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Predicting risk of inadequate micronutrient intake with transferable machine learning models

Scientific Reports
Identifying populations at risk of inadequate micronutrient intake is necessary for governments and development partners in low- and middle-income countries to make informed and timely decisions on nutrition-relevant policies and programmes.
Vasiliki Voukelatou, Kevin Tang, Ilaria Lauzana, Manita Jangid, Giulia Martini, Saskia de Pee, Frances Knight, Duccio Piovani   +7 more
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An American Conversation on the Post-2015 Development Agenda [PDF]

, 2013
In the closing months of 2013, over 1,000 Americans gathered in communities large and small to discuss the world they want in 2030. They came together to answer a call to action from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for every UN member state to seek public ...

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Slowly getting there: a review of country experience on estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation

Carbon Balance and Management
Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation is important, yet challenging, for many countries. This paper reports results from analysis of country reporting (to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and also to several ...
Till Neeff, Javier G. P. Gamarra, Andreas Vollrath, Erik Lindquist, Ghislaine Gill, Julian Fox, Jennifer Smith, Karen Dyson, Karis Tenneson, Marieke Sandker, Teopista Nakalema   +10 more
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Upaya United Nations Office On Drugs And Crimes dalam Menangani Peredaran Kokain di Peru (2001-2014) [PDF]

, 2017
Cocaine become one of the highest demand of illegal drugs in the world. Cocaine development began from Andean Mountain which include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Aziz, R. A. (Raju), Tjarsono, I. (Idjang)   +1 more
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Dissecting the digital divide: A household fixed effects approach to estimating gender gaps in digital skills of youth in low- and middle-income economies

Heliyon
This study investigates gender gaps in digital skills among youth (15–24 years old) in 32 low- and middle-income economies using data from UNICEF-supported and internationally comparable Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).
Garen Avanesian, Htet Thiha Zaw, Peggy Kelly, Suguru Mizunoya   +3 more
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Diarrhea management in children under five in sub-Saharan Africa: does the source of care matter? A Countdown analysis

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Diarrhea remains a high burden disease, responsible for nine percent of deaths in children under five globally. We analyzed diarrhea management practices in young children and their association with the source of care.
Liliana Carvajal-Vélez, Agbessi Amouzou, Jamie Perin, Abdoulaye Maïga, Hayalnesh Tarekegn, Akanni Akinyemi, Solomon Shiferaw, Mark Young, Jennifer Bryce, Holly Newby   +9 more
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International Action on Discrimination [PDF]

, 2001
Timeline of action in support of fundamental right to non discrimination in the workplace, taken by international organizations such as the ILO and the United Nations between 1919 and ...
InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, International Labour Organization   +1 more
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Building capacities in Sub-Saharan African countries for antimicrobial resistance surveillance in the food and agriculture sectors using the FAO ATLASS tool

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
FAO has developed the ‘Assessment Tool for Laboratories and AMR Surveillance Systems” (FAO-ATLASS) to support the national food and agriculture sectors in describing and assessing their AMR surveillance system in a standardized manner.
Labia Irene I. Ouoba, Michael Treilles, Ranyl Nguena Guefack Noumedem, Nicolas Keck, Joshua Kimutai Kiptiness, Alpha A. Diallo, Béatrice Mouillé, Morgane Gourlaouen, Tabitha Kimani, Mark Obonyo, Mamadou Niang, Esther Dsani, Francesca Latronico, Alejandro Dorado Garcia, Emmanuel Kabali, Junxia Song, Mohamed Shamsuddin   +16 more
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Promoting Sustainable and Responsible Business in Asia and the Pacific: The Role of Government, Studies in Trade and Investment 72 [PDF]

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is widely accepted as the business sector's contribution to inclusive and sustainable development. Thus, government can harness the CSR agenda in pursuit of this goal. There are several reasons why governments should
Nick J. Freeman, United Nations ESCAP
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Improving European Organic Market Information - The OrganicDataNetwork Project [PDF]

, 2013
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has observed an increased need for the provision of market information and Market Information Services (MIS) in recent ...
Zanoli, Raffaele
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