its role in diminishing the divide between North and South through its Millennium Development Goals. These goals seek to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; combat HIV/AIDS‚ malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop a global partnership for development all by the year 2015. For example‚ some countries that are considered to be ’developing
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and Sri Lanka. It provides a platform for the peoples of South Asia to work together in a spirit of friendship‚ trust and understanding. In this report we shall try to go through the main goals of the association. The main goal of the association is to accelerate the process of economic and social development in member states‚ through joint action in the agreed areas of cooperation. Scope This report highlights the following areas of SAARC: - History - Areas of Co-operation - Regional Convention/Agreements
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repeat a year of school. Only 16% of boys passed five or more Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams compared to 30% of girls. Boys outperformed girls only in vocational subjects and physics. The report cites four key challenges in boys’ development identified by a national programme. They are low self-esteem‚ limited future employment opportunities‚ lack of discipline‚ and masculine identities that eschew education. A program in Jamaica uses cash incentives to encourage at-risk boys to stay
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The Business Environment: Sustainable Development and PESTLE The Business Environment: Sustainable Development & PESTLE Lesson Plan Activity Presentation Tutor Notes: Resources: PowerPoint Presentation (available on the Sustainable Skills website http://www.lgec.org.uk/Projects/Sustainable-Skills-Project Background reading – Sustainable Development – A Quick Guide ‘Sustainable Development and PESTLE Analysis: The Business Case for doing the right thing’ PESTLE and the 5 Capitals Before
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FINANCIAL INCLUSION INTRODUCTION The prophecy of Millennium Development goals of U.N. i.e. “growth with equity” clearly envisages that the growth spree of the globe in the 21st century has left some people behind the time. Handful of the global populace are still languishing in the vicious circle of poverty & are cast aside by those who are economically stronger & swifter in the sway of globalization & liberalization. For sustenance/better growth of the world‚ the deprived sections should be
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Empowerment and Rights‚ pp. 127-38. Boston: Harvard University Press http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/SENPOP.html Since the mid-1980s‚ the term empowerment has become popular in the development field‚ especially with reference to women. However‚ there is confusion as to what the term means among development actors. This paper analyses the concept of women’s empowerment and outlines empowerment strategies based on insights gained through a study of grassroots programmes in South Asia. The
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ensuring security‚ justice and the rule of law‚ and building the administrative institutions of the state. Many argue that early attention needs to be given to gender equality and to increasing women’s voice in political‚ social‚ and economic development in fragile and post conflict settings. State reconstruction can provide opportunities to shape new social‚ economic‚ and political dynamics that can break existing gender stereotypes. It is also founded that women have a strong commitment to the
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geo-climatic and socio-political conditions of the Indian sub-continent make the region vulnerable to both natural and man-made disasters. The increase in the vulnerability in recent years has been serious threat to the overall development of the country. Subsequently‚ the development process itself has been a contributing factor to this susceptibility. Coupled with lack of information and communication channels‚ this had been a serious impediment in the path of progress. India’s vulnerability to various
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conditions‚ malnutrition and health endangering employment. 2. In all regions of the world‚ persons with disabilities face marginalization and significant barriers to the full realization of their rights and to their inclusion in society and development. Women with disabilities experience multiple discrimination‚ based both on gender and their disability‚ and therefore often must confront additional disadvantages in comparison to men with disabilities. Some may face further discrimination based
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Today‚ noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)‚ mainly cardiovascular diseases‚ cancers‚ chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes represent a leading threat to human health and development. These four diseases are the world’s biggest killers‚ causing an estimated 35 million deaths each year - 60% of all deaths globally - with 80% in low- and middle-income countries. These diseases are preventable. Up to 80% of heart disease‚ stroke‚ and type 2 diabetes and over a third of cancers could be prevented
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