It is important to have balanced participation of women and men at all levels of decision making. Gender equality is central to human development and to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as to the enhancement of development effectiveness‚ (UNDP‚ 2011). MDGs attach great importance to gender equality and women’s empowerment in all facets of life. Gender mainstreaming is one of the strategies that the UN utilises to promote the integration of gender perspectives into
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consultation and workshops‚ and the conduct of exhibits on climate change. The Senate committee has also cosponsored national and Asia Pacific-wide conferences to promote awareness. Millennium Development Goals • The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000‚ following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. All 189 United Nations member states at the time (there
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CHAPTER II Review of Related Literature Related Literature History of World Education With the gradual rise of more complex civilizations in the river valleys of Egypt and Babylonia‚ knowledge became too complicated to transmit directly from person to person and from generation to generation. To be able to function in complex societies‚ man needed some way of accumulating‚ recording‚ and preserving his cultural heritage. So with the rise of trade‚ government‚ and formal religion came the invention
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CultureDevelopment for The power of Culture‚ in all its dimensions‚ is a fundamental component of sustainable development. As a sector of activity‚ through tangible and intangible heritage‚ creative industries and various forms of artistic expressions‚ culture is a powerful contributor to economic development‚ social stability and environmental protection. As a repository of knowledge‚ meanings and values that permeate all aspects of our lives‚ culture also defines the way human beings live
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Assignment 2 – Essay INFORMATION and Q&A SESSION Sustainable Tourism HMS 00423 • Due: Week 12 - Friday 7 September 2012 @ end of day • Submit: via Turnitin on Blackboard • Length: 2000–2500 words • Weighting: 60% How to Write an Essay • STHM Academic Writing Guide: http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/tourism/download.php?doc_ id=558&site_id=42 • Academic Skills Development Unit (ASDU) resources: http://www.scu.edu.au/academicskills/index.php/dds?cat_id =611#cat611 – Develop an argument – Link
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the glimpse of gender parity and equality situation in education. It also shares the reasons achieving EFA as well as MDGs goals and thereby analyzes the causes of not achieving gender equality in education. It advocates for application of substantive equality – equality in outcome - approach in achieving gender equality in education in real sense as envisaged in the EFA and MDGs. The paper advocates about the necessity of investment in gender equality in education for enhancing capability‚ which
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PROGRAM (Conditional Cash Transfer in the Philippines) HISTORY Pantawid Program started in 2008 is one of the responses of the Philippine Government to the challenge of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The program works to attain 5 out of the 8 MDGs namely: Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women Goal 4: Reduce child mortality Goal 5: Improve
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Youth in Extreme Poverty: dimensions and policy implications with particular focus on South East Asia Richard Curtain Professional Associate National Institute for Governance Curtain Consulting‚ Melbourne www.curtain-consulting.net.au 2 November 2004 1. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to present estimates of young people in poverty in the world‚ with particular reference to South East Asia. The paper also describes the efforts by countries in the latter region to overcome poverty
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increasing the freedom of poor households to invest in their varied needs (WB‘s CCT Webpage; ECLAC 2004). No wonder‚ with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline getting near‚ CCTs have been in vogue in a number of countries‚ including that archipelagic country in the east—the Philippines. In view of the worsening poverty situation and the MDG targets‚ the Philippine government ran a pilot CCT project in 2007‚ targeting 6‚000 poor households in two provinces and two cities. It proceeded to implementing
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Women’s Empowerment Principles Equality Means Business A joint initiative of the UNIFEM and UN Global Compact Women’s Empowerment Principles in Brief 1. Establish high‐level corporate leadership for gender equality. 2. Treat all women and men fairly at work – respect and support human rights and nondiscrimination. 3. Ensure the health‚ safety and well‐being of all women and men workers. 4. Promote education‚ training and professional development for women. 5. Implement enterprise development
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