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Mauritania advances in fight against malnutrition

UNICEF report shows how an innovative MDG-F-backed approach has helped reduce infant deaths.
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Haitian teachers trained to tackle school violence

MDG-F-backed workshop teaches conflict resolution to ease violence in and out of class.
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MDG-F-backed Turkish textiles industry website garners highest international award

The online portal www.styleturkish.com was named “Best Foreign Business Networking Portal” at the Internet Marketing Association Conference in Las Vegas. 
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Vietnam leads drop in child malnutrition

WHO/UNICEF say underweight rates in children under five fell from 44 % in 1994 to 17 % in 2010, the fastest drop in the region.
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MDG-F tackling violence in Haiti's classrooms

UN programme supports workshops to develop a national training manual on reducing school-based violence.
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El Salvador achieves Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality

Maternal deaths declined from 71.2 to 50.8 per 100,000 live births between 2006 and 2011.
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Some progress on sustainability seen from Rio+20

$513 billion pledged for projects to reduce fossil fuel use, stimulate renewable energy, conserve water and alleviate poverty.
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