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National Human Development Report Tema District The theme for this first set of district human development reports is vulnerability. Vulnerability is one of five themes identified for action in the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy. The others are the macroeconomy, production and gainful employment, human resource development and governance. The main goal of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy is to “ensure sustainable equitable growth, accelerated poverty reduction and the protection of the vulnerable and excluded within a decentral... Ghana - 2004 |
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NHDR on the MDG's, The report addresses some of the most persistent causes of poverty in Niger. The country figures today at the bottom of HDI rankings and is on track to miss the MDG’s by a wide margin. The analysis of the education system, nutritional outcomes, maternal and child health and environmental issues pinpoint many of the difficulties that the Nigerian population faces. The report links these issues to the millennium targets and identifies some possible solutions. Niger - 2004 |
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HIV/AIDS A Challenge to Sustainable Human Development The 2004 NHDR for Nigeria focuses on HIV and AIDS. One in seven Africans living with HIV is a Nigerian, with an estimated 3.2 to 3.8 million people infected. The report finds that there is a generalized epidemic no longer confined to populations at higher risk. HIV and AIDS are exacerbating the problems of poverty, malnutrition, low educational attainment and gender disparities thus threatening the attainment of the MDGs as well as slowing growth and other development objectives. The report l... Nigeria - 2004 |
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Egypt Human Development Report Choosing Decentralization for Good Governance Decentralization, and its various dimensions, is the main theme for EHDR 2004. All indicators show Egypt as one of the most highly centralized economies, where budget figures for 2003/04 show that the shares of local government in total government revenues and expenditures are only 3 percent and 15 percent respectively. In addressing the theme of decentralization, the Report has been conceptually designed so as to make use of a ‘theme-sector’ matrix. The main themes are political,... Egypt - 2004 |
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Jordan Human Development Report 2004 Building sustainable livelihoods Many reports talk about poverty and the poor, but few actually provide the space for the poor themselves to take centre stage and to talk about their lives. Jordan’s second National Human Development Report redresses this imbalance. It places the poor at the centre of analysis and attempts to capture the diverse and dynamic characteristics of poverty through the eyes of the poor themselves. A major theme of the report is that the considerable human development gains that have been achie... Jordan - 2004 |
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Palestine Human Development Report The 2004 PHDR is an attempt to assess the various aspects of the Palestinian condition as a first step toward an integrated approach to the development of Palestinian individuals and society and to strengthen the social fabric needed to support our national liberation and development activities. To this end, each section of the report addresses one of the various aspects of the Palestinian condition from two perspectives. The report is divided into six sections. From the first perspective, ... Occupied Palestinian Territory - 2004 |
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Human Development Report Security with a Human Face The first-ever Afghanistan Human Development Report shows economy, education improving, but poverty, inequality and instability threaten progress. The new Afghan Government together with the international community must act now to prevent relapse. Accountability should be to the Afghan people's human security needs. The report marks the first time in modern history that objective observers were allowed to gather and tabulate hard data on living conditions among everyday Afghans. It draws a p... Afghanistan - 2004 |
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West Bengal Human Development Report 2004 The West Bengal Human Development Report (HDR) brings out a mixed picture of the current state of human development in West Bengal, with some important successes and also some areas of inadequate achievement, as well as certain emerging problems. The West Bengal HDR analyses two major public initiatives, which have characterised the State for the last 26 years, i.e. land reforms and decentralisation and has examined their effects on human development. Further, it attempts to understand t... India - 2004 |
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Human Development Report 2004 Government of Orissa The Orissa HDR was released by the Honourable Chief Minister, Mr. Naveen Patnaik on 24 March 2005 in Bhubaneshwar. It analyses the State's attainments vis-à-vis three basic tenets that define human development – livelihood, health and education as well as some key issues that are central to human development in the State’s context such as food security and vulnerability to natural disasters. It discusses the problems faced by groups that need special attention such as wom... India - 2004 |
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Punjab Human Development Report 2004 Punjab is at a more advanced stage of development than most other Indian states. However, the remarkable achievements of the state have not been equitable. Amidst prosperity, pockets of deprivation remain among sections and areas. This report is an important research-cum-policy document, which focuses on the current levels of achievement, as well as areas of concern and possible ways of progress with reference to crucial socio-economic indicators. India - 2004 |
