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Universal Health Coverage as a human right: a call for genuine political commitment
… the huge impact health has on economic and social development, and to convince governments to invest in … Annan , we were successful in focusing 3 of the 8 Millennium Development Goals on health priorities. … All governments can afford this. If Costa Rica can find 6.8% of its GDP and Malawi 6% of its GDP to fund their …
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Sustainable development in an unequal world
Sustainable development in an unequal world 14 June 2013 … on the development agenda beyond 2015, when the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are set to expire. … economic growth as the top priority, China never managed to find an alternative to the “grow now, clean later” …
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Gro Harlem Brundtland: the 2018 Barbara Ward Lecture
… Lecture at the International Institute for Environment and Development, speaking on her engagement with sustainable … Women’s Conference in 1995; • the Millennium Development Goals ; • and, of course, … level. If we are prepared to do so, we will find that a chart exists to see us through the storm. …
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Rio+20's opportunity will be squandered without courage and vision
… Rio+20's success and lasting impact on sustainable development. As Elders, we have … helped lead to 189 world leaders agreeing to the Millennium Declaration in 2000, which paved the way to the … country, but in different ways. Second, we need to find ways to ensure sustainable development stays at the top …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Sustainable development, democracy, peace: the key role of women
Sustainable development, democracy, peace: the key role of women 3 … “He wanted a UN 'A' team – the best people he could find, for an extremely demanding job. And as chief of staff … every child” campaign to help member countries reach the Millennium Development Goals related to maternal and child …
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The success or failure of Rio+20 will be a defining moment for today’s youth
… a clear agreement on a path to creating new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will help galvanise efforts to … and protect our environment. Following the example of the Millennium Development Goals, the SDGs can become a powerful … people everywhere and have created new spaces for them to find power in numbers, online and in public squares. …
jonathan - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Building momentum on global issues in New York
… to the city to participate in the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals and host bilateral events on strengthening … an excuse to stop the conversation and stop efforts to find solution." The cost of veto misuse was starkly … ahead with the Global Goals - the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). On ethical …
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Forthright and feminist: Norway's first woman leader
… marriage Democracy in Egypt Sustainable development, three decades on The first female … do what we can, in accordance with the thinking behind the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), this can be done. But … a conclusion. So, it was not that I could not compromise to find common ground; this is an essential part of getting …
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Investing in a green economy
… to a talk on environmental considerations and sustainable development in planning and investing. That would not … of the World Health Organization during the years of the millennium change. It was like reconnecting with early … we face. All institutions – large or small – can find a way to contribute meaningfully through leveraging …
Jessy - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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What can we do to change the gender equation?
… African governments to spend money and time on skills and development programmes also for young women? GM: … women are empowered in the political spectrum, we won’t find these women succumbing to the same corruption that is … If you look at the progress made since the period of the Millennium Development Goals, certain countries – even in …
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