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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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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A Memorable Event A Memorable Moment The day started off as any other normal day but I would soon find out that this day was different. Like any other teenager I loved going out with my friends and so like any other Friday evening I was going out with my friends. I was going to go to my friend’s house to pick him up and we were then going to get something to eat. I got to his house picked him up and we left to go get something to eat. We were halfway there when I got a phone call from one of
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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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1) Describe the best holiday trip you made. During the semester holiday‚ me and my family had scheduled that we should go and spent our family vacation at the most spectacular place that is in Penang. This trip has been planned a month ahead by my mom. By looking at the agenda‚ we are rest assured that this will be the greatest vacation ever. Our first choice of place is the Penang Hill situated at Air Itam. Penang Hill is one of the oldest colonial hill station established by the British
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HOLIDAY Road tripping with family is supposed to be fun and exciting. It gives me an opportunity to jump in the car and explore somewhere or something that I have never experienced. My 2010 trip to Lampung was both nerve wrecking and exciting at the same time because I got to be in certain situations that I have never been in before. I remember the first time I went to Lampung‚ my family and I were in rush hour traffic. My heart was thumping in my chest so fast because I have never seen traffic
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Last summer‚ I and my group spent our holiday at Vung Tau Beach. This is one of beautiful beaches in Viet Nam. It took two hours to take there. We concentrated in bus station. At 5 A.M we started our trip by bus. Although I feel tired after two long hours but sea air made me re-excited. Gradually‚ Bien Dong was in font of us. Bien Dong length 750 m with beautiful sea and form of entertainment is multiform. We arrange our bags and after that we quickly swum in blue sea. The weather was very nice
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My Most Memorable Moment What is a memorable moment? It can be something that makes someone happy or sad. It is usually a big event that happens and you never forget it. My most memorable event was the time my father almost died from a brain aneurysm. This single event changed my life and how I feel about loved ones; it made me value the time I have with family. On December 10‚ 2003 my father almost died from a brain aneurysm. He came home from a trip to Santa Cruz with a really bad headache
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One of the most momerable moments in my life is my trip to Paris. In 1989‚ I was twenty one years old. My mother decided to visit Paris for some reasons. Since she was illiterate‚ she decided to take me with her. I was a student at that time. I was studying English at the Univesity of Constantine‚ a city situated in the north east of Algeria.It was my first trip outside Algeria and it is still engraved in my memory because of the story my mother told me while we were in the sky over the Mediterranean
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