... occur in the first 28days of life. Three quarters of neonatal deaths take place in the first seven days, the early neonatalperiod; most of these are also preventable.22 THESTATEOFTHE WORLD’S ... mothers and children that safeguards and promotes their rights. The second chapter of The Stateofthe World’s Children 2009 explores the fundamentals ofthe supportive environment and the ... away of strengthening health systems. The World Health Organizationlaunched the World Health Report2008, which also addressed the theme of primary health care, on the eve of the conference.The...
... overall poverty is maximum in thestateof Bihar and minimum in thestateof Kerala. It follows the general stateof human development observed among the states of India (Planning Commission ... in the remaining states, the differences are small. This brought out the interstate differentials in IMR and U5MR within the country. However, there are four states (out of 29 states) where the ... as the level of female literacy is low in these states. These states also have higher estimates of IMR among the poor but not abject poor, than among the abject poor. There are two more states,...
... BloombergAcross the regionsUK institutions have issued the largest amount of climate-themed bonds, with 23% ofthe global total. France comes in second with 17%. Together, Europe accounts for 67% ofthe ... renewable energy. In the climate-themed universe, the most notable project bond issuance was the partially-guaranteed USD260mn Andromeda solar bond, issued at the end of 2010. The European Union ... across the Climate EconomyBUILDINGS AND INDUSTRY The climate-themed bond universe is dominated by the transport and en-ergy sectors, which together make up 85% ofthe total. Beyond the climate-themed...
... reviews the current stateof tech-nology and research progress in the Thailanguage processing. It resumes the charac-teristics ofthe Thai language and the ap-proaches to overcome the difficulties ... etc. Furthermore the similar problem also occurs in the levels of sen-tence and paragraph.2 Word and Sentence Segmentation The first and most obvious problem to attack is the problem of word ... cases, they depend on the individualjudgement. This causes a lot of difficulties in the Thai language processing. To illustrate the problem, we employed a classic English exam-ple. The segmentation...
... reserve, in the canton of Buenos Aires, in the southern part of Costa Rica.GLOBAL CHALLENGES FOR ADOLESCENTS17Realizing the Rights of Adolescents THE STATEOFTHE WORLD’S CHILDREN 201112 the ... ethical basis for their active participation in all aspects of their lives. THE STATEOFTHE WORLD’S CHILDREN 201130 In comparison with those in the rest ofthe world, children in the wealthiest ... affected by the fallout – were not yet born when parts ofthe nuclear power station exploded, they bear the scars ofthe tragedy. Although we may never know the full extent ofthe harm done,...
... some ofthe phenomena shaping the lives of children in urban areas, from their reasons for moving to the city and their experience of migration to the challenges of getting by in the face of ... Convention on the Rights ofthe Child commits States parties to “ensure to the maxi-mum extent possible the survival and development of the child.” Article 24 refers to every child’s right to the “enjoyment ... city.Over the course of a decade, thestateof the world’s urban children has worsened. The number of people living in slums has increased by over 60 million. These are mothers and fathers,...
... The stateofthe people: Citizens, civil society and governance in South Africa, 1994-2000 Free download from www.hsrcpress.ac.za The stateofthe people: Citizens,...
... The stateofthe people: Citizens, civil society and governance in South Africa, 1994-2000 Editors: ... Research Council Pretoria 2001 Free download from www.hsrcpress.ac.za The stateofthe people: Citizens, civil society and governance in South Africa, 1994-2000 Free download...
... need the opportunity to assert themselves, express themselves, to flourish.” Mamadou, 19, Senegal THE STATEOFTHE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2011AdolescenceAn Age of Opportunity THE STATEOFTHE ... place in the collection of health data, driven by the child survival revolution ofthe 1980s, the 1990 World Summit for Children, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the push for the ... 60 per cent ofthe job seekers in Jordan are below the age of 25.” THE STATEOFTHE WORLD’S CHILDREN 201116 Adolescents are often considered the next generation of actors on the social...
... the suggestions of scientific literature on the advantages ofthe compactness, reliability, ease of use and affordability ofthe 980 nm Diode Lasers, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of ... reduced [17,18]. The lasers normally adopted offer the enormous advantage of being conveyed in a fibre, which serves as the working tip at the end ofthe handpiece. The use of flexible, length-adjustable ... On the basis ofthe results obtained in the treat-ment of benign facial pigmented and vascular lesions, while recognising the physical limitations ofthe 980 nm wavelength compared to the...