To determine the impacts of long-term displacement on elderly populations through the development of assessment methodologies that combine instruments to measure physical and mental health, social networks and social support, as well as migration history and lifetime major and traumatic events

To: (a) estimate prevalence of labor and sex trafficking and associated mental and physical health risks, (b) measure the impact of a current three-tiered community intervention, and (c) develop recommendations to improve methods to identify and assist trafficking victims

To estimate the population of North Korean refugees and irregular migrants as well as the population of children born to North Korean mothers in Northeast China; and to assess household composition and living conditions of the children born to North Korean mothers

To build an evidence-base on labor rights violations and local capacity to remedy these violations, through the documentation of labor violations and the strengthening of outreach and communication mechanisms to empower migrant workers and local organizations

To conduct an assessment of Thailand’s initiatives to counter human trafficking, through key informant interviews (KIIs) with Thai and U.S. government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), UN and international organizations, and research institutions

To estimate the prevalence of trafficking of women and girls from Myanmar (specifically Kachin State and Shan State) into China for forced marriage, as well as to improve the field’s understanding of the trafficking patterns and networks, risk and protective factors

Research report, validation meetings, developing minimum package of services to address Violence against children in areas where infrastructural projects of the World Bank are being implemented

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