MAURITIUS NATIONAL PROGRESS REPORT OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON CHILDREN – “A WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN” MINISTRY OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS‚ CHILD DEVELOPMENT‚ FAMILY WELFARE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION December 2006 1 National Progress Report of the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children – “A World Fit for Children” INTRODUCTION Since 1991 the Ministry of Women’s Rights‚ Child Development‚ Family Welfare and Consumer Protection is mandated to cater for children
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Sustainable Mauritius Brundtland report (1987) has defined the term sustainable development as the development that meets the needs for the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs Sustainable development and planning is structured essentially around 3 elements: economic growth‚ social development and environmental protection. While development is associated with social development‚ it is also associated with environmental disasters if the development
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Executive summary Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation (now KFC) is a well-established multinational company which forms part of Yum! Brands‚ Inc regrouping other leading brands like Pizza Hut‚ Taco Bell‚ A&W and Long John Silver. KFC is one of the largest chains of fast food restaurants which started since the early 1930s by Colonel Harland D Saunders in Louisville‚ Kentucky in the USA and comprises of 14‚000 restaurants (franchised and company owned restaurants) in more than 100 countries offering
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food in mauritius: firstly what is the meaning of traditional foods? Traditional Foods Are: Foods in their original form‚ as they were Created-- not modernized‚ not processed or not packaged. They may be Foods that have a long history of supporting to good health‚ whole and nutrient-dense. Foods that are simple and basic: meat and poultry‚ eggs‚ whole grains‚ fish‚ beans and legumes‚ vegetables‚ fruit‚ nuts and seeds‚ dairy‚ fats. HISTORY OF MAURITIUS CUISINE The cuisine of Mauritius is a blend
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What is AIDS? AIDS‚ which stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome‚ is a human disease caused by HIV‚ the human immunodeficiency virus. In this disease‚ the immune system gradually becomes less effective‚ which leads to more and more opportunistic infections and tumors. It is transmitted when a bodily fluid‚ for example blood‚ semen‚ or breast milk‚ of an infected individual comes into direct contact with a mucous membrane or blood stream of another individual. Although most commonly thought
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| The Forces and KFC | | James Watson 12/23/2012 | Executive Summary The seven international environmental forces that impact international business are natural resources and environmental sustainability‚ economic and socioeconomic forces‚ political forces‚ intellectual property and other legal forces‚ understanding the international monetary system and financial forces‚ labor forces‚ and international competitive strategy. While some of the factors mentioned above are completely
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The Banking Sector in Mauritius The banking sector comprised 20 banks licensed to carry on banking business in Mauritius as at end-June 2011.Of these‚ eight were domestically-owned banks‚ seven were subsidiaries of foreign banks and five were branches of international banks. Reflecting efforts undertaken by the Bank to develop the range of services offered by banks in Mauritius‚ a new entrant joined the banking industry in March 2011 as the first bank licensed to conduct Islamic banking business
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Mauritius the paradise island Branded with the trade mark of “The Paradise Island”‚ Mauritius is the “destination de reves” of millions of people‚ source of inspiration of numerous poets‚ wonderful and un-exploited landscapes of hundreds of films‚ mostly bollywood movies Mauritius is a Tropical Island with two seasons‚ SUMMER and WINTER‚ situated in the Indian Ocean near Reunion Island and Madagascar‚ Mauritius is a hub for various Business of import and export‚ its key local resources are
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The law and legal system of Mauritius are an unusual hybrid and a remarkable instance of comparative law in action. As a consequence of its history‚ as an overseas possession of France from 1715 to 1810 and as a British colony from 1814 until it achieved independence within the Commonwealth in 1968‚ its law and legal system reflect the legal traditions of both its former colonial rulers. In general terms‚ Mauritian private law is based on the French Code Civil while public law and commercial law
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Cultural Tourism in Mauritius Tourism comprises of activities of persons travelling and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than 1 consecutive year‚ for leisure business and other purposes (WTO‚ 1991). Mauritius is one of the islands which make up the Mascareignes Islands group. Tourism is a major factor in keeping the economy of this country as high as it is. Before people started visiting this beautiful part of the world they solely relied
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