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Research links early marriage to infant malnutrition
Showcasing eco-friendly disaster resistant homes
Human rights violation in Cambodia’s drug detention homes
Unify to achieve the MDGs
Law enables the disabled in India’s northeast |
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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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Around 44% of 20-24 year-olds
get married before turning 18
Photo credit: Roochster/flickr |
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Eco Habitat |
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Zeenat Niazi and Mona Anand
advocate for affordable, eco-friendly
and resilient structures to
address rural homelessness.
Country-wide tours are highlighting
buildings, solar projects, energy-efficient
toilets and more.
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Each house has mud walls,
roofs made of kulhar,
a water storage tank and light
by biogas
Photo credit:www.lokawaasyatra.net
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Violation |
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A recently released report from Human
Rights Watch presents indisputable evidence
of rampant abuse in Cambodia’s drug detention
centres.
Read more... |
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| Fallen through the cracks |
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Radical packages for socially excluded groups and women are a must,
for success in anti-poverty action, says the Global Campaign Director of
GCAP, Lysa John. Read more... |
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