Progress for children: achieving the MDGs with equity
The past decade has seen considerable progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the fulfillment of children
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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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UN report’s carbon clause irks Ramesh
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report on Millennium Development Goals (MDG) on Friday came in for sharp criticism from Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh for having included
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Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh progress report 2013
Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report 2013 is the seventh report monitoring the progress of MDGs in Bangladesh after 2005. This report is prepared and published by the General Economics
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Performance-based financing in low- and middle-income countries: still more questions than answers
Performance-based financing is promoted as a promising strategy for improving health service delivery and helping to reach the Millennium Development Goals. But what is the evidence supporting its use?
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Levels and trends in child malnutrition
For the first time UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank report joint estimates of child malnutrition for 2011 and trends since 1990. Estimates of prevalence and numbers for child stunting, underweight, overweight
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African Development Report 2015: growth, poverty and inequality nexus- overcoming barriers to sustainable development
African economies have grown substantially over the past decade, but poverty and inequality reduction has remained less responsive to growth successes across the continent, says the 2015 edition of the
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African Development Report 2015: growth, poverty and inequality nexus- overcoming barriers to sustainable development
African economies have grown substantially over the past decade, but poverty and inequality reduction has remained less responsive to growth successes across the continent, says the 2015 edition of the
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New plan to focus on child mortality
Waking up to the millennium development goals under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the Union health and family welfare ministry has launched a multi-partner initiative with Norway. The
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Monitoring water and sanitation in the 2030 agenda for sustainable development: an introductory guide
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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Nagaland all set to prepare HDR at district level
Nagaland is all set to prepare its first district level human development reports (HDR) since it becomes mandatory for each State to review millennium development goal set by UNDP.
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A maternal death every 10 min in India, likely to miss MDG: UN
India is likely to miss the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) related to maternal health as one maternal death is being reported every 10 minutes in the country now. India recorded around 57,000 maternal deaths in 2010, which translate into a whopping six every hour and one every 10 minutes, UN data in this regard says.
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Citizens versus extreme poverty
If voluntary organisations were to make a massive effort to take up the millennium development goals, the world's citizens can make deep inroads in the fight against disease, hunger and poverty, says
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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: from agenda to action
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the centrepiece of a new global agreement on what society seeks to become over the next fifteen years. This agreement envisages a world free from poverty and
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6pc forest cover by 2010
Under the millennium development goals and the national forest policy, we are committed to increase the forest cover from the existing 4.8 per cent to six per cent by the year 2010, said Minister for
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Global monitoring report 2012: food prices, nutrition, and the Millennium Development Goals
<p><span id="itro1">This new report published by World Bank examines how rapid increases in food prices impact poverty, hunger, and general progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).</span></p>
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Meeting the global health challenge: the role of the pharmaceutical industry
Health is a crucially important social and economic asset - a cornerstone for human development. Three of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) call for specific health improvements by 2015: reducing
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Industry body seeks new health policy
Industry chamber Phdcci has stressed on the need for the government to provide a conducive regulatory health policy and an enabling legislative environment to attain the Millennium Development Goals
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World health statistics 2014
World Health Statistics 2014 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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World health statistics 2012
World Health Statistics 2012 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