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INDEXissues 333, 338; levels of 334; managemen<strong>to</strong>f 338–40; poverty and 2, 333, 337;refugees 277, 279, 397–8, 401; remittances334–5, 336b; temporary 339–40;by young people 333, 334Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)5, 8, 43, 355t, 356, 382Morocco 67–9, 75t, 151, 157; NationalGroup for the Protection of theMoroccan Family (Organisme nationalpour la protection de la familleMarocaine) 68; Plan of Action for theIntegration of Women in Development(PANIFD) 67–8; Union de l’ActionFeminine (UAF) 67Mozambique 101, 102, 249–50, 263, 266,277, 286, 365Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI)306, 307–8Myanmar 105, 335, 399, 403natural disasters:as change agent 286–7, 442; civil societyrunprotection programmes 251, 252–3b,253; climate change and 248, 257, 258,259–60, 261–7, 406; community-baseddisaster programmes 251, 252–3b, 263,264–5; in developed countries 246, 252b;in developing countries 246, 252–3b;drought 147, 148, 199, 200–1, 228, 246,260; earthquakes 14, 74, 202, 245, 254,286, 287; effective states and 246, 249–50,249b, 253; floods 199, 246, 247, 249–50,251, 253, 260, 264, 406; global governanceand 293, 402; human securityapproach 249b, 250–4, 256; hurricanes246, 251, 252–3b, 253; internationalhumanitarian relief efforts 248–9b,249–50, 254–6, 385, 386; property rightsand 74; as a risk issue 200, 245–51,248–9b, 252–3b, 253–6, 402; risk reductionstrategies 249–51, 252–3b, 253–4, 261–7;tsunamis 246, 247, 248–9b, 251–2, 254,287; and vulnerability 14, 201, 202f,245–6, 250, 255, 293; women and 246–7,259; see also hunger and faminenatural resources 88–9, 93, 109, 113, 114,282, 285, 345, 351, 400Nepal 79, 276, 319, 403Netherlands 297, 344, 364NGOs:accountability of 254–5, 374–8, 390–1;active citizenship and 13, 138, 146, 147,373, 376, 379, 380; alliances 53, 63, 65, 66,372; on the arms trade 372, 399; andchange 438, 439, 440–3, 444; on corporatesocial responsibility 347; criticisms of368, 371, 373–4, 376, 441–3, 444; anddebt relief 211, 308–9; effective statesupport 13, 373, 379, 380; food aidprogrammes 211, 255; global governanceinvolvement 357, 379; governments 357,371, 373, 374, 376; growth of 371–3;HIV and AIDS support 231, 329; ininternational aid 354, 356–7, 358–9,371–4; international humanitarian reliefinvolvement 254, 264, 385, 387, 390–1,397; international NGOs (INGOs) 354,356–7, 358–9, 371–4, 379–80; justicecampaigns 98; on labour rights 151, 161,165, 345, 348; on landmine use 403, 404;microfinance involvement 222; publicservice provision 48, 373, 374; role of372–4, 379–80, 443, 444; short-termism373–4; and social protection measures209, 211, 212–13, 372, 374; and transnationalcorporations 169, 178, 341b,342b, 344, 348, 350b, 351Nicaragua:Christian Medical Action (CMA) 265;civil society activism 61, 138, 161; climatechange issues 265; co-operatives 138;corruption 286–7; education provision44; inequality 8; international aid 364;land reform 75t; Maria Elena CuadraWomen’s Movement (MEC) 61, 161;natural disasters 286–7; Rural Co-operativeWomen’s Federation 138Niger 238–9, 386Nigeria:agricultural issues 133, 134; co-operatives134; corruption 88; domesticviolence 275; education provision 40;health care provision 40; and internationalfinancial institutions 308;natural resources 88, 89; political issues83; violence 282–3North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) 166b, 323Norway 2, 88–9, 309–10, 403517

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