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Maternal health program benefits 1.2 mln Chinese

The number of underweight children fell by 60% and stunting and anemia rates dropped by more than a third during MDG-F program to improve nutrition in poverty-stricken areas of China.



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MDG-F programme aids 400,000 migrant workers in China

Pre-employment training gives migrants access to better jobs and safer working conditions and helps them adapt to urban life.



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Joint Programme on Protecting and Promoting the Rights of China’s Vulnerable Young Migrants

May, 2009- China’s domestic migrant workforce of 150 million represents the largest movement of people in modern history. Many migrants end up in poor working and living conditions, their vulnerability compounded by lack of access to social protection...

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China is first developing country to reach MDG of halving its poverty rate

Number of poor Chinese has decreased from 94 million in 2000 to 27 million.

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