon receive quick health advice over mobile phones. The system will enable the country’s rural populace connect with distant medicos.
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Barrier-free
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Reviewing UNESCO’s 2009 report on Education for All, stakeholders in Bangladesh called for overcoming disparities and make learning more inclusive.
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Stunted
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Poor eating habits, ignorance about a nutritious diet
have left one-third of
Vietnam’s children stunted and malnourished.
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Incentive
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To bring maternal health on track, Nepal has launched
a programme offering free childbirth and travel costs
to women delivering in
health centres.
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Outbreak
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With over 2,000 people
having been infected by influenza
A (H1N1), WHO
has warned about the increased likelihood of the international pandemic.
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Pulling socks
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To reduce the damage
caused by climate-related disasters, the world needs to gear up and provide effective and accountable assistance to the vulnerable, says Oxfam’s new report
The Right to Survive. |
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Inclusive care
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UNAIDS’ document: Disability and HIV Policy Brief
recommends that HIV prevention and support services should be tailored
to respond to persons
with disabilities.
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This newsletter is brought to you by OWSA, in
partnership with the UN Millennium Campaign.
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