Millennium Development Goals

2014 ◽  
pp. 56-76
Author(s):  
P. Raj Devasagayam ◽  
Nicholas R. Stark ◽  
Nitin David
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Business Professionals ◽  
Corporate Sector ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Development Goals

This chapter introduces the business audience to Millennium Development Goals (MDG) proposed by the United Nations in 2000 that were accepted as policy markers by nations on all continents. Current status of achievements in the MDG is summarized to draw attention to the current needs in each of the eight MDGs. Further, the theory of creative capitalism is used to draw connections between MDG and business strategies. It is suggested that businesses are in a unique position to help achieve the MDG while strengthening their market base and behaving in a socially responsible and responsive manner. The research concludes by providing a possible roadmap for achieving the MDG by the target year 2015 based on a mutually beneficial alliance between the corporate sector and the state. The study will be of interest to scholars, educators, public policy makers, and business professionals.

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.

PREVENTION OF OBSTETRIC HAEMORRHAGE

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOHA SAID ◽  
MICHAEL GEARY
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Maternal Death ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Postpartum Haemorrhage ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Obstetric Haemorrhage ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Developed World

Obstetric haemorrhage has been recognised as a major cause of maternal death as long as physicians have studied and written about childbirth. Until the 20th century, however, little was possible in the way of effective treatment. Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is still a frequent cause of death in many parts of the world. Even in developing countries, it remains the 3rd biggest killer of women in childbirth, despite considerable advances in medical care in the last half-century. The modern management of PPH may include a team of anaesthetists, haematologists, vascular surgeons, gynaecologists and radiologists.1Clearly, this change represents an advance which has saved and will continue to save countless lives, not only in the developed world where such teamwork is routine, but also in developing nations that are desperately looking for ways to reduce maternal mortality as part of their efforts to comply with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015.2

Social Sustainability as Buying Local: Effects of Soft Policy, Meso-Level Actors, and Social Influences on Purchase Intentions

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Testa ◽  
Michael V. Russo ◽  
T. Bettina Cornwell ◽  
Aaron McDonald ◽  
Brandon Reich
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Social Norm ◽  
Direct Methods ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Voluntary Action ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Meso Level ◽  
Environmental Component ◽  
Development Goals

Recently issued United Nations Sustainable Development Goals call for people to make extensive behavioral changes, including consuming food more sustainably. The authors explore the role that meso-level retailers play in local purchasing, an activity that the United Nations recognizes as a contributor to sustainability. In so doing, the authors promote more balance within the marketing literature, which has focused more on the environmental component of products and purchasing and less on the local dimension. This article spotlights “soft” policies, those that use persuasion and encourage voluntary action, rather than direct methods, such as subsidies and regulations. The authors develop a core hypothesis about how social norm messages and attitudes toward local food affect consumer purchase intentions. They test this hypothesis across national contexts via online surveys of 316 Italian consumers (Study 1) and 186 U.S. consumers (Study 2). The analysis reveals that in both countries, the effectiveness of social norm messages increases with unfavorable attitudes toward local buying. The study concludes with thoughts for researchers and policy makers about how meso-level actors, such as retailers, can elicit more local purchasing.

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.

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.

scholarly journals Sustainability in Project Management. Governance and Integration of the P5 Standard

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
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Carboni Joel B.
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Project Governance ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Social

In 2012, The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development centered on the notion that sustainable development is dependent upon both public and private sectors being fully engaged by leveraging frameworks that support the advancement of sustainable development initiatives, taking into account the importance of corporate social responsibility (Rio, 2012). With the United Nations Millennium Development Goals set to expire in 2015, giving way to the Post-2015 Engagement Architecture, a framework that is expected to establish priorities and strategies for the next era. Project management is uniquely positioned to drive these efforts through both governance and use. This paper focuses on the key integration points for sustainability to project governance and methods using the GPM P5 Standard for People, Planet, Profit, Project Products and Processes. P5 provides for useful benchmarking across industry and fundamentally helps organizations demonstrate the reality of their commitment to sustainability by allowing stakeholders to better understand the organization�s contribution to sustainable development.

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