World health statistics 2015
2015 is the final year for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – goals set by governments in 2000 to guide global efforts to end poverty. This year’s "World Health Statistics" – published
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Ecosystems, climate change and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Ecosystem decline and climate change together are altering the rules of development, bringing a new urgency to the MDG agenda. Because ecosystem services typically account for a substantial portion of the incomes of the rural poor, current trends in ecosystem decline threaten the very basis of their household economies.
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Monitoring water and sanitation in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: an introduction
Water and sanitation, as absolute necessities for people, planet and prosperity, are at the very core of sustainable development. In embarking upon the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a dedicated
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Trends in contraceptive need and use in developing countries in 2003, 2008, and 2012: an analysis of national surveys
<p>Data for trends in contraceptive use and need are necessary to guide programme and policy decisions and to monitor progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5, which calls for universal access to
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World health statistics 2013
World Health Statistics 2013 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 194 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium
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The Costs of Meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Targets on Drinking Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
A dedicated goal for water has recently been endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly as part of the sustainable development goal (SDG) framework. This study provides an assessment of the global
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World health statistics 2011
<p>World Health Statistics 2011 contains WHO’s annual compilation of health-related data for its 193 Member States, and includes a summary of the progress made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and associated targets.</p>
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ISME and YES Bank launch first of its kind CSR and Sustainable Development program in the country
A ‘first of its kind’ initiative which will help to enable more emphasis on Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs through a curriculum Course to benefit more than
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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015
<p>Southern Asia faces the greatest hunger burden, with about 281 million undernourished people and more than half of population in South Asia lack access to improved sanitation says this final MDG report launched today by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon</p>
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Government to soon implement sanitation plan
Department of Water Supply and Sewerage (DWSS) under the Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management has been coordinating with districts to draft and implement the district sanitation
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Toward water security for Palestinians: West Bank and Gaza water supply, sanitation, and hygiene poverty diagnostic
The Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Poverty Diagnostic in the West Bank and Gaza is part of a global initiative to improve evidence on the linkages between WASH, poverty, and service delivery
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The role of emerging countries in global food security
Global food insecurity remains a serious problem. In 2010, more than 900 million people are still hungry, and progress toward reaching the first Millennium Development Goal of halving the world
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Maternal mortality in Bangladesh: a Countdown to 2015 country case study
1366 - 1374Bangladesh is one of the only nine Countdown countries that are on track to achieve the primary target of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 by 2015. It is also the only low-income or middle-income
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Hunger report 2013: within reach - global development goals
This report published by Bread for the World shows the progress being made in many countries towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed upon in 2000. It calls for increased focus on ending hunger and extreme poverty as the 2015 MDG deadline approaches, as well as in the post-2015 development framework and goals.
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Achieving universal access to water and sanitation by 2030: the role of blended finance
The Millennium Development Goals helped rally the world around the challenge of providing access to improved water supply and sanitation (WSS). By 2015 hundreds of millions of people had gained access
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Food and Nutrition Security Policy of Bhutan, 2012
<p>Gross National Happiness may remain a dream for the people and Bhutan’s</p> <a href="http://sa.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/food-and-nutrition-security-policy-kingdom-bhutan-2012" target="_parent"><img alt="Read more" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/bangladesh/read_more.jpg" style="width: 70px; height: 20px; float: right;" /></a> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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Water supply and sanitation in India: meeting targets and beyond
This article provides an analysis of India’s progress on the safe water and sanitation access targets of the Millennium Development Goals. Despite significant reported progress on water access, a majority
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Global Monitoring Report 2015/2016: development goals in an era of demographic change
This year’s Global Monitoring Report, produced jointly by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, details the progress the world has made towards global development goals and examines the impact
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Global hunger index 2010: the challenge of hunger - focus on the crisis of child undernutrition
As the world approaches the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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World development indicators 2013
This premier World Bank compilation of cross-country comparable data on development contains more than 1,200 time series indicators for 214 economies and more than 30 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years. This latest edition is organized around six themes—world view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links.