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The world's poor evaluate progress on the MDGs
A new report by ActionAid International asks rural people in 18 countries two crucial questions: Have the rights and freedoms of people in developing countries been enhanced in the process of realising the Millennium Development Goals? And have the burdens on the poor diminished over the past five years? More... Human Development Report 2005: Plea for better aid, trade and security policiesIn a ten-year review of the Millennium Development Goals, the UNDP's annual development report card calls for swift and dramatic changes in international aid and trade policies, and better conflict resolution methods to fulfil the promises made by world leaders at the Millennium Summit five years ago More... Give rural poor control over ecosystems to fight poverty: WRI reportWith proper management and the incentives that come with control and accountability, ecosystems could generate enough income to lift the rural poor out of abject poverty, says a new report by the World Resources Institute More... 644 farmer suicides in Maharashtra since 2001, says TISS reportA comprehensive socio-economic investigation into the issue of farmer suicides in Maharashtra by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences finds that while the victims hailed from diverse class, caste and income categories, the reasons for their poverty and indebtedness were remarkably similar More... A reality check on BhakraFor decades the success of the Bhakra dam has been cited to silence all those who questioned large dams. A new report that assesses the real impact of India's iconic Bhakra dam that's been credited with ushering in the Green Revolution has shaken up policymakers. What is the truth behind the hype? More... Global solutions for global crisesThe world will need an extra US$ 50 billion every year till 2015 to reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day. A Copenhagen Consensus report suggests local solutions will not work; the prescription now is for global action More... My wheelchair flew like the windDisabled activist Naseema Hurzuk's story is representative of the trials and victories of millions of disabled people in India. In these excerpts from her book Naseema, The Incredible Story, she writes about Mohammed who has no hands but can hit a four in a cricket match, about wheelchair basketball matches in England, and more More... Courage and censorship: Journalists and press freedom in South AsiaSouth Asia has the dubious reputation of being one of the most dangerous places for journalists to work in, says the Third Annual International Federation of Journalists Press Freedom Report released on World Press Freedom Day, May 3 More... Another interpreter of Indian maladiesSuketu Mehta's Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found picks up, historically, where V S Naipaul left off -- with the post-Babri Masjid riots and bomb blasts of 1993. Mehta follows the same trajectory of trying to understand the lumpenisation of a great and throbbing metropolis More... Freshwater supplies under serious threat in tsunami-hit areasIn the aftermath of December 2004's devastating tsunami, governments are having to cope with problems ranging from waste disposal and degraded environments to the disruption of basic services like water supply and sanitation More... Governance in India: A dismal report cardSocial Watch India's second Citizens Report on Governance and Development examines the sensitivity, efficiency and efficacy of the institutions of governance in ensuring the fundamental right to health, education and livelihood. It comes up with some startling findings More... Indian women in the Age of Globalisation'Impact of WTO on Women in Agriculture', released in January 2005, studies the plight of rural Indian women through public hearings in Punjab, West Bengal, Karnataka and Bundelkhand. This is the first such assessment of the gender impact of the WTO and the globalisation of agriculture More... Treating 3 million AIDS patients by 2005 a challenge: reportThough hundreds of thousands of poor AIDS patients in the developing world are now on life-saving anti-retroviral drugs, the majority of the 3 million people targeted by the WHO initiative have not yet been reached. With only a year to go for the programme’s deadline, obstacles to the global AIDS treatment effort remain More... |
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