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THE STANDARD By Prof Michael Chege | March 4th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 The report is not opposed to equitable rapid growth in poor countries as long as it avoids the destruction of nature in net terms. [Elvis [Ogina, Standard] A few days ago, Bill Gates warned that the looming climate change disaster will exceed Covid-19, and Africa will suffer disproportionately from it. Because it originated from a zoonotic pathogen, one that crossed from animals to humans, the Covid-19 tragedy has spa...

Inequality holds Namibia back… analysts call for major socio-economic intervention   2021-03-03  A local labour expert has warned that without a fundamental change in Namibia’s social and economic architecture, the country will continue to see rising levels of inequality.  This warning by Herbert Jauch is issued even though between 1990 and 2019 Namibia’s Human Development Index (HDI) increased by more than 11% from 0.581 to 0.646.  Despite this improvement, the UN report shows t...

Monitoring and Evaluation Consultancy about Health, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from MSF; closing on 14 Mar 2021

Monday, 5 Oct, 2009 – 16:04 | No Comment “By the end of the week the capacity of the landfill “Kapsidata” will be made clear. Then, we can renew the negotiations with Sofia to dispose of the capital’s wastes”, announced the vice-mayor of Asenovgrad … Monday, 5 Oct, 2009 – 13:05 | No Comment Norway is at the top of the Human Development Report according to the UN research for 2009, published this Monday. Bulgaria ranks 61st. China is the country with the most significant improvemen...

Norway is at the top of the Human Development Report according to the UN research for 2009, published this Monday. Bulgaria ranks 61st. China is the country with the most significant improvement in the quality of life of its citizens. The index of the Development Report of the UN ranks 182 countries based on criteria such as longevity of life, education quality,

International IDEA’s Board of Advisers had its first meeting of the year on 22 February 2021, welcoming seven new Board members. During the meeting, Ms Njeri Kabeberi was elected as the new Chair of the Board and Ms Laura Chinchilla as the Vice Chair for 2021. International IDEA rejoices to have two remarkably competent women at the helm of its Board and wishes them great success in leading the important work of the Board of Advisers going forward. The Institute would also like to sincerely t...

Understanding the Socioeconomic Conditions of Refugees in Kenya | Volume A: Kalobeyei Settlement - Results from the 2018 Kalobeyei Socioeconomic Survey Format The Global Compact on Refugees represents a new approach to managing forced displacement situations, one in which evidence and data are central to its success and key to link humanitarian and development actions. Kenya is exemplary of the challenges and opportunities of this new approach. Since 1992, it has been a generous host of refugee...

The ongoing pandemic has adversely affected women around the world in a number of ways, including through employment and income loss. The countries within the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) have also suffered from its effects. These countries had made some improvements in terms of women's empowerment over the past

English Appeal on Burundi and 9 other countries about Education, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic and more; published on 15 Feb 2021 by UNHCR

Redirecting our impact on the planet 00:23 | 12/02/2021 By Caitlin Wiesen - Resident representative in Vietnam United Nations Development Programme The ambition of the first report, published in 1990, was to shift the focus of development thinking to human capabilities rather than focus exclusively on economic growth. Increasing incomes is important, especially for the poor and vulnerable, but we also need access to quality healthcare and education to realise our...