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External sources (not reviewed)

training of experts for working with victims of violence and offenders, programmes of economic empowerment of impoverished rural women, additional qualifications for women who are victims of violence.

the poor and developing payment mechanisms less reliant on out-of-pocket expenses; (c) assuring adequate capacity in health human resources, particularly in remote poor areas; (d) improving health information systems to enable improved governance and performance of services and allocation of resources; (e) increasing the availability, range and quality of maternal and child health care and nutrition services, especially for the poor; and (f) increasing the reliability and availability of health and nutrition commodities, drugs and vaccines.

developing quantitative and qualitative indicators on gender-based violence and supporting countries in data collection and analysis; Demographic and Health Survey modules on domestic violence; evidence-based sociocultural research; collection of service-based data gathered from public and private agencies that come into contact with victims of violence; developing models and projections for decision makers on the costs of inaction; and filling key research gaps, such as abuse during pregnancy.

for public sector workers (a practice in Kenya since colonial times) and health-care vouchers (usually provided to expectant mothers, although this practice is still experimental in many of the countries where it has been recently introduced, such as in Kenya, where such vouchers are provided by the German donor agency GTZ).

Office; and the World Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional Office.

and well-grounded report (S/2010/181) on the actual situation facing and involving children in areas of concern.

to women’s rights in specific humanitarian contexts, such as the floods and earthquake in Pakistan and the United Nations response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Population Fund, United Nations University, International Trade Centre, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Food Programme.

and situation analysis; strengthening capacities in key institutions promoting children’s rights; advocating for pro-child and gender-sensitive policies, laws and budgets; enhancing partnerships for children; facilitating the exchange of knowledge and experience; and promoting attention to disparities, exclusion and discrimination, where these remain major issues.

confirms the high prevalence of violent disciplinary methods, but also recognizes that this practice coexists with non-violent discipline; close to 9 in 10 children experience physical punishment and psychological aggression, with higher rates among boys, among children between 5 and 9 years of age and in households where mothers condone corporal punishment and domestic violence; conversely, violent discipline was less prevalent when caregivers were engaged in greater levels of educational and play activities with their children.

in order to prepare a plan of action to promote girls’ education through a “scaling-up” approach.

(UNDP), the Office of Legal Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as well as the Government of the Netherlands.

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girls, increasing the age at marriage, keeping girls in school, building their life skills, and providing access to contraceptives and other sexual and reproductive health services, including HIV prevention.