Search Results for 'Development'

Reducing Poverty: an online consultation to inform the OECD ...

An online consultation called Reducing poverty is achievable: finding those who are hidden by inequalities, has been set up by Development Progress, WikiProgress and the OECD . It opened on the 6th of March 2013 – and will run until [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2013 | Comments : 0

Rural development can eradicate poverty: Gogoi

The government has to focus more on development of rural areas for eradicating poverty and unemployment, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony of a hostel and guest house for women at Kahikuc [...]

Posted On : Oct, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Can environment and development really come together next we...

This week is Earth Summit week on the blog, making my small contribution to the wonk feeding frenzy already in full flow in advance of next week’s Rio+20 event. Every organization is spewing out bulletins, position statements and cu [...]

Posted On : Jun, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Urban poverty’s hidden dimensions threaten development, new ...

Residents of urban settlements with low incomes suffer from poor living conditions and limited access to services, which have far-reaching consequences on their well-being, a new research reveals on International Women’s Day. The [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

India's education malaise has all the hallmarks of a develop...

If you want a glimpse of the challenges facing India's education system, there is no better vantage point than Rajpur primary school. Located in the tribal belt of the Shahabad hills of Rajasthan, the school serves some of India's [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Poverty hinders sustainable development: Farzana

ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Farzana Raja on Monday said that poverty is a global phenomenon, and no country could achieve sustainable development without addressing this problem. Raja was talking to a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Rural Chinese shake off poverty through self-development

On a muggy summer day in Xiuning County of central Anhui Province, Wu Fengfeng still chops wood with a five-kilogram carpenter axe in a workshop of the non-profit Desheng Carpentry School. The 18-year-old boy, who is from a poor rural [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty, hunger affects development

This popular siSwati adage, which loosely means that a man whose stomach is full will be productive, came to the fore on Saturday during the joint commemoration of the world food and world poverty day at the Matsanjeni Inkhundla. The [...]

Posted On : Oct, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Child Poverty- endangering Yemens Youth, holding back develo...

Poverty and underdevelopment take their toll on children in many ways. Poor nutrition robs children of good health and slows their physical and mental development. Poor education closes possible avenues of economic advancement. But often ov [...]