AbbreviationsAIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome ARI acute respiratory infections BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee CDC US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CRC Committee on the Rights of the Child DCI Defense for Children International DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DPT combined diphtheria/pertussis (whooping cough)/tetanus vaccine DT combined diphtheria/tetanus vaccine EU European Union FCUBE Free, Compulsory and Universal Basic Education FGM female genital mutilation GNP gross national product HIV human immunodeficiency virus IBFAN International Baby Food Action Network IGBM Interagency Group on Breastfeeding Monitoring ILO International Labour Organization IMR infant mortality rate MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys NCD non-communicable diseases NIH US National Institutes of Health NGO non-governmental organization ODA official development assistance OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ORS/ORT oral rehydration salts/oral rehydration therapy UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund U5MR under-five mortality rate WHO World Health Organization Throughout The Progress of Nations, a dash (–) signifies no data were available. |