'Energy fuels economic growth and poverty reduction. Reliable and efficient energy services underpin the expansion of economic and employment opportunities, the continuing progress in social development, and the sustained improvement in standards of living. The effort to increase access to energy must continue. Today, many of the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Asia and the Pacific still live without access to modern energy. Through its Energy for All Initiative, ADB is committed to h more...
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'Studies have shown that a key factor associated with rural poverty is access to land. Yet in many parts of India there remains a huge gender gap in land ownership and control - with significant implications for women's economic and social status. This document traces the journey of the Working Group on Women and Land Ownership (WGWLO), a network of 23 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) based in Gujarat, India, which came together in 2003 to bring visibility to the issue of women and agricult more...
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'Europe is negotiating new trade deals with African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. A true partnership in trade could radically transform the lives of one-third of all people living in poverty, providing farmers and small businesses with sustainable incomes and workers with decent jobs. But Europe is choosing power politics over partnership. The deals currently on the table will strip ACP countries of important policy tools they need in order to develop. They will fracture regional inte more...
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'Although developing innovative agricultural technologies may prove crucial, to address the needs of poor farmers, the gap left by private sector neglect must be filled by the public sector. No single intervention can help them all. But reducing poverty, mitigating climate change, and building resilience to climatic and market shocks means empowering these farmers and their communities to identify the investments that will best meet their needs.'
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'Some donors and governments propose that health insurance mechanisms can close health financing gaps and benefit poor people. Although beneficial for the people able to join, this method of financing health care has so far been unable to sufficiently fill financing gaps in health systems and improve access to quality health care for the poor. Donors and governments need to consider the evidence and scale up public resources for the health sector. Without adequate public funding and government s more...
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On 30 June 2009, UNDP launched the fourth National Human Development Report for Lebanon – Toward a Citizen's State – which was developed in partnership with the Council for Development and Reconstruction. The elaboration of this report brought together policy makers, intellectuals, activists and academics, representing the social and political diversity of Lebanon.
The report analyzes the political, economic and cultural dimensions of citizenship in the country. First, the report explore more...
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'In 2000, the heads of 189 states agreed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). They set a fifteen-year target for the international community to make significant reductions in levels of extreme poverty, to increase poor people's access to basic goods and services, and to secure environmental sustainability.
One of the Goals identified the need for partnership with the private sector as an important element in social and economic development.'
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