Peacekeeping, Compliance with International Norms, and Transactional Sex in Monrovia, Liberia

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Beber ◽  
Michael J. Gilligan ◽  
Jenny Guardado ◽  
Sabrina Karim
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
International Norms ◽  
Transactional Sex ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Sensitive Questions ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sexual Histories

AbstractUnited Nations policy forbids its peacekeepers and other personnel from engaging in transactional sex (the exchange of money, favors, or gifts for sex), but we find the behavior to be very common in our survey of Liberian women. Using satellite imagery and GPS locators, we randomly selected 1,381 households and randomly sampled 475 women between the ages of eighteen and thirty. Using an iPod in private to preserve the anonymity of their responses, these women answered sensitive questions about their sexual histories. More than half of them had engaged in transactional sex, a large majority of them (more than 75 percent) with UN personnel. We estimate that each additional battalion of UN peacekeepers caused a significant increase in a woman's probability of engaging in her first transactional sex. Our findings raise the concern that the private actions of UN personnel in the field may set back the UN's broader gender-equality and economic development goals, and raise broader questions about compliance with international norms.

Social Capital Accounting

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-146
Author(s):  
John P. Wilson ◽  
Sonal Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
The Social ◽  
12 Steps ◽  
Development Goals

Sustainability accounting has become a mainstream practice for a large majority of S&P500 companies, and this reflects global society's increasing interest and concern around sustainability issues. In particular, the United Nations published its “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” and 193 countries signed up to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 associated targets. The UN also called upon companies to help this process across their supply chains and developed a natural capital protocol for assessing and valuing environmental areas and a social capital protocol (SCP) for assessing and valuing human and societal capital such as skills, knowledge, wellbeing, shared values, and institutions. This chapter systematically investigates each of the 12 steps of the social capital protocol and identifies a range of benefits and substantial challenges which companies will face if they wish to account for their social impact across the supply chain.

Introduction: meeting future challenges with past lessons

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah McMillan Polonenko ◽  
Hany Besada
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

This book examines the progress, challenges and lessons of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs were adopted during the 2000 Millennium Summit of the United Nations to address the various dimensions of poverty such as hunger, disease, and exclusion while promoting gender equality, education and environmental sustainability. The book considers whether the MDGs were effective in transforming the narrative around poverty and its many dimensions through multilateral organisations, identifying what worked and what needs to change in the context of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It also discusses the changing nature of poverty and inequality as well as the role of state and increasingly non-state actors, including civil society groups, in shaping the debate around accountability, progress and inclusiveness. This chapter provides an overview of the impact of globalisation on the MDGs, criticisms of the MDGs, and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It also explains the purpose and plan for the book.

scholarly journals Addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in Germany

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-61
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Sorensen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Additional Source ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Responsible Leader

This paper takes a critical look at the United Nations’ sustainable development goals in regard to Germany. This paper will further examine three of the seventeen goals laid out for 2030 focusing on determining what efforts and proposed solutions towards ending poverty, eradicating hunger and achieving gender equality are undertaken. The issues of poverty, hunger and gender equity are an additional source of tension for Germany as they seek to address these concerns domestically while acting as a responsible leader internationally.

scholarly journals THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS) AND GLOBAL POVERTY: HAVE WE REALLY FAILED?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Adfin Rochmad Baidhowah
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
Development Goals

MDGs was implemented over the period 2000-2015 by the United Nations along with 189 members states to tackle several crucial issues, namely ‘extreme poverty and hunger, universal primary education, gender equality and woman empowerment, child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, environmental sustainability and globally developmental partnership’ (United Nations 2014). After 2015, the MDGs which was adopted by 189 members states was evaluated by comparing between the MDGs’ targets and its results. By using archival research data, this paper argues that the MDGs have not really failed in fighting against global poverty, because the MDGs showed a global willingness to alleviate numbers of poverty and the MDGs have achieved prominent improvement.

scholarly journals Factors contributing and promoting Open Innovation in Indian female-owned Food Processing SMEs- Prioritizing through the AHP technique

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
Supriya Lamba Sahdev ◽  
Gurinder Singh ◽  
Navleen Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Food Processing Industry ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Development Goals

The prime motivation behind this investigation is to recognize and organize the different factors connected to Open Innovation in the already up and running from last five years Indian female owned SMEs in Food Processing Industry. Fifteen Indian female owners were chosen. An AHP system was utilized to examine the weight of basic elements leading towards Open Innovation. All things considered, the respondents organized advancement technique, opportunity acknowledgment, money and inspiration as the principle criteria that leads to Open Innovation in Indian females owned SMEs in Food Processing. COVID-19, gender gap, raising inner and outer funds were likewise observed as a hindrance ladies face that usually would keep them away from innovative tasks performed for business. The result of this examination is giving policymakers in India food for thought regarding the significance of the factors connected to development of Indian female owned SMEs in Food Processing Industry and will be able to move towards sustainable development goals- Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) and Goal 5 (gender equality) which is required for the economic development of the country. This will assist them with systemizing and organizing the basic, advancement of open innovation factors in Indian female owned Food Processing SMEs, which will give a boost to the contribution of Indian females in the financial development of India, which a developing country currently.

How Connecting Psychology and Implementation Science Supports Pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Therese Schultes ◽  
Evelyn Bergsmann ◽  
Laura Brandt ◽  
Monika Finsterwald ◽  
Christina Kien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Implementation Science ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract. Developing and implementing specific programs and interventions that target the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a complex endeavor that benefits from an interdisciplinary perspective. In this article, we describe how psychology and implementation science provide knowledge on (1) developing interventions and adapting existing programs to different contexts, (2) systematically and sustainably implementing interventions at different system levels, and (3) evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of interventions in producing desired changes. By presenting tangible research examples, we discuss how psychological theories can help define didactic principles for educational interventions, how implementation frameworks may be applied for interventions in health care, and what indicators may be useful for measuring the attainment of gender equality at different system levels. These examples illustrate that including both psychology and implementation science in the interdisciplinary discourse of how to approach the SDGs is essential for achieving sustainable positive change.

scholarly journals Gender-Inclusive Governance for E-Commerce

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-629
Author(s):  
Amalie Giødesen Thystrup
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Trade Policy ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Inclusive Governance

Abstract Gender equality is front and centre in the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals’ SDG 5. We are yet to understand how electronic commerce can incorporate gender equality considering this aspiration. The article offers a way. It presents a framework for understanding the multiplicity of gender gaps in e-commerce and provides an analysis of key regulatory and policy challenges women face in e-commerce. The article examines the legal-political implications of different approaches to incorporating gender into trade policy and then advances a multi-level approach to incorporating gender-inclusive e-commerce regulation into trade policy. On this basis, the article formulates policy recommendations for how to incorporate gender-inclusive e-commerce regulation into trade policy that works for development.

Adoption of Sustainable Development Goals Through Redefining the Process and Achieving Happiness

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Md Mashiur Rahman ◽  
Richa Goel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Good Works ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Zero Hunger ◽  
Depth Interviews

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals officially come into force upon the signing of 193 countries arranged by the United Nations, and the time duration for achieving the goals is 2030. In view of the goals, this study redefines the process of 6 SDGs: (1) no poverty; (2) zero hunger; (3) quality education; (4) gender equality; (5) peace, justice, and strong institutions; and (6) partnership for the goals. The signing countries are not legally bound to achieve the goals. It comes into force as gentlemen commitment. For the purpose of study, secondary data, bulletin, papers, articles, holy books, and in-depth interviews with some experts based on open-ended questionnaires have been taken. Upon analyzing the study, the authors found that to achieve the SDG competition for good works understanding that work is worship, sharing prosperity in terms of monetary and non-monetary aspects like knowledge with poor and marginal people, truthfulness in education with opportunity for all, building mindset for treating all genders as human, transparency and justice from court as well as social leaders, trust among all stakeholders in enterprise, corporation, society, and state are essentially required. The study has also shown that happiness comes to mind when a person can pay for others. These will also be supportive for achieving all other SDGs.

The United Nations and Development

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anis Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Full Employment ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Third World ◽  
Bretton Woods Institutions

Just as the Bretton Woods institutions were finding their feet, the United Nations got going right from the start with three pioneering reports on how to stabilize developed economies to achieve full employment, and how to harness the economies of the Third World. This chapter is a critical comparative evaluation of two of these pioneering UN reports on problems of underdevelopment: Measures for the Economic Development of Underdeveloped Countries, (1951), and The Economic Development of Latin America and Its Principal Problems (1950). These two pioneering reports profoundly influenced the development discourse and still stand tall. This chapter also reflects on the fall and rise of the UN in setting global development strategies and internationally agreed development goals (IADGs), such as Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The discussion highlights the main thrust of the UN’s policy prescriptions and where they differed with other major organizations or schools of thought.

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