Poverty

Mozambique: Household Survey Shows Improved Living Standards

Maputo — The data from the 2014-15 Household Survey, undertaken by Mozambique's National Statistics Institute (INE), and released in Maputo on Wednesday, show an across the board improvement in liv

Publication Date: 
31/12/2015
All Africa
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Environment, Habitat, Mozambique, Poverty, Education, Women, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Africa
Economy

Human Development in South Asia 2015: the economy and the people

This report presents critical analyses of economic policies, policies for food security, education, health and women’s empowerment and concludes that to sustain economic growth and advance human development, South Asia needs high level political commitment to achieve its economic and social goals.

Publication Date: 
22/12/2015
Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre
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Economy, Economic Development, Human Rights, South Asia, GDP, Unemployment, Food Security, Education, Health, Women
Environment

Report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators

In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2015/216 and past practices, the Secretary-General has the honour to transmit the report of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators.

Publication Date: 
17/12/2015
United Nations Economic and Social Council
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Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Poverty, Food Security, Health, Education, Environment, Nutrition, Climate Change, Energy, Water Supply, Sanitation, Ecosystems
Governance And Institutions

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding the constitutionality of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015, 10/12/2015

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Rajbala & Others Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 10/12/2015 regarding the constitutionality of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act 8 of 2015).

Judgement Date: 
10/12/2015
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Panchayats, Governance, Haryana, Education, Women, Scheduled Castes, Legislation, Supreme Court
Economy

Delhi statistical hand book 2015

Delhi recorded the highest per capita income among states in 2014-15, according to the Delhi Statistical Hand Book-2015. Delhi has the highest per capita income of Rs 2,40,849 among all the states during 2014-15. It has increased by Rs 28,630 in comparison to 2013-14, stated the annual report prepared by Delhi government’s Directorate of Economics and Statistics. According to the figures released by the government, Delhi’s per capita income in 2014-15 increased to Rs 2.41 lakh from Rs 2.12 lakh in the previous fiscal, a rise of nearly 13.50 per cent.

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
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Statistics, Delhi, Economy, Agriculture, Livestock, Energy, Electricity, GDP, Industry, Trade, Finance, Transport, Health, Education, Communication, Water Supply, Sewage
Climate Change

California public school textbooks mislead students on climate, study says

Textbooks in California public schools are misleading students on climate change, with material that expresses doubt over whether it is real and promotes the view that increasing temperatures may b

Publication Date: 
25/11/2015
Guardian (UK)
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Climate Change, Global Warming, California, Education, United States Of America (US)
Poverty

Nation to lift 50m out of rural poverty in five years

The top leadership of the Communist Party of China pledged on Monday to increase its efforts to eliminate poverty in rural areas and defeat regional poverty by 2020.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2015
China Daily
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Poverty, China, Education, Anti-Poverty Programmes
Economy

Trajectories for Sustainable Development Goals: framework and country applications

Individual countries face the challenge of implementing strategies that help realize the ambitions of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly in September, 2015.

Publication Date: 
23/11/2015
Susanna Gable, Hans Lofgren, Israel Osorio Rodarte
The World Bank
Tags:
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Economy, Poverty, GDP, Electricity, Global, Education, Malnutrition, Sanitation, Water Resources, Health, Environment, Carbon Dioxide
People

The Global Gender Gap Report 2015

The Global Gender Gap Index featured in the 2015 Report ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, health-based and political indicators.

Publication Date: 
19/11/2015
World Economic Forum
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Women, Health, Education, Economy, Politics, India, Global, Statistics, Unemployment, Industry, GDP
Poverty

Liberia: U.S. and Republic of Liberia Sign New U.S.$257 Million Agreement to Fight Poverty

The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Liberia today celebrated the signing of a new $257 million partnership agreement at a ceremony at the U.S.

Publication Date: 
04/11/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Poverty, Liberia, United States Of America (US), International Cooperation, Africa, Energy, Education

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