Millennium Development Goals
Millennium Development Goals

Author: Matthew Clarke

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1135704112

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In the year 2000, the international community agreed to a framework to address global poverty. This framework, known as the Millennium Development Goals, was time-bound with an end date of 2015. With this end now in sight, the international community is focusing on the achievement of these goals. However, it is also very important that consideration now turns to what will follow the MDGs after 2015. Millennium Development Goals: Looking Beyond 2015 provides a critical analysis of the MDGs and discusses a range of issues that must be considered by the international community in determining what poverty alleviation framework might replace the MDGs. This reflection is made even more imperative as the poverty landscape has shifted considerably since these original goals were made. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

Analysing the Role of Energy Security in Promoting Third World Development
Analysing the Role of Energy Security in Promoting Third World Development

Author: John Alobwede Ngome

Publisher: Miraclaire Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13:

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Every scholar who reads this book will concur that at the heart of John’s analysis is rooted a fundamental question and preoccupation that although Cameroon is naturally endowed with abundant and diverse energy resources, the country however remains an energy-poor state due to the absence of a durable Energy Security Plan, political vision and political will, all of which continue to hamper the development of a range of renewables alongside various fossil fuels to improve and guarantee durable Energy Security to catalyze development and reverse the current energy crisis. Prof. Dr. Amelia Hadfield Head of Department of Politics, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Retooling Global Development and Governance
Retooling Global Development and Governance

Author: Rob Vos

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2014-02-13

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1780933959

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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on bloomsburycollections.com. In Retooling Global Development and Governance a team of UN experts debate new ideas about how to overcome deficiencies in the ongoing process of globalization and in the existing mechanisms for global economic governance. They do not claim to offer a blueprint, rather a set of ideas that could become the basis for a coherent "toolbox" designed to guide development policies and international cooperation. Promising directions for reform discussed in the book include: - Strengthening government capacities for formulating and implementing national development strategies - New strategies for ensuring that official development assistance is aligned with national priorities - Enhancing international trade and financial systems so that countries with limited capabilities can successfully integrate into the global economy - Creating new mechanisms for dealing with deficiencies, such as specialized multilateral frameworks through which to govern international migration and labour mobility, international financial regulation, multinational corporations and global value chains regulation and sovereign debt workouts. Above all, the book highlights the need for a strong mechanism for global economic coordination to establish coherence across all areas of global economic governance.

Global Health
Global Health

Author: Michael Merson

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 966

ISBN-13: 0763785598

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Global Health, Third Edition (formerly titled International Public Health) brings together contributions from the world's leading authorities into a single comprehensive text. It thoroughly examines the wide range of global health challenges facing low and middle income countries today and the various approaches nations adopt to deal with them. These challenges include measurement of health status, infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, nutrition, reproductive health, global environmental health and complex emergencies.

G-20 and International Economic Cooperation
G-20 and International Economic Cooperation

Author: Rebecca M. Nelson

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1437927483

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Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) The Rise of the G-20 as the Premier Forum for Internat. Econ. Cooperation: 1970s-1990s: Developed Countries Dominate Financial Discussions; 1990s-2008: Emerging Markets Gain Greater Influence; 2008¿Present: Emerging Markets Get a Seat at the Table; (3) How the G-20 Operates; (4) Overview of the G-20 Summits: Wash., DC, Nov. 2008; London, April 2009; Pittsburgh, Sept. 2009; Protests at G-20 Summits; (5) Issues on the Horizon: Regulatory Reform; Increasing the Representation of Emerging Markets in Internat. Financial Institutions; Increased Funding of the Multilateral Develop. Banks; A Green Recovery; WTO Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations; (6) Transition from G-7 to G-20.

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011

Author: United Nations

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789211012446

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The report presents the yearly assessment of global progress towards the MDGs, determining the areas where progress has been made, and those that are lagging behind. It pinpoints the areas where accelerated efforts are needed to meet the MDGs by 2015. The report is based on a master set of data compiled by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on MDG indicators led by the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Strengthening the Global Partnership for Development in a Time of Crisis
Strengthening the Global Partnership for Development in a Time of Crisis

Author: United Nations

Publisher: United Nations Publications

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9789211011944

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Further progress has been made towards fulfilling the promises embodied in the Millennium Development Goal 8 (MDG 8). However, the Global Partnership for Development has suffered important setbacks, most of which have arisen from the current state of the world economy which is experiencing its severest downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. In the countdown to 2015, urgent responses are needed to bridge the existing implementation gaps to make good on the promises made to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The 2009 issue of the report by the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Gap Task Force identifies these gaps in detail and provides recommendations to all major stakeholders on how to address these gaps.

Ending Hunger Worldwide
Ending Hunger Worldwide

Author: George Kent

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-12-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 131726049X

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Why does hunger persist in a world of plenty? Ending Hunger Worldwide challenges the naive notion that everyone wants hunger to end, arguing that the powerful care - but not enough to make a difference. George Kent argues that the central focus in overcoming hunger should be on building stronger communities. It is these communities which can provide mutual support to ensure that people don't go hungry. Kent demonstrates that there is not a shortage of food but of what Amartya Sen terms 'opportunities', and that developing tight-knit communities will lead to more opportunities for the hungry and undernourished. Ending Hunger Worldwide challenges dominant market-led solutions, and will be essential reading for activists, NGO workers and development students looking for a fresh perspective.

Health in 2015
Health in 2015

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2015-12-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789241565110

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In 2015 the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) come to the end of their term, and a post-2015 agenda, comprising 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), takes their place. This WHO report looks back 15 years at the trends and positive forces during the MDG era and assesses the main challenges that will affect health in the coming 15 years. "Snapshots" on 34 different health topics outline trends, achievements made, reasons for success, challenges and strategic priorities for improving health in the different areas.--