Essays about: "global inequalities poverty"

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  1. 1. Human Rights Violations During the Covid-19 : A Case Study of Child Marriages in Niger

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Faith Falodi; [2023]
    Keywords : Human rights; child marriage; violation of human rights; child right abuse;

    Abstract : Millions of people's lives have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also worsened existing inequalities and led to widespread abuses of human rights. This report examines the rise in teen marriage in Niger as a result of the global epidemic. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Transformative Irenic Rebellious Power of Street Art in Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Philippa Scholz; [2022]
    Keywords : Street Art; Transformation; Development; Colombia; El Paro; Cali; Bogotá.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Concerns are growing within the field of development as global democracy rates decline. As a solution to how to rebuild democratic systems is currently unclear, this thesis looks at the case of Colombia and the national protests (colloquially referred to as El Paro) that began in April 2021. READ MORE

  4. 3. Building Older Persons’ “Resilience” Through Old-Age Pension Schemes in Georgia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Diana Davitadze; [2022]
    Keywords : Older Persons; Ageism; Social Security; Human Rights; Vulnerability Theory; Old-age Pensions; Women; Georgia.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Older persons’ rights are increasingly penetrating the Human Rights discourse in response to the surging aging of the world population. Old-age pension schemes are designed to protect older persons against vulnerabilities once they resign from the job market. READ MORE

  5. 4. From "the Will to Improve" to "the Will to Transform": Some Promises & Challenges of Sida's Multidimensional Poverty Analysis (MDPA) Framework in Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jonathan Solarte Espinosa; [2021]
    Keywords : Sida; Sweden; Latin America; Bolivia; MDPA; multidimensional poverty; poverty reduction; development discourses; development paradigms; power; capitalism; donors; ODA; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives: This study sets out to answer the following research questions: 1. How do Sida and CEDLA problematize poverty and what does this reveal about their underlying development paradigms? 2. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social investment as a strategy to achieve Sustainable Development Goals : a critical assessment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Will Horsfield; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development Goals; social investment; 2030 Agenda; human capital; sustainability;

    Abstract : This paper assesses the relevance of social investment in relation to the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targets, and indicators. The research question is: How could social investment support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals? The thesis conceptualises social investment, sustainable development, and sustainability, before turning to the issue of how social investment could enhance its impact by focusing on areas of policy that it has not considered typically. READ MORE