economic factors that obstruct the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). MGDs are enshrined in the Millennium Declaration that was passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) act as the international community’s collective commitment to create a better tomorrow for billions of people (UNDP‚ 2010). In response‚ the Malawi Government in 2007 launched the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) as an overarching operational medium-term
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Thematic Paper on MDG 3 PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN 2005 2000 2010 UNDP/John Olsson FOREWORD I am extremely pleased to introduce this set of analytical papers on the Millennium Development Goals1. The papers were produced by the member agencies of the UN Development Group Task Force on the MDGs‚ working in clusters. Each paper had one or more lead agencies and a set of member agencies in support. The Task Force was also able to draw on the ideas‚ experience
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Paper for Historical General Assembly Topics before the Historical General Assembly are: South African Apartheid and Revaluation of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Government of Malaysia is committed in upholding the rights of diverse races in South African region against apartheid policy‚ and at the same time striving hard to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the of 2015 which is in accordance of Malaysian vision‚ Wawasan 2020‚ of attaining status of Developed Country by the end
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of Nursing‚ Sigma Theta Tau International‚ the United Nations and UNICEF’s goals for global health. These shared goals are labeled using differing names‚ but at their core are all of one purpose; improve global health. According to The Honor Society of Nursing‚ Sigma Theta Tau International‚ Goal one is to “Eradicate extreme hunger and poverty (The Honor Society of Nursing‚ Sigma Theta Tau International‚ 2011).” This goal has three parts‚ and we can directly impact part three‚ which is “By 2015
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sufficient with respect to basic necessities like food. Immediately after independence‚ making food grains available to all residents at controlled prices was an important part of poverty reduction programs. Employment opportunities‚ agricultural development‚ primary education and good infrastructure are some of the objectives of programs designed by the Government. National Rural Employment Programs‚ Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Program‚ and Jawahar Rojgar Yojna are some of the programs introduced
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affront to human dignity.” — Kofi Annan‚ prior United Nations Secretary-General … If only the issue of water as a human right was as simple as Kofi Annan’s perspective. A world where humans have a well defined set of undeniable rights is an important goal for this generation. But aside from rights‚ the human race has a more dire set of biological needs that it must secure in order to survive. When someone is denied a right‚ they suffer. When someone is denied a need‚ they die. Air‚ food and water are
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NURSES’ ROLE TOWARDS THE UN MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS The United Nation’s member states Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 2015 include reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates‚ infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Significant progress has been made and the member states particularly developing countries made substantial headway so far in attaining these goals. In the Philippines‚ one of the main reasons for the country’s relentless pursuit of ensuring access
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policy responses to it. Over the last several decades’ years‚ the poverty is undoubtedly considered as one of the most serious problems in the world‚ even though there has been a rapid development of the economy in some developing countries such as China and India. The relation between poverty and the development of the economy is complex and the poverty has become a cosmopolitan issue. In general‚ due to the theory of economy‚ poverty consists of the low level of the economy‚ society and culture
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Alishba Imran‚ Lahore Grammar School Shahjamal Topic Area B: Millennium Development Goal 4: Reducing Child Mortality 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. The MDGs highlight all the global issues that have been neglected in the past. One of these is child
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[UN] (2012) state that Ethiopia is one of the 189 countries that involved in Millennium Declaration. Millennium Declaration consist of eight Millennium Development Goals [MGD] which include eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; achieve universal primary education; promote gender equality and empower women; reduce
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