U.N. General Assembly Looks at the Rights of Women and Children
Last week hundreds of world leaders converged in New York City for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly; on the agenda were hot topics such as Syria, Israel and Iran. However, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the rights of women and children have also been on the agenda. Governments and aid organizations alike made [...]
How Do States Learn?
Everyone in the development field recognizes that learning is essential to development. But what kind of learning matters most? For most major development actors, the emphasis is squarely on individual learning. Achieving universal primary education, for instance, is the second Millennium Development Goal, coming just after ending poverty and hunger. Organizations such as the World [...]
New vaccine bid to save millions of children
In a move aimed at saving lives of millions of children, ministers of Health from 194 countries last week endorsed a new roadmap that could see a more equitable access to existing vaccines. This comprehensive plan calls for strengthening routine immunization to meet vaccination coverage targets, accelerating control of vaccine-preventable diseases and introducing new and [...]
Eradicate Excess Wealth alongside Poverty
The world leaders will discuss sustainable development, the bedrock of 1992 Rio vision this June in Rio+20. A greater political convergence is urged by the UN for the matter because the ‘needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ has not gained much traction since the 1992 [...]
LIBERIA: Government calls for more Global attention on Sanitation
The Liberian government has expressed satisfaction for the level of global achievement for the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for drinking water and is calling for joint efforts in providing access to safe sanitation which according it say is more crucial in tackling killer diseases in developing countries. The Liberian Government’s call was made by [...]
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