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Unfortunate Moms and Unfortunate Children: Impact of the Nepali civil war on women's stature and intergenerational health
This research paper analyzes the long-term and intergenerational health impacts of the Nepali 1996-2006 conflict. It finds that exposure to conflict during childhood has a negative impact on attained adult height. Moreover, the research finds that a mothe
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INSPIRE Handbook: Action for implementing the seven strategies for ending violence against children
Approximately 1 billion children are subjected to violence across the globe each year. The costs of such widespread violence are immense; exposure to violence is associated with effects on brain function, psychological well-being, noncommunicable diseases
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INSPIRE Indicator Guidance and Results Framework: Ending Violence Against Children: How to define and measure change
In 2016, a cohort of 10 global organisations collaborated to produce INSPIRE: Seven strategies for ending violence against children, the first-ever global technical package for preventing and responding to violence against children. To supplement the te
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Adolescent Nutrition: Call to Action
An estimated 1.2 billion adolescents aged 10-18 will have a profound impact on the current and future health and well-being of their children, and society as a whole. Through the promotion of healthy diet and eating practices during adolescence, we have t
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Pathways for Peace: Inclusive approaches to preventing violent conflict
Today's conflicts are increasingly complex and long-lasting. By 2030, it is estimated that over half of the worlds poor people will be living countries affected by high levels of violence and conflict. The consequences of such widespread violence will be
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World Development Report 2018: Learning to realize education's promise
This report by the World Bank is the first of its kind to be entirely devoted to education. Around the world, there are many obstacles to learning, These challenges, left unattended, stall the development of communities, with far-stretching and long-lasti
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An Investment Framework for Nutrition: Reaching the global targets for stunting, anemia, breastfeeding, and wasting
As of 2015, 159 million children under the age of five were chronically malnourished or stunted, underscoring a massive global health and economic development challenge (UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank 2015). In 2012—in an effort to rally the international co
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DCP Chapter 3: Global Nutrition Outcomes at Ages 5 to 19
Details of what is known about dietary intake and the consequences of malnutrition for children ages 5 to 19 are discussed in this chapter, as well as what actions are needed globally to address their nutritional needs. Statistics show the extent of anemi
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DCP Chapter 11: Nutrition in Middle Childhood and Adolescence
Malnutrition in adolescence has remained a neglected area of research and programming globally, with the evidence for effective interventions to address nutritional problems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) proving particularly weak. Proven eff
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DCP Chapter 12: School Feeding Programs in Middle Childhood and Adolescence
This chapter reviews the evidence about how school feeding meets multiple objectives—including social safety nets, education, nutrition, health, and local agriculture—and provides some indication of costs in relation to benefits. School feeding remains co
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DCP Chapter 2: Mortality at Ages 5 to 19: Levels and Trends, 1990 to 2010
This chapter reviews and expands on estimates of mortality rates and numbers of deaths in those ages 5–19 years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for 1990 and 2010. The age range of 5–19 years encompasses the inflection point of human mortality
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DCP Chapter 4: Global Variation in Education Outcomes at Ages 5 to 19
This chapter confirms the positive relationship between educational attainment and economic growth. Student achievement at the system level is affected by size of the rural population, diversity of terrain, adult literacy rates, income distribution, ethni