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12.07.2007 Economic growth eludes the poor in South Asia, according to the recently-released UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2007. The report says that over 30 per cent of the population still lives on a dollar a day in the region.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Population] [Poverty] [Water/sanitation] [Climate change] [Health] [Governance] [United Nations] [MDGs]
Focus on children is integral to MDGs
10.07.2007 To mark the mid-point to the MDG deadline, 07.07.07, Delhi based WNTA has prepared state mid-reviews and a national level checklist – a ready-reference on the progress made by the Indian government against the key targets and indicators of the Millennium Development Goals.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Poverty] [Health] [Civil society] [Governance] [United Nations] [MDGs]
Image: Focus on children is integral to MDGs © Centre for Science and Environment
Survivors after the earthquake
05.07.2007 Natural disasters have time and again proved the vulnerability of poor women, children, the elderly and disabled. Mats Eriksson, Manjari Mehta and Kesang Renchen of the Kathmandu based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) write on the need to integrate local communities in disaster preparedness planning in the Himalayan region.
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Related topics/regions: [Nepal] [India] [South Asia] [Emergency relief] [Shelter & housing] [Gender] [Governance]
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Mumbai slums... in need for government services
03.07.2007 Social Watch India – a broad network of CSOs and communities – monitors governance processes to push forward the national democratic agenda. Its recent report analyses the performance of four key bodies: the parliament, judiciary, the executive and the panchayats, with particular focus on new policies like the NREGA, SEZ, etc.
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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Poverty] [Health] [Politics] [Democracy] [Governance] [Law]
Image: Mumbai slums... in need for government services © Peter Armstrong

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