theorist‚ Langdon Winner that technological artifacts are political. Examples are aircraft‚ bus overpasses and tomato harvester. You have also learned that political systems influence technological development with globalization impacting global economic and political integration. The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) established by the United Nations are an attempt to establish global solidarity around pertinent issues that would benefit the human race. Based on what you have learned from the material
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state of being unequal or different in some respect. This brings to inequality being lack of equality and also the distance toward the rich and poor. Poverty is when having very little or no money and very few or no material possessions. As for development is the act of improvement meaning gaining‚ expanding‚ or enlarging. Inequality and poverty can cause a country not to develop well‚ unless you have a good strategy. In this case I will show you a developed country (Spain) and a under developed county
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participation to social daily activities -Dr Amartya Sen Global extent of chronic poverty APPROX. 300-420 MILLION CHRONICALLY POOR Reasons Why Poverty cannot be ignored…… 1. Some Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can never be achieved without reaching the poor. 2. Other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be achieved fully or in part by excluding the poor. The poverty of those left behind post-2015 will likely be even more intractable. 3. By denying the poorest – those with least
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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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United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development at the highest possible level‚ as well as its resolution 66/197 of 22 December 2011‚ 1. Expresses its profound gratitude to the Government and the people of Brazil for hosting the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 22 June 2012‚ and for providing all the necessary support; 2. Endorses the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development‚ entitled “The future we want”‚ annexed
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and local government should take care of. After all‚ a lack in the latter would make it harder for the beneficiaries to comply with the conditions tied to their cash grants and for the government’s stop-gap poverty alleviation program to meet its goals. Read more… | Posted Monday‚ May 30th‚ 2011 Sidebar A Future in Pieces by Karol Anne M. Ilagan DESPITE the many laws that recognize the rights of children with special needs‚ there is still no comprehensive law that mandates special education
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programs - “Onchocerciasis Control Programme of West Africa (OCP/WA)” that was conducted from 1975-2002 that focused on 11 major countries and “The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (ACOP)”. These programs helped to achieve the Millennium Development Goals along with supporting foremost health care for the people of Africa. ACOP mainly aimed at providing drug called “Ivermectic” to local communities that helped to reduce the risk of Onchocerciasis. These programs were able to able to control
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all around the globe. Article thirty seven of the Constitution of Pakistan stipulates that education is a fundamental right of every citizen‚[1] but still gender discrepancies exist in educational sector. According to Human Development Report (2011) of United Nations Development Program‚ ratio of female to male with at least secondary education is 0.502‚ and public expenditure on education amounts to only 2.7% of the GDP of the country.(2) Patriarchal values heavily govern the social structure in
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Table of Contents Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger 1 Goal 2. Ensure environmental sustainability 2 Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women 2 Goal 4. Achieve universal primary education 3 Goal 5. Develop global partnership for development 3 Goal 6. Combat HIV/Aids‚ Malaria and other diseases 4 Goal 7. Improve maternal health 4 Goal 8. Reduce child mortality 5 References. 5 Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Targets: Decrease the number of people living on less than
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’s newspaper. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2009. <http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/04/28/sex-industry-in-scotland-two-ways-to-end-prostitution-86908-20397557/>. C) The United Nation. "The Millennium Development Goals Report 2008." The Millennium Development Goals Report 1 (2008): 10. Print. D) Uzokwe‚ Alfred O. Prostitution in Nigerian University Campuses (Part II). 5 August 2008. 10 December 2009 <http://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/uzokwe/080508.html>.
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