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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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New Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Sustainable Human Development Niger is a Saharan country which faces numerous natural handicaps, notably the arid climate, great demographic pressure and the scarcity of resources. This, coupled with a series of socio-political crises have meant that Niger now has the second lowest HDI in the world. This year's NHDR considers the potential of ICTs as tools for reducing poverty. The authors argue that ICTs offer an unprecedented opportunity for achieving development, particularly poverty reduction, healthcare a... Niger - 2000 |
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The Environment and Sustainable Human Development Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world; over eighty-five percent of the population live in rural areas where economic and social development are extremely low, with life expectancy less than forty-eight years, adult literacy only seventeen percent and infant mortality 123‰. The NHDR 1999 investigates the impact of Niger's difficult environment on levels of human development. For example, the report attempts to identify the link between desertification, food security and e... Niger - 1999 |
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Gender and Development
Niger - 1998 |
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Human Development and Global Approach
Niger - 1997 |
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