· 110 out of 182 countries are culturally diverse with at least 25 per cent of their populations belonging to an ethnic or a religious minority. In 42 countries their population ranges between 10-25 per cent
· Yet, 900 million of them belong to groups subject to some form of cultural exclusion where they either lack the opportunity to participate in social, political and economic activities, or their choice of lifestyle is not recognised and they are coerced into living like others in society
· Evidently, such exclusion has socio-economic implications
The occupational castes in Nepal have under-five mortality rates of more than 17 per cent compared with around 7 per cent in the majority Newars (mostly merchants and traders) and Brahmins
In Mexico, 81 per cent of indigenous people are reckoned to have incomes below the poverty line compared with 18 per cent for the general population.
And the Romas, a gypsy tribe in Eastern Europe, have unemployment rates averaging 45 per cent, going up as high as 60 per cent in some areas
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/developing-diversity
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/development
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/population
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics