National risk and vulnerability assessment 2007/8 : a profile of Afghanistan : main report / European Union.

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“Key indicators—A. MDG indicators—Goal 1 : eradicate extreme poverty and hunger—Goal 2 : achieve universal primary education—Goal 3 : promote gender equality and empower women—Goal 4 : reduce child mortality—Goal 5 : improve maternal health—Goal 7 : ensure environmental sustainability—Goal 8 : develop a global partnership for development—B. Other indicators—Demography—Labour force—Agriculture—Poverty and equality—Education—Health—Infrastructure”.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Acknowledgments—Key indicators—Table of contents—List of tables—List of text boxes—Abbreviations—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Methodological backgrounds of NRVA 2007/8—3. Population structure and change—4. Labour force characteristics—5. The agricultural sector—6. Poverty incidence and poverty profiling—7. Eduction—8. Health—9. Housing—10. Position of women—11. Household shocks and community preferences—Annexes—Glossary—References.

Summary: “The National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment 2007/8 is a nationally representative multi-purpose survey. The main objectives of the survey are to provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of the people of Afghanistan and to furnish data needed for monitoring progress toward development goals. Results pertain to the period August 2007 to August 2008…”—(page summary).

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