Full Coverage: MDGs

22.02.2008 With nearly 10 million children dying every year around the world, how does it matter even if GDP growth shoots up? Research reveals that the issue is not about inadequacy of resources among developing countries, but lack of effective policies that can translate economic growth into development outcomes for the poor.

19.02.2008 Child mortality cannot be divorced from broader political and socio-economic development, says a report by Save the Children, a UK-based organisation. The report argues that policy choices and efficient resource allocation are crucial to tackle the issue of child survival in developing countries.

19.02.2008 According to a new Wealth and Survival Index, India is one of the worst performers in cutting child mortality, given its national wealth. The new report by Save the Children UK says even the poorest of countries can attain child survival if they pursue the right policies.

04.02.2008 Islam may have been perceived as an egalitarian religion without any oppressive and hierarchal social order, but Indian Muslim society is typically caste-ridden. Rajender Singh Negi of OneWorld South Asia takes an overview of the prevalence of poverty and backwardness among what is now referred to as pasmanda Muslim community.

02.02.2008 Measuring India’s Progress on the Millennium Development Goals – A Citizens’ Report, published by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan (WNTA) provides an overview of the progress made on MDGs in India with a strong focus on the challenges faced by dalits, denotified tribes and the Muslims.

02.02.2008 The Olympic Committee has identified five Millennium Development Goals to support humanitarian and environmental issues through the use of sport. The international sports organisation believes its partnership with the UN will help reach the goals and its benefits to young people around the world.