Essays about: "Millennium Development Goals MDGs"

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1. 1. EmpowermentofEthiopianwomenandtheachievementoftheUNMillennium DevelopmentGoals(MDGs)EmpowermentofEthiopianwomenandtheachievementoftheUNMillennium DevelopmentGoals(MDGs)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Epheson Tilahun; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : Empowerment; tradition; Millennium Development goals MDGs ; women; development.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the connection between rural Ethiopian women empowerment and the development progress process that Ethiopiais achieving contemporarily.It also studied whether the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the UN are enough to address the needs and improve the status of women and young girls in Ethiopia. READ MORE

3. 2. A Decade to Deliver : The Implementation Progress of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the Private Sector

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Franziska Paul; Eva-Maria Paul; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Development Goals; Millennium Development Goals; Private Sector; Implementation; Partnerships; Sustainability Measurement; Sustainability Reporting;

   Abstract : As a response to the ‘Grand Challenges’ of the 21st century such as climate change and social inequalities, the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), released by the United Nations in 2015, became a matter of urgency. The SDGs are a continuation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) aiming to cover an even broader scope of social, environmental and economic challenges. READ MORE

4. 3. Good Governance and the Millennium Development Goals, the Case of Water and Sanitation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Widiyanto; [2018]
   Keywords : good governance; water and sanitation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : When adopting the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), in 2000, the United Nations General Assembly recognised the importance of good governance in reaching them. This study examines the hypothesis that good governance has an impact on the achievement of the MDGs. READ MORE

5. 4. Measuring the Rate of Change in the MDG Period in Absolute and Relative Terms: Acceleration or Deceleration of Progress?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Angelica Norrena; [2018]
   Keywords : Economic development; Human development; Millennium Development Goals;

   Abstract : The purpose of the MDGs has been debated depending on whether they should be seen as hard national planning targets or rather as means of inspiring development. This paper assesses whether there was any change in the rate of progress in the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) period. READ MORE

6. 5. Women's Empowerment - A discourse analysis of the women's empowerment concept in UN Women

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Linn Engvall; [2018]
   Keywords : Empowerment; UN Women; discourse analysis; Laclau and Mouffe; postcolonialism; poststructuralism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The concept of women’s empowerment is subject to much debate within the development field. This thesis seeks to uncover the meaning of the concept by examining the prevailing discourse of women’s empowerment within UN Women. READ MORE