For my assignment I will be looking at Indigenous communities in Canada compared to the rest of the world. Today‚ over 4% of Canada’s population describes themselves as Indigenous. Indigenous people were the first people to live on what is now called Canada‚ they had their own culture‚ beliefs and lifestyle. When European settlers came to Canada in the 1800’s they assimilated the Indigenous people. Europeans convinced Indigenous people to sign treaties which still are the same ones that are used
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International Development (Reflection on Week # 2) Due Date: 08‚02‚2015 What we learn this week is- (1) Recap from last week Mostly‚ (2) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): To eliminate or reduce extreme poverty and hunger‚ HIV/AIDS‚ malaria‚ and other diseases‚ child mortality‚ to achieve or promote universal primary education‚ gender equality and empower women‚ maternal health‚ to ensure environmental sustainability and to develop a global partnership for development. (3) Human Development Index and
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The Government of the Philippines’ Midterm Progress Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) shows the country is on track to meet 2015 targets on reducing child mortality‚ promoting gender equality‚ combating HIV/AIDS‚ malaria and other diseases‚ and increasing access to safe drinking water and sanitation. However‚ the country needs to increase its efforts to meet universal primary education and maternal health goals. The Aquino government assumed office on 1 July 2010. President Aquino
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overall development of the common people. Building strong ICT infrastructure is the pre-requisite for making Bangladesh a digital one. For this‚ we need to focus on the following relevant issues assessing the harsh reality that hinders our development in this context. Latest statistics reveal that Bangladesh faces a power deficit of up to 200 MW against a demand of 5000 MW daily. It may be noted that for proper ICT development an uninterrupted power supply is a must. For the ICT development Internet
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PHILIPPINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2011-2016 MDGs in the National Development Plan Cleofe S. Pastrana National Economic and Development Authority Republic of the Philippines Sub-Regional Workshop for LDCs in Achieving MDGs Incheon‚ Republic of Korea 14 16 September 2011 Outline of presentation § Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 § Inclusion of the MDGs in Various PDP Chapters § Challenges in Achieving the MDGs Republic of the Philippines 14-16 September 2011 2 Social
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established 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
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have equal opportunities for financial independence through work‚ enjoy equal educational opportunities and opportunity to develop a personal ambition. The fulfillment of gender equality and the empowerment of women is number three on the Millennium Development Goal list‚ which is set to expire in 2015. Therefore‚ the question is will this be achievable realistically in a patriarchal continent/society‚ seeing as the role of women has been devalued in such a society. In a patriarchal society like Nigeria
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Background Bangladesh has made great strides in improving the health of its population‚ much more than a country at its level of development can be expected to do. Serious problems still remain in reducing child malnutrition and maternal mortality in particular; nonetheless‚ the aggregative results achieved in the last three decades are quite impressive. These achievements have certainly have gone a long way towards fulfilling the right to health in Bangladesh. This paper argues‚ however‚ that despite
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poverty reduction and human development. By 2005 it had achieved all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Throughout much of the post-independence era‚ Malaysian women and girls have enjoyed equal opportunities with men and boys in access to basic social services. Women have been increasingly mainstreamed into development processes‚ and by playing a variety of roles at the family‚ community‚ and society levels‚ they have been able to contribute to national development and prosperity. In the earlier
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