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UNITED NATIONS Asics Gel Lyte V Dust Pack Black Australia , June 15 (Xinhua) -- A new guide issued Monday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) aims to help ensure anti-child labor measures are included in agricultural and rural development programs, in particular those targeting family farmers in an effort to tackle a problem that affects some 100 million children globally.


The FAO's Handbook for Monitoring and Evaluation of Child Labor in Agriculture will seek to fill the gaps in many agricultural development programs which fail to monitor or evaluate the impact they have on child labor, especially in those communities where increased labor demands are met through child workers, said a press release issued here.


Programs intended to boost local food production and support family farmers often do include components to address the issue of child labor in agriculture. But sometimes they do not, and can even contribute to the problem when improvements in productive capacity lead to increased labor demands that are met through child workers.


And many agricultural development programs do not monitor or evaluate the impact they have or may have on child labor. FAO's new guide seeks to fill these gaps.


Worldwide Asics Gel Lyte V Turquoise Black Australia , large numbers of children are involved in agricultural work. This is normal on family farms and - provided it stays within acceptable boundaries -- is not only beneficial for the farm but also allows children to acquire valuable knowledge and skills.


For about 100 million children, however, such work goes beyond what is acceptable - interfering with schooling or involving them in work that is hazardous and damaging to their health.


The handbook provides an easy-to-use toolkit of research and data collection methods for assessing child labor in agriculture and the impacts that various types of development programs can have. Additionally, it encourages the identification and use of good practices to prevent child labor.


The 100-page handbook, developed in partnership with the Berlin- based Humboldt University Women's Asics Gel Lyte III Raspberry Pink Australia , also offers practical advice on how to collect information to track the impact of child labor on school performance and health.


The new guide is intended for use by agricultural organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations, agricultural ministries, policy-makers Asics Gel Lyte III Black Tan Australia , and other actors involved in agricultural programs, be they related to crop production, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry or livestock-raising.


"In recent years, we have seen an increase in awareness of child labor and its role in producing export crops such as cocoa Asics Gel Lyte III PURE PACK Triple Black Australia , coffee and cotton," said Rob Vos, director of FAO's Social Protection Division, said in the press release. "As a result, we see much more effective action to prevent child labor in these value chains. However Asics Gel Lyte III Champagne Pack Silver Australia , child labor on family farms not connected to international commodity markets has remained largely untouched. The new guide tries to fill this void."


The new guide highlights the need to address child labor in family farming in an appropriate and context-sensitive way that respects local values and family circumstances. Social protection and poverty reduction programs can be particularly effective in helping poor families to send their children to school and to avoid exposing them to hazardous work on the farm.


Promotion of labor-saving technologies can further help prevent child labor in agriculture by reducing the need for children's inputs while safer agricultural practices will reduce hazardous working conditions for all.


FAO developed the new guide in partnership with Humboldt University of Berlin.


On Tuesday, FAO will launch a new "Family Farming platform" intended to serve as an online hub for information, best practices, statistics and more related to family farming.


KIEV, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been released from prison Asics Gel Lyte III Kimono Japanese Denim Navy Australia , the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Saturday.


Hours earlier, Tymoshenko ally Alexandr Turchinov was elected parliament speaker in place of Volodymyr Rybak, who resigned due to health reasons.


The 49-year-old Turchinov served as first deputy prime minister in Tymoshenko's government from 2007 to 2010.


Earlier Saturday, the Ukrainian parliament approved a fast-track procedure for Tymoshenko's release that did not require the president's endorsement.


On Friday, lawmakers voted to amend the Ukrainian law on corruption and decriminalize the charge counts under which Tymoshenko was imprisoned.


Tymoshenko Asics Gel Lyte III Sakura White Pink Australia , a key opposition leader, was convicted in October 2011 of abuse of power over a 2009 gas deal with Russia.


She was also charged with embezzling an estimated 405 million U.S. dollars and evading tax worth more than 87,000 dollars in the 1990s.


The 53-year-old opposition leader, who is now receiving medical treatment in a state hospital in Kharkov city in eastern Ukraine, has denied all the charges Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Yellow Australia , saying they are politically motivated.


NEW DELHI, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit India's northern state of Haryana early Friday, officials said.


According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the earthquake occurred at 4:25 a.m. local time (2255 GMT Thursday).


"The epicentre of earthquake was Rohtak district of Haryana located at 28.8 degrees north latitude and 76.2 degrees east longitude," the department said in a statement. "The depth of the earthquake was 22 km."


Rudraprayag is about 65 km northwest of the Indian capital of New Delhi.


Apart from Haryana Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Silver Australia , the earthquake was felt in New Delhi and areas falling under National Capital Region (NCR).


Reports said panic-stricken people rushed out of buildings and gathered in the streets in some areas.


So far there were no reports of any damage or loss of lives in the earthquake.


In 2015 a powerful earthquake struck India's neighboring co.