scholarly journals OCTOBER 11, 2016: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL SAVE GIRL CHILD & EDUCATE HER

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
Amrit Patel
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Specific Policy ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Development Perspective

Woman is the procreator and the mother of tomorrow shaping the destiny of civilization. For a woman, pregnancy is the most delighted event but in India in some cases the birth of a girl child is a gloomy and despair event and perhaps the gravest concern facing humanity. The United Nations has been observing each year on 8th March “International Women’s Day since 1975 to achieve specified mandate enshrined in its resolution. Subsequently, in order to focus undivided attention to girl child the United Nations, since 2012, has been observing 11th October each year as “International Day of Girl Child”. Acknowledging the significance of the girl child India went ahead and has been observing 24th January each year since 2008 “National Girl Child Day” & National Nutrition Week from September 1-7 since 1982 . It is against this background, this development perspective article briefly highlights the pathetic scenario of girl child worldwide & in India specifically despite the implementation of specific policy & programs in India and suggests strategy to achieve the goal “ Save the girl child & Educate the girl” as a part of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal-4 [“Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls “by 2030] when India could not achieve UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015 in this regard.

Eliminating Extreme Inequality: A Sustainable Development Goal, 2015–2030

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael W. Doyle ◽  
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Member States ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

At the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000, UN member states took a dramatic step by putting people rather than states at the center of the UN's agenda. In their Millennium Declaration, the assembled world leaders agreed to a set of breathtakingly broad goals touching on peace through development, the environment, human rights, the protection of the vulnerable, the special needs of Africa, and reforms of UN institutions. Particularly influential was the codification of the Declaration's development-related objectives, which emerged in the summer of 2001 as the now familiar eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), to be realized by 2015.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development Goal 11 and a New Urban Agenda for Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Policy, Practice, and Action

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle A. Mycoo ◽  
Keisha Bharath
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
New Urban Agenda

Many Caribbean Small Island Developing States face the daunting task of fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. As signatories to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, their governments committed to embark on a roadmap to achieve sustainable development within this time frame. In this context, Caribbean Small Island Developing States have embraced Sustainable Development Goal 11 in pursuit of creating inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities as articulated in various governance, spatial, socio-economic, and environmental policies. Notwithstanding this commitment, a tension exists between policy and practice. Several barriers to policy implementation have stymied efforts to make progress in fulfilling Goal 11. Enabling the impact of sound policy through well-informed practice is pivotal, if these states are to make advancements in ensuring that their population has access to basic services and live in safe, resilient, and sustainable cities without leaving any citizen behind. This paper firstly seeks to critically review existing policies and practice that impact on the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 11. It highlights the drivers of unsustainable urbanization that are undermining progress in achieving this key sustainable development goal. In keeping with the United Nations declaration of a Decade for Action, this paper secondly makes recommendations for action that are fundamental to putting Caribbean Small Island Developing States on a trajectory leading to the fulfillment of Goal 11. It specifically recommends strategic actions within the context of a New Urban Agenda that are relevant to Caribbean Small Island Developing States that are encountering similar challenges. The experience of Trinidad is drawn upon to provide a narrative of gaps between policy and practice, and to distill key actions for attaining SDG 11 by 2030 and beyond.

scholarly journals Regional Report on Women in Tourism in the Middle East

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Middle East ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
The United Nations

The "Regional Report on Women in Tourism in the Middle East" maps the participation of women in the tourism sector across the region prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, it assesses the contribution of tourism to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 – to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. The report, compiled to mark the 2020 G20 Saudi Presidency, aims to inform further work on gender equality and equip stakeholders with tools they need to boost women’s empowerment in the region’s tourism sector.

scholarly journals Signals and Images in Sea Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Davide Moroni ◽  
Ovidio Salvetti
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Marine Resources ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The United Nations

Life below water is the 14th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) envisaged by the United Nations and is aimed at conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development [...]

Understanding development

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. R Balasubramaniam ◽  
M N Venkatachaliah
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Current Paradigm

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the different facets of development and what it means to different people and agencies. The debate on development has intensified over the last three to four decades, gathering much momentum after the United Nations made the grand announcement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Rethinking and redefining development goals is needed, but it must also be accompanied by a rethinking of how these goals shall be achieved. The chapter then argues that development needs to be seen, interpreted, and assessed not from the dimension of the agency, but from that of the community. This is because people's interpretation of poverty and their problems are often different from the conventional standpoint of the government and its enforcement machinery. Ultimately, the chapter is embedded with questions and perspectives that can help critique the current paradigm of development and provide a better understanding of the phenomenon.

scholarly journals Utilizing Zakat for Attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 231-242
Author(s):  
Rafiu Ibrahim Adebayo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Expiry Date ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Year 2000

At the United Nations Conference in Stockholm in the early 1970s, the idea of sustainable development was mooted. It became a global phenomenon in the year 2000 when the United Nations (UN) declared the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with over one hundred and eighty-nine member states and about twenty-three international organizations. With the expiry date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came in vogue. The SDGs as a global project could only be attained through joint efforts of all sectors of human life, religion being one. In human history, religion plays significant developmental roles, hence a strong factor in attaining developmental goals. Islam in particular could not be left out in any developmental project, as it is not only a religion and but also a way of life. Indeed, the maqasid ash-shari’ah are meant for all-round development and protection of human life – religion (Din), life (Hayat), procreation (Nasl), Property (Māl) and Intellect (cAql). This study is designed to specifically relate the institution of zakat in Islam to attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with particular reference to Nigeria as a country. Historical, descriptive and exegetical methods are adopted for this purpose. The paper therefore concludes that zakat can be a veritable tool for achieving the SDGs if properly harnessed, monitored and utilized for the purpose it is meant.

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